A guy I work with is in the electrical department and he attended a class to stay up on the rules and codes , the instructor told him in 2014 they will no longer be selling incondecent light bulbs , it will only be fluorescent and LED . So if you like the glow of a standard bulb stock up ! The instructor also told him that electric companies will be raising their rates up to 3 time as much because they won't be making as much cause we're trying to save. How fucked up is that.
i blame capitalism.... its my understanding that the original light bulb that edison got to work .....still burns 24hrs. a day in the smithsonian .... yet im changing mine every few months......but you just blame obama
Nice. The power companies are the ones telling us to conserve energy and even how to do it. But now they aren't making enough $$$$ so they have to raise rates. Nice.
I absolutely hate the light from CFL's and LED's. I shit you not, I will literally buy $XXXX worth of the old school bulbs to last me a lifetime if I have to.
the main reason for the switch is the new type bulbs are made in china, and there was a co. in the US making the old ones, and we cant have our imagine taenished by manf. something in this country
remember the switch to digital TV, where do you think all the converter boxes were made-china
where do you think all the new dig. tv's are made-china
anyone see a pattern here, that has been long developing, lol
I've used nothing but CFL's in my house since 2002. I've changed one of them in that time. There are GE's and were $20 for a pack of 8 at Sams. I'm sure they're cheaper now. The color temp is very close to an incandescent bulb and none of them flicker. Quit your whining and watch your bill drop.
Bullshit. I put one CFL and one standard in my garage door opener as a test and the standard comes on 2 seconds before the CFL and the CFL starts out dimmer and then ramps up.
I replaced every standard bulb in my house about 2 years ago.I like to save money and my electric bill is lower.I haven't had to replace any of them yet.
They will still have the halogen type bulbs available. Also decorative type incadescent bulbs will still be available, there just really eliminating the A-type bulb.
And what the heck do you do with enclosed ceiling fixtures? CFL bulbs a) won't fit (too tall) and b) are not supposed to be used in closed fixtures. I tried to put one in my ceiling fan, one of the ones that looks almost like a regular bulb, and it was too tall, the globe won't go back on, then read the warning on the package.
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What dirt said.
I have a couple recessed fixtures in my house. Reading the CFC packaging they are NOT recommended to be used in recessed fixtures.
Have also heard about broken CFC's and mercury issues as well as *proper* disposal of old CFC's.
I read that there's a guy in Germany who has trade marked incandescent bulbs as miniature "globe heaters" and will be able to continue to sell them as such because of the relatively high heat output vs. Visible light. We should be fine as long as he doesn't ask too mch for them.
I don't know but have heard the Air Force won't let the pilots sit under florescent lights. Alot of schools will have florescent fixtures with incandecent or halogen light in them as well to break up florescent light waves.
The company I work for does buildings at Maxwell AFB (The Air War College) all the time. (Electrical Contractor)
The classrooms we have done T5 bulbs with electronic ballasts.
yeah sure thing the power company is going broke cause people dont use enough electricity. thats the dumbest thing i ever heard. People will believe anything they see in print. Damn use ur brain
my apartment has all "bright white" CFL's and really like how it illuminates everything plus the lower electrical bill is really nice as i'm saving alot of money
The first one was DC they have them at fords museum
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