light bulbs

Thespoofer

Thats it... the second 'energy saving' light bulb has gone in the last two weeks. They charge a few euros per bulb gauranteeing they last for 10 years so you save in the long run...a load of b@#%&*k
At the most they have lasted about 3 years.
I have made up my mind, I am buying the cheaper yet costlier to run in the short term as I think its all a scam.

Burn baby burn.

mfceiling

Turn your electric off at the mains....everyones a winner

hardCopy

Thespoofer wrote: »

Thats it... the second 'energy saving' light bulb has gone in the last two weeks. They charge a few euros per bulb gauranteeing they last for 10 years so you save in the long run...a load of b@#%&*k
At the most they have lasted about 3 years.
I have made up my mind, I am buying the cheaper yet costlier to run in the short term as I think its all a scam.

Burn baby burn.

I thought these were banned years ago, but keep seeing them around.

Lawrence1895

Candle light is very romantic, I suppose

Thespoofer

hardCopy wrote: »

Thespoofer wrote: »

Thats it... the second 'energy saving' light bulb has gone in the last two weeks. They charge a few euros per bulb gauranteeing they last for 10 years so you save in the long run...a load of b@#%&*k
At the most they have lasted about 3 years.
I have made up my mind, I am buying the cheaper yet costlier to run in the short term as I think its all a scam.

Burn baby burn.

I thought these were banned years ago, but keep seeing them around.

I know a couple of shady dealers in light bulbs who can fix you up

admiralofthefleet

By switching off a 60w lightbulb for 6 hours you will have saved enough energy to light a 60w lightbulb for 6 hours.

BluesBerry

Yeah I heard the energy saver bulbs are not good for you they emit something toxic causing headaches and other health problems I wont use them in my lamps but have them in overhead lights when they burn out I will go back to the original bulb. but they dont last the ten years as stated its a scam

Thespoofer

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

By switching off a 60w lightbulb for 6 hours you will have saved enough energy to light a 60w lightbulb for 6 hours.

admiralofthefleet, you have blinded me with your mathematical genius, bravo.

Bigcheeze

Are you using them with a dimmer switch ? Don't think they like that

dasdog

Shops can no longer buy incandescent light bulbs for sale as of last Saturday so you'd want to hurry up. Existing stock can still be sold.

Thespoofer

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Are you using them with a dimmer switch ? Don't think they like that

No, I don't think the energy bulbs work properly on dimmers, it causes global warming or something

Pottler

dasdog wrote: »

Shops can no longer buy incandescent light bulbs for sale as of last Saturday so you'd want to hurry up. Existing stock can still be sold.

Causing old style light bulbs to become another best seller at your local car-boot sale. "Psst, wanna buy some 100 watters Bud??"

Heroditas

BluesBerry wrote: »

Yeah I heard the energy saver bulbs are not good for you they emit something toxic causing headaches and other health problems I wont use them in my lamps but have them in overhead lights when they burn out I will go back to the original bulb. but they dont last the ten years as stated its a scam

Do you work in an office or shop?

leeomurchu

They don't work on dimmers, hang on to the box you buy them in and the receipt if they're guaranteed for 10 years I'd expect no less or else a replacement. Free bulbs for life

By the way it's the same with LED down lights 20,000 - 50,000 hours gauranteed bring them back if they fail earlier and they'll replace them with new ones.

Owen_S

Once upon a time incandescent bulbs lasted a lot longer than 10 years, but then some manufacturers decided to become greedy.

Scrappychimow

Rude dog and the dweebs...............

Thespoofer

Pottler wrote: »

dasdog wrote: »

Shops can no longer buy incandescent light bulbs for sale as of last Saturday so you'd want to hurry up. Existing stock can still be sold.

Causing old style light bulbs to become another best seller at your local car-boot sale. "Psst, wanna buy some 100 watters Bud??"

Might be a good opening here, invest all life savings in old light bulbs and make a tidy profit in the future....probably a better investment than gold....

leeomurchu

Thespoofer wrote: »

Might be a good opening here, invest all life savings in old light bulbs and make a tidy profit in the future....probably a better investment than gold....

Let me know how that works out for ya

Banjaxed82

Owen_S wrote: »

Once upon a time incandescent bulbs lasted a lot longer than 10 years, but then some manufacturers decided to become greedy.

Yep. That's pretty much the case. Those bastards could last for decades if they wanted to make them so.

Thespoofer

leeomurchu wrote: »

Thespoofer wrote: »

Might be a good opening here, invest all life savings in old light bulbs and make a tidy profit in the future....probably a better investment than gold....

Let me know how that works out for ya

Might not have time....due to the international lifestyle all the trappings will bring...

leeomurchu

Thespoofer wrote: »

Might not have time....due to the international lifestyle all the trappings will bring...

Some might say it'll light up your world

Pottler

leeomurchu wrote: »

Some might say it'll light up your world

Don't slag, dimmer ideas than that have led to light bulb moments. I think we've spotted a glimmer of light for economic recovery. Watt is the downlight, sorry, downside?

kowloon

The energy saving ones are useless for any room where they're not going to be switched on for long. They don't put out enough light until they heat up. I wonder how many get left on because of it.

