Traditional light bulbs

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-110729 0/Revolt-Robbed-right-buy-traditional-light-bu lbs-millions-clearing-shelves-supplies.html

Why get rid of the standard light bulb until they have at least designed one that a clip on type light shade will fit?

I have few of these enegy saving light bulbs fitted around my home, and have little trouble with them except they tend to come on a couple of seconds later than the conventional ones, yet on the other hand I recently fitted one to an outside lantern and it takes quite a long time to reach it's maximun brightness.

[Gromit]

And have you tried getting lamp oil. Its a disgrace.

[daffy654]

I can't stand the new energy saving light bulbs either,the quality of light is different and as you say they take a while to reach full brightness.They also look ridiculous in our 3 arm light fitting in the lounge that was designed to take candle bulbs. I do use the newer bulbs but I wish they would make them in different shapes.

[Squitty]

Most of the fittings in my house have three bulbs (halogen?) of 40 watts each - is this worse than using 1 x 100 watt?
I have one energy saving bulb in the hall & it is too dim - I am thinking of stock piling 100watt bulbs just for that.

[Haggisdj]

I don't really have a problem with the new bulbs although I do agree with the comments above, no clip-on light shade and they do look funny sometimes.

I did think that the problem with them was something to do with their disposal? I thought that they were very un-green to get rid of??

[rov1200]

I put a question about the inadequacy of the equivalent 100W light bulbs in our lounge which are not bright enough. I was advised to buy the equivalent of a 125W bulb which would throw out the same light as the old 100W

At first I thought this was a good idea until I saw the size of these 125W bulbs. They are about 8" high and stick way above/below the lampshade..

[spirale]

i do not think there is any quality problems and I am quite satisfied with the energy saving light bulbs.

[Schutzengel]

These energy saving light bulbs contain mercury and have to be disposed of in specially designated recycling places, and I doubt if many councils have one. Also if one breaks, the advice is to open all windows, while the pieces are collected. As for lasting for years, I have had one break and one fail within 2 months. Also the light given by a 100watt equivalent is dangerous on a stairway, as by the time the light becomes brighter, you are already down the stairs in the dull light. Furthermore, they don't work in dimmer switches, it is necessary to buy ones which cost between �12 and �17. None of these bulbs give sufficient light to read by. There's a big discussion going on at present, regarding people who suffer from migraine or epilepsy. Other people have said that the constant flickering makes them feel ill. There are also campaigns underway to obtain exemption for such people. A case in point is I tried to do my bit, and installed eco-friendly light bulbs throughout the house at considerable expense, which have now been all removed and replaced with traditional bulbs. Apart from being ugly I feel they definitely don't live up to the hype, I'm not at all happy that they contain mercury vapour, which has already been banned from use in many applications. The final straw being, that I have a cat which is on life-time medication for epilepsy, which was well controlled until the introduction to the house of these eco-bulbs, when his epileptic seizures increased in frequency and severity. Following the bulbs removal and reverting to normal bulbs, the level of seizures returned to the original controlled condition. The question is, if it causes a reaction like that in a cat, what will it do to humans. I am purchasing as many traditional bulbs as I can before they disappear for good. Perhaps we'll all end up using LCD lanterns, oil lamps or candles. :-)

[jake-the-peg]

What like these daffy?

http://www.low-energy-light-bulbs.co.uk/low-en ergy-candle-lightbulbs.htm

I use these at home because I have a numbers of very old prismatic lamp shades and I'm not sure they'd appreciate the heat from incandescent bulbs.

The mercury risk is somewhat exagerated by people who just don't like change

There is 600 times more mercury in a mercury thermometer than in one of these bulbs

[Schutzengel]

According to the most recent information, it isn't mercury in the bulbs, but mercury vapour, which appears to be the problem.

[birdie1971]

Jake-the-peg: �There is 600 times more mercury in a mercury thermometer than in one of these bulbs�.

Agreed.

But the mercury in a thermometer is in liquid form, so unless you break one and then lick it up, it�s not a danger to you.

The mercury in an energy saving light bulb [ESLB] is in a gaseous state. Therefore, once broken, the gas will escape and could be breathed in.

Would you be happy to do an experiment whereby you stood close to an ESLB, shattered it and took a nice big lungful of air?

[birdie1971]

Tonyted � �Get used to it. There is no turning back.�

Spoken like a true sheep.

[terambulan]

these stooopid bulbs dont fit my cooker-hood vent? Who can we bill to change our fittings for these bulbs?

[jno]

they're like the early digital cameras, aren't they: push the shutter then put on a kettle for a cup of tea while you wait for the click. They're also bummers because they don't work with dimmer switches - and someone with a light dimmed is causing less light pollution than someone with their light full on.

However, I notice that the Google ads to the right>>>>>>>>

are offering old-style bulbs still in stock. Buy now!

[birdie1971]

This, like so many other things today, has been caused by the great Global Warming scam.

Save the planet! Use energy saving light bulbs!

Otherwise the polar bears will die and the sky will fall on our heads!

Utter, utter, nonsense.

[trt]

http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=15&n m=Energy+Saving+Light+Bulbs

[jno]

it has nothing to do with global warming.

[zxyvixy]

enengy saving bulbs are horrid they take to long to brighten up when turned on.im sorry to say i dont use them.even if they are better for the environment