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Local lass
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 Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: Energy saving light bulbs |
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These are great and do last so much longer.In morrisons down chippenham they were selling them for 39p phillips make they came in a 60w or 100 w bulb.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Energy saving light bulbs |
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| Local lass wrote: | | These are great and do last so much longer.In morrisons down chippenham they were selling them for 39p phillips make they came in a 60w or 100 w bulb. |
They're a good idea, but I always find the light from them to be dim and they take a while to get bright... although, this might have been fixed lately? |
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I have them in my house but only because they were fitted before I moved in. In my opinion, they are a waste of time. The amount of energy they save is non existent when you consider the amount of energy and non recyclable parts inside an energy bulb. They also contain phosphorus. And when you consider the amount of electrical good in a house, you will see that the difference really is unnoticeable.
I don't have the link handy, but while doing research on something else, it was thought that in the bigger picture including manufacturing cost and the carbon foot print and things like that, they reckon a energy saving bulb costs more in the long run then a normal bulb. |
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| Clunk wrote: | I have them in my house but only because they were fitted before I moved in. In my opinion, they are a waste of time. The amount of energy they save is non existent when you consider the amount of energy and non recyclable parts inside an energy bulb. They also contain phosphorus. And when you consider the amount of electrical good in a house, you will see that the difference really is unnoticeable.
I don't have the link handy, but while doing research on something else, it was thought that in the bigger picture including manufacturing cost and the carbon foot print and things like that, they reckon a energy saving bulb costs more in the long run then a normal bulb. |
I choose to agree with that. |
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Local lass
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Energy saving light bulbs |
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| WeAreSTFC wrote: | | Local lass wrote: | | These are great and do last so much longer.In morrisons down chippenham they were selling them for 39p phillips make they came in a 60w or 100 w bulb. |
They're a good idea, but I always find the light from them to be dim and they take a while to get bright... although, this might have been fixed lately? |
i must admit im finding that to,they are dim.
clunk i changed to energy saving light bulbs and to be fair im terrible i very rarely turn the light off even in the day and they have saved us money.i havnt had to change one yet.
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