It said in the paper tonight that they are starting to wind down production of filament bulbs this year.
What are we meant to do with all the security lights where CFLs won't work?
What about my sitting room lights on a dimmer?
What about my "candle" bulb fittings where a CFL won't fit?
How am I meant to recycle those pesky CFLs when I can't dispose of them in the rubbish (landfill prohibition)?
Grrrr!
|!It said in the paper tonight that they are starting to wind down |!production of filament bulbs this year. |! |!What are we meant to do with all the security lights where CFLs won't |!work?
Have you tried that newer smaller ones?
|!What about my sitting room lights on a dimmer?
Redesign your sitting room lighting
|!What about my "candle" bulb fittings where a CFL won't fit?
The EU is proposing that sale of non CFL bulbs be made illegal in *five* years time. Lots of time for CFL replacements for these to be designed and marketed.
More like, lots of time to stock up with decent filament bulbs.
lots of time to stockpile filament bulbs and say f*ck em.
What are the chances of a CFL oven lamp, I wonder.
AAMOI are 12V halogen spots doomed as well?
Yep I'm really looking forward to them inventing a micro sized CFL bulb in a "G4" shape to replace the constellation of little 12V 10W halogens in a couple of my nicest lights.
Stockpiling soon!
[Local authority home energy audit Gestapo] "Your name vil also go on zi list"
There's sure to be a huge black market for these bulbs, or ebay from China, or market stalls. AL
Really?
Including dealing with proper dimming and the pukey colours and dim output.?
|!> |!It said in the paper tonight that they are starting to wind down |!> |!production of filament bulbs this year. |!> |! |!> |!What are we meant to do with all the security lights where CFLs won't |!> |!work? |!>
|!> Have you tried that newer smaller ones? |!>
|!> |!What about my sitting room lights on a dimmer? |!>
|!> Redesign your sitting room lighting |!>
|!> |!What about my "candle" bulb fittings where a CFL won't fit? |!>
|!> The EU is proposing that sale of non CFL bulbs be made illegal in *five* |!> years time. Lots of time for CFL replacements for these to be designed |!> and |!> marketed. |! |!More like, lots of time to stock up with decent filament bulbs.
Well I bought a Staple Gun about 30 years ago, with a good stock of staples to fit. I am less than half way through that stock :-0
You, You, You, what?
In message , Simon Stroud writes
Well technically speaking LEDs...... But at this point in time they are only on a par with tungsten halogen in terms of efficiency.
But they look lovely and sharp at low current.
In article , Mary Fisher writes
No US US US!!!!
I wouldnt believe everything you read.
But I do beleive hm govt is dumb enough to do it.
NT
Definitely not. Collectivism never works.
Metal Halide -- already taken over from halogen spots commercially.
Not like the guys who were installing some flooring in a corner of our office. We had to carry on working whilst they worked through 10,000 staples in one afternoon.
Chris
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember John saying something like:
The Ugly Americans won't go away just by shouting at them.
By doing what, exactly?
And oven lamps, and microwave lamps, and other low usage lamps (toilets) that do not need to be on all the time.
Low energy lamps are not recommended for these uses. They do not like short illumination.
Who is this EU that dictates to us, without our 'democratically' elected MPs voting on a yes or no.
Especially as we, the voters, do not even have a say in what is decided on in this so called democratic presidential, non cabinet government. :-((
Dave
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