I'm beginning to hate low energy light bulbs!

Froggitt

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Froggitt

Listen - you would have had a much more positive experience if you had come on the site and said "Ive just created a new site....got made redundant a few months ago and went on a web programming course.....got a job lot of stuff from an Argos Clearance pallet......would love some feedback about how my site works and the products I have on sale".

Ben84

buglawton wrote: »

looks like it will be 10 years before we are all settled with good products for energy efficient lighting - UK Gov is rushing us into new tech before it is really ready

I have 3 large cupboard type spaces where the light is never on for more than 5 mins. During that time I want completely instant bright light. These cupboard spaces all have 100w old style bulbs and UK Govt has banned the replacements! I would be happy if 100w filament bulbs with an auto shut off timer were allowed. Now, I know a shop selling old stock of 'illegal' 100w bulbs and may have to top up soon indeed!

There's no need to stock up on old 100w bulbs.

Largely due to poorly explained media reports that are telling us filament bulbs are being banned (they're not), many people don't seem to be aware that the big lighting companies like phillips and osram have simply replaced their filament bulbs with halogen filament bulbs. It's not much of a difference to the product, you'd struggle to find the difference by observing them in use.

Halogen bulbs have filaments that get hotter, so emit more light per unit of energy input. Also, some of the better ones have an invisible coating that reflects heat back in to the filament, which makes it hotter and emit more light, so they consume less electric.

A 70w halogen is a direct replacement for a 100w bulb, while 42w replaces 60w.

Many shops are now stocking them, and they're not very expensive.

buglawton

looks like it will be 10 years before we are all settled with good products for energy efficient lighting - UK Gov is rushing us into new tech before it is really ready

I have 3 large cupboard type spaces where the light is never on for more than 5 mins. During that time I want completely instant bright light. These cupboard spaces all have 100w old style bulbs and UK Govt has banned the replacements! I would be happy if 100w filament bulbs with an auto shut off timer were allowed. Now, I know a shop selling old stock of 'illegal' 100w bulbs and may have to top up soon indeed!

indolighting

Hi guys, we're a specialist lighting company and spend a lot of time specifying industrial lighting.

The two main energy efficient light sources used in the domestic market are compact fluorescents (a technology which is basically fluorescent) and LEDs. With all fluorescent technology, it's possible to vary the colour temperature of the light source by using a different phosphor, the warm white colours from the majority of CFLs equates to 2700K, the more 'daylight' CFls have a colour temp. of 6500K. CFLs produces a full spectrum light.

LEDs work by combining the seperate colours (red, green and blue). To create a white light, they actually have a phosphor coating. At the moment, LEDs are a much more expensive technology, but as the cost of manufacture comes down, they are more likley to become the prevalent technology.

Hope that helps. Tom

stevehead

Froggitt wrote: »

In fact, the nichia search only comes up with 200 or so lumens bulbs.

I've got these ones
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150381115943&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:GB:1123#ht_2689wt_935

Froggitt

Thanks Steve. Getting confused with types. Its GU10 Im after.

Abbafan1972

ariba10 wrote: »

They do tend to get brighter after they have been on for a while but I must admit I do not like them.

Was going to say the exact same thing. I can't use them in most of my rooms, as I don't have the right fittings and I have dimmer switches (which I believe you can't use energy saving bulbs, I might be wrong).

Lube

Abbafan1972 You can get dimmerable low energy bulbs for use with dimmers

Megaman dors range is one such company

Little_Maya

Best place I've found for all kinds of bulbs is here: http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/ they are kind enough to indicate how warm the light is for the energy saver ones, and I can vouch for their daylight energy saving bulbs as I am a photographer and got one a few years ago to try out in my study. they also have a page explaining colour temperature and "feel" of the light http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/article/colour-temperature/