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Post by olhillbilly on Mar 17, 2005 2:12:24 GMT -6
Just sittin here thinkin of how I'm usin only 52 watts instead of 200 watts to light up my house.
Got a three-pack of them screw in fluorescent bulbs bout three weeks ago. light output is spose to be 1600 lumens, or the equal to bout a 100 watt bulb. And they're spose to last 6000 hours. And they only burn 26 watts of electricity.
They dont come on quite as quick as a regular bulb, and they're not as bright when they first light up, but when they get warmed up they're purty bright. and you wont burn yer fingers if you touch them, either.
Am curious to see if theres any difference on my bill. and how long they actually do last.
I was always changing them cheap bulbs. Like bout every week or so.
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Post by SpyderLady on Mar 17, 2005 4:26:02 GMT -6
Good idea..yeah, I need to quit buying those cheapo light bulbs. I have one of those lights in my front porch light that comes on when it gets dark and its a long last bulb too. I have had it for like 5 years. I am amazed it has lasted that long. It was well worth the extra cost. uhhh, HB...do you touch light bulbs often?  Let us know in a couple months how you think it help energy wise. |
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Post by olhillbilly on Mar 17, 2005 5:21:32 GMT -6
uhhh, HB...do you touch light bulbs often? Ya mean yer not spose to?   |
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Post by seababe on Mar 18, 2005 10:25:36 GMT -6
Well I have these in the bathroom that are those globe bulbs. My son HAS to have that light on when he goes to sleep which take an hour and everyone in this house for some reason can turn ON the bathroom light but can't turn it back off <grumble mumble grumble>. Those things are expensive!!!
I let them nearly all burn out a coupla months back cause I didn't want to pay $10.00 to replace all 5 nearly. I like the dim light makes me look younger. ;D
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Post by Sunny on Mar 30, 2005 23:25:13 GMT -6
One thing I'll splurge on is incandescent lighting (some lamps are only 25 watt, tho) Those flourescent bulbs might be efficient, but ~shudder~ they are HORRID 'mood lighting'...makes a room look like one of those creepy cheap-o motels (uh, no offense, HillBaby, lol ...it's a 'guy' thang, plain and simple. Goes with the light brown recliner and metal office desk ~grin~ ) |
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Post by WVsnowflake on Mar 30, 2005 23:27:49 GMT -6
fluorescent bulbsgive me a head ache besides that they talk too much  ;D |
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Post by Sunny on Mar 31, 2005 0:03:13 GMT -6
Oooo, you can hear that danged high pitched hum too? Yep, between the bright-white light, the near invisible nauseating flicker and the screeeeeeee, they can stay out in the workshop as far as I'm concerned.  |
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Post by olhillbilly on Mar 31, 2005 17:59:41 GMT -6
I have never heard any noise form these lil screw-in bulbs. no flicker, either. I agree, normal fluorescent tubes make noise, but these havent so far. And I can hear a hearing aid turned up too far in the nest room. Screeeeeech!!!! Right Sunny, with my color coordinates, why would I care how the light is?  |
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Post by WVsnowflake on Mar 31, 2005 18:04:07 GMT -6
Whew ! I thought i might be crazy cause everyone here tells me they don't hear the noises! |
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Post by SpyderLady on Mar 31, 2005 21:11:56 GMT -6
Yeah HB, my hearing use to be real good too. Until I worked so long in a loud factory and didn't wear my ear plugs. I was standing, and talking to a guy one time close to his front driver side tire. I stopped talking and said, you got a pretty bad leak in that tire...he said, you are nuts. but I could hear it!! He got on his knees and put his ear down there and still couldn't hear it. He thought I was kidding. He left but called me later and said, damn you were right, I got a flat.......lmao!
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Post by seababe on Apr 4, 2005 16:53:39 GMT -6
I swear I am going to go ballistic if everyone in this house doesn't learn to go to the bathroom and turn OFF the lights!!!! It wakes me up at night it pisses me off during the day people can't flip a friggin switch.....grrrrrrrOWL.
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Post by WVsnowflake on Apr 4, 2005 17:54:38 GMT -6
Go right ahead and growl seababe! Here we have the opposite no one will turn on a light in the evenings and when you try to walk thru the house you always stp on something or bump into something!!  |
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Post by seababe on Apr 5, 2005 9:24:43 GMT -6
What's ridiculous is my daughter is the opposite of me. I turn lights on in the house cause I can't see I am old. She goes behind me and turns them back off. BUT, the bathroom light(s), and there are five high wattage bulbs in the vanity fixture of the mirror, and another one over the toilet NO ONE can turn off. It lights up both doors to our bedroom that is attached. UGH ya buy em books and ya buy em books and ya send em school and they STILL don't know anything.  |
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Post by SpyderLady on Apr 5, 2005 11:50:49 GMT -6
LOL!
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Post by GRANDMA COW on Jun 1, 2005 22:33:37 GMT -6
Here at the pond we have to have at least 75 watt but then there are a few spots that has to be 100 watt we just buy the cheap ones cause buy the time papafrog breaks them which happens quite often we are better going cheap  Everyone around here knows if the bills goes higher than it should be I start making cuts myself and they don't like that. Really though we sit in the dark alot I guess its because someone is usally napping at all hours around here |
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Post by CuPcAkE on Jun 2, 2005 1:15:09 GMT -6
Why turn on those bright lights when you cant see with them on anyways , just saving the waste of time and energy! |
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Post by GRANDMA COW on Jun 3, 2005 14:19:47 GMT -6
Why turn on those bright lights when you cant see with them on anyways , just saving the waste of time and energy! Cupcake should have been a Bat  (I thought that was her flying around but its not that her great aunt) Cupcake can't see with or without her glasses   |
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Everyone around here knows if the bills goes higher than it should be I start making cuts myself 
