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shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 19, 2007, 03:36:33 pm ---There are "dimmable" rated CFL bulbs.  That article even mentions them specifically.

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Oh, I've heard of them, but I'm not putting in 10 $20 bulbs. :laugh2:

ChadTower:

Online they're in the $13 range last I looked.  Still pretty expensive compared to incandescents.

polaris:

--- Quote from: Daniel270 on December 19, 2007, 03:11:29 pm ---http://tinyurl.com/yojs32

Everyone ready to switch from 4 for $1 bulbs to $3 apiece?



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they do have lower running costs of course, and you can get them for a quid each here. that comes to a whole £9 to change all the bulbs in my house. i think im ready to switch

Level42:
That's mainly the reason why I also still have incandescent (what a ---smurfy--- word if you're not natively English speaking !!!) lighting here, we got dimmers all around. That saves energy as well....

I also think the light is much softer of an old fashioned bulb, the energy savers are simply TL light in a small housing. That means very cool light, don't like it really.

Amazing, I guess this may be one of the first times the US is actually ahead of us, a couple of months ago our government said there was no need for a law to ban incandescent (I copy-pasted that !) lighting as people would switch over themselves. Well with our energy, environment etc. taxes on energy they may be right (for once).

There will be nothing that can really replace the "look and feel" of a real bulb. That's the same with the coindoor lights. You can try everything, the bulb looks the most authentic.

I'm sure the old bulb factories will be running lots and lots of extra's before all these laws will take effect. People will stock up on them for certain applications. Maybe I should start now....then put them on e-bay in 2020 .............:D

patrickl:
I was thinking about buying "natural daylight" CFL bulbs and tubes for my new house. They would mimic the same light you get from the sun.

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