Posted on 12/16/2013 5:52:04 AM PST by PROCON
If you want a 40 or 60-watt incandescent light bulb, you’d better get one by Christmas, because they will not be manufactured after January 1, 2014 and will be increasingly scarce. The 40 and 60-watt light bulbs sell more than any other light bulbs, but they are being phased out as their incandescent 75 and 100-watt brethren were phased out at the beginning of 2013.
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We need to run on changing this silly law... It’s part of the global warming bullsh*t ...
Already happened two years ago. Obama volunteers were going door to door passing out 'free' GE 60 watt equivalent 8 packs, propaganda flyers, lengthy spiel, and recruiting more volunteers. Starry eyed vacuous drones. Special tee shirts and all. Like the old Moonie saturation efforts.
A new cottage industry arises, importing illegal light bulbs from Canada in the dark of night...along with the illegal toilets that only require one flush.
I guess we’ll all have to buy the new 38 and 57 watt incandescent bulbs after the new year starts. (I’ve seen various wattage incandescent bulbs in the 70-99 watt range for sale lately.)
Were those regular 60 watts? Over a week ago I bought 2 4 packs of Sylvania double life 60 watt bulbs, costing $1.68 each pack, at Walmart.
Federal politicians today ask: “What can I do to control everybody to think and act they way that I do?”
Federal politicians today seldom ask: “What is best for America?”
Small-minded Federal Politicians tend to work on problems that their tiny brains can handle, such as light bulb control, and ignore huge problems, such as how to live within one’s means.
Running on “pocketbook” ideas, such as lightbulbs, Obamacare, National Debt increases, etc., etc. will leave “both” political political parties exposed to voter wrath, IF the voters can be convinced that Federal politicians in “both” political parties must be held accountable for their actions and inactions.
IMHO, that is a long way off, as political party loyalty is very strong today in our politically polarized America, where the dominant idea of the voter is: “Everything would be wonderful if only the OTHER political party would just agree with MY political party.”
I honestly don’t know. I didn’t look at them that closely
and maybe a bit off on the price
I went to the Walmart website and today they let me buy two cards (two on a card) of the clear ceiling fan bulbs. I did that, so I have a total of 7 cards of 2 at my Walmart store to pick up. They hold that order for 14 days, so I’m not picking them up until after Christmas as the store right now will be jammed with people with colds/flu, etc.. Not getting in germ infested store right now.
Tomorrow, I’ll see if I can buy more of them on the net to send to the store.
Thanks for that link. I just bought two cases. LOL!
Thanks...also, Big Lots has best price so far; I got a bunch of 40 and 60 watters today.
rough service bulbs — learned something new
Did you know that the clear bulbs last much longer, but radiate more heat. (the reason they last longer) The inside frost light bulbs hold the heat within the bulbs and run hotter. The clear bulbs are not good in an enclosed light fixture because of the radiated heat transferred to the fixture.
The light from clear bulbs have some glare unless you have them in a diffused glass light fixture.
I personally use the clear bulbs whenever possible, but there are places where they don’t make sense.
I bought all the 60 watt clear bulbs they had at a nearby Dollar General store, and ordered a case of 60 watts. I like their bulbs better than WallyWorlds. (my wife likes to shop at WallyWorld.) The aluminum base is better formed (smoother) on the ones from Dollar General, I have less trouble removing them from the fixture.
“Did you know that the clear bulbs last much longer, but radiate more heat. (the reason they last longer) The inside frost light bulbs hold the heat within the bulbs and run hotter.”
What you say makes sense. I ordered Sylvania and GE 40s and 60s with inside coating for regular purposes. Ordered GE clear 40 ceiling fan bulbs. I need all the light I can get close to my chair to have plenty of light and they do stay on all day until I go upstairs at night. I replace them regularly. The GE ceiling fan bulbs say they last 2 and one half times than other fan bulbs. I just had to have that type bulb and a bunch of them.
Although I have a lifetime supply of 100 watt incandescent bulbs, I nevertheless have been watching for alternative technologies, for unusual reasons.
After Hurricane Ike knocked out power in some parts of Houston for weeks, I wanted a better alternate lighting system than camping lanterns. I designed and installed a permanent lighting system that is totally independent of existing house wiring. My ceiling fixtures have two bulbs, but each bulb is on a different circuit and of a different type. I installed two golf cart batteries, voltage inverter and light switches in a central hall closet. I was using CFL lights but am changing over to LED lights to conserve more power and obtain nicer light. After reading very favorable reviews, I bought a Phillips 424382 1424382 11-watt A19 LED Household Dimmable Light Bulb1-watt A19 LED Household Dimmable Light Bulb 2700K at Home Depot ($15) to try and am very satisfied. Unlike the Cree bulbs, it won’t burn your retinas if you stare at the bare bulb. I can light four rooms simultaneously for weeks with such efficient bulbs.
OK, now ceiling fan bulbs have another issue. Heat rises, and it heats the base of the bulb. Many of the good ceiling fan bulbs have a brass base and the cement is more heat resistant than standard bulbs. The Brass base handles the extra heat much better than aluminum.
The ones now in there have aluminum base and I replaced one yesterday and now see another one is out. I put these all in at once and it appears they are going out within days of each other. This is why I have to have lots of these bulbs. Maybe the new GE ones have a bass bottom since it says they last 2 and 1/2 times longer than others.
I worked for 2 distributors who sold them. They were good people to deal with.
They also sold bulbs in bulk 24 packs for maintenance people. Were not individually packaged but cheaper.
“so I bought every incandescent pack they had.”
Very well. But you do need the wick made from Spotted Owl to get them going.
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