handyman Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 giving aways 100w bulbs today, as the nasty EU are going to ban them. All the old people are up in arms about this banning. It took them 25 years to get over having to use gas instead of coal to heat the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido-lass Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Can you tell me for what reason are the EU wanting to ban 100w light bulbs? Are they the old style or the new energy efficient ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1107290/Revolt-Robbed-right-buy-traditional-light-bulbs-millions-clearing-shelves-supplies.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido-lass Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thanks for the link I'm now up to date. Can any one explain why you can't use a dimmer switch or timer with low energy bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 you can get dimmable energy bulbs, but they cost more at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=1232 loads of them, but are about £7 each, where as a normal energy bulb is £1 or less now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usinmyknaus Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 British Gas customers can get 4 energy saver bulbs for free, I got 2 x 11W and 2 x 9W, so if a reader has not had theirs yet it may be worth giving them a call. Also, when buying a reasonable amount of goods in a DIY store, ask them to chuck an energy saver bulb in for free (also Homebase recently had such a promotion, might still be on). I am content to get the new bulbs free if I can but personally I would rather stick with the old ones than buy new ones - but of course the Government has banned the manufacture of the old type, so soon we will have no choice - hence panic buying of old stock this week according to the BBC. I wonder at the cost to A&E in the NHS of the change though - for example I can conceive of the following scenario: Walk through study doorway and snap on light switch, crack knee cap on coffee table in ensuing gloom, leap with pain and fall back over chair and crack head open on corner of desk, reel back in agony and smash face against filing cabinet. Lie on floor awaiting ambulance and marvel at how light suddenly springs into incandescent brilliance, five minutes too late to prevent the injuries......... Bob *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 the new philips bulbs are almost full power in 15 seconds or so, and the initial light at switch on is probably twice what it used to be when this type of bulb first came on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Usinmyknaus - 2009-01-07 4:21 PM I wonder at the cost to A&E in the NHS of the change though - for example I can conceive of the following scenario: Walk through study doorway and snap on light switch, crack knee cap on coffee table in ensuing gloom, leap with pain and fall back over chair and crack head open on corner of desk, reel back in agony and smash face against filing cabinet. Lie on floor awaiting ambulance and marvel at how light suddenly springs into incandescent brilliance, five minutes too late to prevent the injuries......... how very daily mail..........always thinking the worst, it will be the youth of today's fault next (lol) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROON Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi Rapido, simple Simon here again .... when you say you shouldn't use a timer with them, you don't mean the ones you use with table lamps do you, (plug-in socket ones)? Or do you, and it's the on/off continually that damages them? :$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 To be fair I am surprised the health and safety brigade have not provided us all with a 57 page booklet with diagrams on how to dispose of these mercury filled little toxic luvlies! I suspect they are just biding their time and then they will ban them for their toxicity. Then we can all sit in the dark or use 12 v LED bulbs which to my mind are much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Rapido-lass - 2009-01-07 11:33 AM Thanks for the link I'm now up to date. Can any one explain why you can't use a dimmer switch or timer with low energy bulbs. As above you can get dimmerble. As for timers, most electronic timers(not I think the 'click in/click out manual ones roons talking about) continuosuly pass a small amount of power throu bulbs, for gls bulbs this is no problem they just don't get enough to glow, but with 'lower' powered cf's it is, so you need to use higher power bulb, I use a 20w cf in kitchin with a 'superswitch', but don't get much life out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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