Conventional Lightbulbs

I've rather an ambivalent view about lightbulbs.
I'm not over-bothered what sort we use, but my wife hates the new type.
(I've "put 'em' in a few fittings where she can't see 'em")
She's not too keen either, on the candle bulbs I've been buying from the Pound Shop for our several wall lights as occasionally they go "bang" when they fail. It really freaks her out.
I've finally exhausted the supply of the old type of conventional bulbs I bought several years ago, when Tesco were selling off six-packs for 10p.

However I found some 4-pack 60watt pearl BC bulbs in "Quality Save" for 79p and bought a few.
Retailers are allowed to continue to sell such lamps until supplies are exhausted.

 

When 'they' said, 'What are you going to study at University?', I should have said 'light bulbs'. Sadly my PPE degree does not help when presented with an array of bayonet fitting, small bayonet fitting, screw cap, small screw cap, energy saving, fast start, dimmable energy saving, dimmable energy saving compact, dimmable compact fluorescent, energy saving compact, candle shape, golfball or globe - to name but a few - and all available in 12w, 15w, 18w.

I just want a 60w bulb - how hard is that?

 

I had a hell of a job finding the right fluorescent tubes for one of my jukeboxes. When they fail, they tend to use the thin T8s as replacements, rather than the T12 original ones. Over time the standard length of tubes manufactured changes and I was told what I wanted wasn't made any more. But I persevered and found an electrical supplier that has some. When they arrived I noticed they were made in Canada.

It's the same with nuts and bolts, as well as different lengths and thicknesses there are three standard thread types AF, Metric and Whitworth.

Don't get me started on the different types of fittings for golf shoe spikes!

 

We've got the new type everywhere and I can't stand them. I don't care how eco-friendly they are - the damn things take about five hours to light up when you turn them on. How is that progress?

 

Well I have to say that I really like the new type, they don't burn the light fittings or the shades, no heat from them in the summer and they last a loooong time!!! Me happy!!! :thmb:

Val

 

I enjoy doing crosswords, and the new Eco Friendly Bulbs are CR**.:(.
the light from them is yellow/dim, also they take ages to give a proper light, in the dark nights :(.
i think the Bulb Producers have sons and daughters and shares in SPECSAVERS :D.
music .

 

Or they've shares in companies producing anti-depressants!

 

Just get ones that are a higher wattage!! I HATE change and if I can get used to them anyone can!!!!

Val

 

We were dead against these energy saving bulbs but after having high leccy bills the other winter decided to take the plungs especially after a friend in the village lent us one of those monitors and we saw how much electricity the two light fittings in the lounge used per hour with their ten bulbs:euw:
We went out and got two lamps for the lounge and some of those energy saving lightbulbs.We couldn't get any from Tesco's as everyone went mad and cleared the shelves as they were cheap and the people panicked when they heard on the radio that the old fashioned sort was being withdrawn so we ended up getting ours from Homebase.:yez:We have them all over the house now and although they take a couple of minutes to 'light'up so to speak we find them very good and have glad we changed to these new sort:D

 

I've used the low energy ones since they came out. They were £9 each then and even at that price they paid for themselves with the energy saving within the year.

Now they are so cheap they pay for themselves before you get home from the shop :lollol:

We use the 100 watt equivalents & find them fine.

If you really want to waste your electric then go to an art shop & buy a natural daylight blubs, I beleive you can still get these as incandesants.

 

Yep,

have a look here, http://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/items...ogle&kw=13_g&gclid=CISwiPjA-KQCFUM24wodal6pjQ

 

What about candles? The energy saving bulb may well be cost effective but the poor quality of light offered limits my ability to read - I also seem to be changing them just as often as the old bulbs (not so cost effective).

As is apparent from the correspondence many people will now use the higher wattage bulbs thus limiting any advantage from the so called energy savings......