MrGeneric

BluesBerry wrote: »

Yeah I heard the energy saver bulbs are not good for you they emit something toxic causing headaches and other health problems I wont use them in my lamps but have them in overhead lights when they burn out I will go back to the original bulb. but they dont last the ten years as stated its a scam

That is nonsense. They emit heat and light.

SVI40

Have one here still in it's box, 10 year (10000 hour) guarantee. That's less than 3 hours a day usage. Most of them are guaranteed for that amount of usage. So, it's really based on hours used, not longevity. Bit misleading unless you read the small print.

CrazyRabbit

MrGeneric wrote: »

That is nonsense. They emit heat and light.

Correct. There are plenty of myths around, many due to the tiny tiny amount of mercury used in the energy saving bulbs.

Also, whomever gave them the name 'energy saving bulbs.' is an idiot. They would have sold better if named 'money saving bulbs.

The King of Moo

Thespoofer wrote: »

Might be a good opening here, invest all life savings in old light bulbs and make a tidy profit in the future....probably a better investment than gold....

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/bowie15/bowie151110/bowie15111000060/1g

Nodster

I'm only got 6 x 200w bulbs left :eek:

Skerries

isn't there a bulb still going from the 1800's?

kowloon

Skerries wrote: »

isn't there a bulb still going from the 1800's?

That sounds familiar.

And so it is.

teddansonswig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoqJKOi1by4

IM0

dasdog wrote: »

Shops can no longer buy incandescent light bulbs for sale as of last Saturday so you'd want to hurry up. Existing stock can still be sold.

you mean up until then you could? fuck you dad, he told me they stopped ages ago :mad:

Prick!

You're doing it wrong.

meoklmrk91

Energy saving bulbs are the such annoying, pointless pointless things. I thought the point of new technology was to be better than old technology, to make life easier not ****ing harder, but they are just forlack of a better word retarded.

They take ages to brighten up, incandescent bulbs or bulbs which you have to wait for light up, hmm incandescent bulbs. And an incandescent is still brighter IMHO even when the bloody thing does light up.

They don't work with dimmers, my mother but one into our sitting room light, I walked in, turned on the light and nearly had a seizure, it was like the ****test rave ever. Incandescent bulbs don't do that.

They claim to be expensive in the short term but cheaper in the long run, they are not they always blow and what are you going to do, document every hour that they are on so I can take them back if they don't reach the 10000 hours. Incandescent bulbs are MUCH cheaper to buy and last just as long IMHO.

So there really is no upside to them as far as I can see, but yet we all have to buy them because they are "energy saving" even though they fail to match up to the older product in every single way apart from one. Stupidity of the highest ****ing order:mad:

Intensive Care Bear

kowloon wrote: »

That sounds familiar.

And so it is.

I'm an electrician and speaking from a professional point of view i would love to smash that bulb with a hammer.

Prick!

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Energy saving bulbs are the such annoying, pointless pointless things. I thought the point of new technology was to be better than old technology, to make life easier not ****ing harder, but they are just forlack of a better word retarded.

They take ages to brighten up, incandescent bulbs or bulbs which you have to wait for light up, hmm incandescent bulbs. And an incandescent is still brighter IMHO even when the bloody thing does light up.

They don't work with dimmers, my mother but one into our sitting room light, I walked in, turned on the light and nearly had a seizure, it was like the ****test rave ever. Incandescent bulbs don't do that.

They claim to be expensive in the short term but cheaper in the long run, they are not they always blow and what are you going to do, document every hour that they are on so I can take them back if they don't reach the 10000 hours. Incandescent bulbs are MUCH cheaper to buy and last just as long IMHO.

So there really is no upside to them as far as I can see, but yet we all have to buy them because they are "energy saving" even though they fail to match up to the older product in every single way apart from one. Stupidity of the highest ****ing order:mad:

They're energy savers.

meoklmrk91

Prick! wrote: »

They're energy savers.

As was stated but they fall short in every other way, in my opinion, therefore it is a poor product, and poorer than its predecessor, the lowly incandescent.

floatwinner

1210m5g wrote: »

I'm an electrician and speaking from a professional point of view i would love to smash that bulb with a hammer.

Why would you want to do that?

ejmaztec

I'm surprised anyone needs lightbulbs in Ireland, being as we're all incandescent with rage.:mad:

kowloon

1210m5g wrote: »

I'm an electrician and speaking from a professional point of view i would love to smash that bulb with a hammer.

It does have that smug look to it.

BOHtox

I'll tell you something that will light up your face...









Light bulb eyes

Mickey H

1210m5g wrote: »

I'm an electrician and speaking from a professional point of view i would love to smash that bulb with a hammer.

I'll hold the ladder for you.

floatwinner wrote: »

Why would you want to do that?

Because it thinks it's the sh1t compared to other bulbs with its lighting up like it's a good idea or something. Might knock the smile off of it.

bhamsteve

Energy saving bulbs do last longer, maybe not as long as they claim but all the bulbs in our house are still the original ones after nearly 3 years.

