Low Energy Lightbulbs Rant ......

[tippexx]

'effin' useless. I've just changed every bulb in the house over to Low Energy. Switched on an' the bleedin' place is as dark as nookey's knocker .... Madness! Someones gonna have an accident. I'm changing 'em all back and going out tomorrow to get as many conventionals as I can lay hands on.

End of Rant.

[satch]

Weel thankyou for that Tip. We all feel much better.

[eggopp]

Yeah, i agree Arf.. there useless, but hang on a minute, summers over, take off the dark glasses!

[tippexx]

Yeah, i agree Arf.. there useless, but hang on a minute, summers over, take off the dark glasses!

Not me Eggy. The RayBans got put away after me 'olidays!

I think you mean El Cat .... but that patch just hides up his squint!

[shuckins]

the lady at the electric company told me they won't make a difference in the amount of my electric bill...

[eggopp]

the lady at the electric company told me they won't make a difference in the amount of my electric bill...

eah but Ron, you probably got a generator

[El Catador]

Not me Eggy. The RayBans got put away after me 'olidays!

I think you mean El Cat .... but that patch just hides up his squint!

Oi! Arf' You cheeky beggar.

I find the eye patch adds an air of danger and mystery (chicks 'dig it'), at weekends I swap it for a monocle and fake moustache.

[tippexx]

the lady at the electric company told me they won't make a difference in the amount of my electric bill...

no, that is true .... but come Winter in Tennessee you just wont be able to see anything!

[jibjob79]

i changed all the lights in the house when i moved in apart from the fancy lights that my Mrs likes that wont take them. They do take a while to get full brightness and i've gone for higher wattage eg replace 60w incandescent with 90 w energy saving equivalent, do notice a difference in bills as i got a free smart energy meter and can see it shoot up when said Mrs leaves lights on all over the house.

[PoohBore]

I read somewhere that in the uk what we consider to be an equivalent low energy bulb is not the same as elsewhere. Our equivalents are a lower wattage than the us.
Eg in the uk

8w =40w
11w=60w.

perhaps a few us members could post the data off their packaging to compare?

[leperaffinity]

at uni were told to use 40 watt energy savers..and get fined if we used 'normal' type ones. so..i just stick 100 watt beasts in there...still energy savers..just a crap load brighter. ahah

[Kdot]

theyre a load of shite, got low voltage energy saving lights in the living room last year and its made no noticable difference to my bill plus the rooms constantly dim! I cant even change back as they are not conventional bulbs!

[G-man]

I've changed out 3/4 of my house and dammed if I see any differance in the bill !
Whats that dear: Oh right I never see the bill !

[Leojvs]

I got a whole house full and then some of those light buls for free, so waste not want not. I changed them all out. If there is a change in my power bill, its a few bucks a year if that.
Im changingg all my light fittings out to downlights with a spot globe in them, so to hell with living in the dark anymore!

[daverave999]

I use a more powerful daylight-simulation bulb in the winter to try and prevent 'the blues'. As it's low-energy it means I can get a stupidly bright one and it doesn't cost loads to run. It seems to help.