I thought the only GLS incandescent bulbs I can buy nowadays have to be rough service.
However on Amazon I see GLS bulbs with no mention of rough service and with a very domestic-looking pearl finish. How come?
Why can I still buy non-rough service incandescent bulbs?
Dec 21, 2015
14 Replies
I would think (hope) that Trading Standards have more pressing priorities than light bulbs.
Besides, I'm not aware its a ban as such, I've seen ordinary bulbs in those little Asian shops for ages.
Brian
because there never was a ban on selling them
only on making or importing them
tim
But hopefully not dodgy internet retailers
and if you'll break one little law, the chances are higher that you will be breaking much more important ones
tim
Because no-one gives a sh*t about the stupid regulations?
Incandescent light bulbs are no longer manufactured or imported. They are all "Heat and light globes" ;-)
Mike
There are amendments coming in on 27th Feb 2016
which seem to boil down to displaying a warning "that it is not suitable for household room illumination" ... yes, that'll stop people!
For many years now, filament lamps sold by Crompton (TLC supplier) have had a 'For Commercial Use' statement on their boxes and I have always assumed that this was to get around the 'ban'/restrictions.
Mathew
The irony is no one has used filament lamps for rough service use for years.
Selling a lightbulb isn't harming anyone, we've used them for decades. If you want to be green, buy an LED bulb, but don't force others to do the same.
What an utterly stupid assumption.
I do. A filament inside a halogen tube. 500W portable floodlamp.
So you can sell used ones? ;-)
I guess they're a bit like pre-embargo Cuban cigars in the USA.
What do you use instead?
Something that's not as fragile as a filament, which is pretty much any other lighting technology.
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