A 100 watt light-bulb used for 12 hours per day would use over 400khw per year (around €60). An energy saving bulb would use a fraction of that.

As the electricity used to power the light bulb comes from the inneficient burning of fossil fuels, the single 100W lightbulb would require 160kg of coal to provide light for the year and produce around 1kg sulfur dioxide, 1kg nitrogen oxide and 100kg of CO2.

They are cost effective, much better for the environment and need changing less often, make your own mind up.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/question481.htm

pickarooney

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Energy saving bulbs are the such annoying, pointless pointless things. I thought the point of new technology was to be better than old technology, to make life easier not ****ing harder, but they are just forlack of a better word retarded.

They take ages to brighten up, incandescent bulbs or bulbs which you have to wait for light up, hmm incandescent bulbs. And an incandescent is still brighter IMHO even when the bloody thing does light up.

They don't work with dimmers, my mother but one into our sitting room light, I walked in, turned on the light and nearly had a seizure, it was like the ****test rave ever. Incandescent bulbs don't do that.

They claim to be expensive in the short term but cheaper in the long run, they are not they always blow and what are you going to do, document every hour that they are on so I can take them back if they don't reach the 10000 hours. Incandescent bulbs are MUCH cheaper to buy and last just as long IMHO.

So there really is no upside to them as far as I can see, but yet we all have to buy them because they are "energy saving" even though they fail to match up to the older product in every single way apart from one. Stupidity of the highest ****ing order:mad:

I couldn't agree more.

bhamsteve wrote: »

Energy saving bulbs do last longer, maybe not as long as they claim but all the bulbs in our house are still the original ones after nearly 3 years.

A 100 watt light-bulb used for 12 hours per day would use over 400khw per year (around €60). An energy saving bulb would use a fraction of that.

As the electricity used to power the light bulb comes from the inneficient burning of fossil fuels, the single 100W lightbulb would require 160kg of coal to provide light for the year and produce around 1kg sulfur dioxide, 1kg nitrogen oxide and 100kg of CO2.

They are cost effective, much better for the environment and need changing less often, make your own mind up.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/question481.htm

You really shouldn't be turning on lights for 12 hours a day. The whole problem that led to the introduction of these awful light bulbs is due to idiots that never turn off lights when they don't need them.

Cú Giobach

bhamsteve wrote: »

Energy saving bulbs do last longer, maybe not as long as they claim but all the bulbs in our house are still the original ones after nearly 3 years.

A 100 watt light-bulb used for 12 hours per day would use over 400khw per year (around €60). An energy saving bulb would use a fraction of that.

As the electricity used to power the light bulb comes from the inneficient burning of fossil fuels, the single 100W lightbulb would require 160kg of coal to provide light for the year and produce around 1kg sulfur dioxide, 1kg nitrogen oxide and 100kg of CO2.

They are cost effective, much better for the environment and need changing less often, make your own mind up.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/question481.htm

Finally a bit of sense.

I switched over to CFL bulbs house-wide about 6 years ago and would never dream of going back to incandescents, and as with many things if you buy cheap crap it won't last, a good quality CLF does last literally years longer than an incandescent no question whatsoever, and makes a huge difference to the ESB bill. As for amount of light emitted, the ones I have range from 5w (= 25w regular) up to 200w = (1000w regular) so the amount of light you "get" is up to you and your ability to use logic.

bhamsteve

pickarooney wrote: »

I couldn't agree more.



You really shouldn't be turning on lights for 12 hours a day. The whole problem that led to the introduction of these awful light bulbs is due to idiots that never turn off lights when they don't need them.

And you only have one lightbulb in your house? During the winter we would have some form of lighting on in more than one room from around 4pm until hitting the sack.
If you really think it is worth the additional expense and damage to the environment for the functionality of an old style bulb, and you can source them, then work away.
If the government chose to ban them, I'd go along with that, or tax them at a rate that makes them unaffordable, great.
There are some things more important than your dimmer switch. Get over it.

pickarooney

And in the summer you don't need to turn any light bulbs on at all...

antodeco

I have a bulb that is on nearly 7000 hours usage (avg 9 hours at night for the last 2 years, evey night).

Am i correct in thinking its better to leave a bulb on, then be switching it on and off, as that uses more power?

enda1

bhamsteve wrote: »

Blah
Blah
Blah...
make your own mind up.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/question481.htm

The whole point of this thread is that we CAN'T make our own minds up, the Euronazis have decided that we must take an evolutionary step backwards to make their carbon books balance.

Next we'll be told to take cold showers and wear wooly jumpers!

jester77

Never mind your lightbulbs and candles, you will always be replacing them. What you need is a contraption that will save daylight during the day and then you let it back out slowing during the evening.

bhamsteve

enda1 wrote: »

The whole point of this thread is that we CAN'T make our own minds up, the Euronazis have decided that we must take an evolutionary step backwards to make their carbon books balance.

Next we'll be told to take cold showers and wear wooly jumpers!

Right you are. I'm going to read 1984 by the light of my arc welder as an act of defiance.