Does anyone remember the incandescent light bulb?

jackieb

jb66 wrote: »

I've had mine for 2 months so here's hoping there not all like that!

I'm hoping mine was a dud! If another one goes soon i'll know they're rubbish.

Mankysteve

Correct me if i'm wrong but the ban on incandescent light bulb comes from Europe so better lobbying your local MEP rather than downing street.

voiceofreason

*makes "yawn" noise at the prospect of yet another poorly-thought-out, poorly-written nonsense of a rant on said e-petition site*

Have you managed to get into double figures on the petition yet, Arthur?

biscit

I think the petition illustrates exactly why a ban was necessary.

Here's a more rational response to the end of 100w incandescent bulbs.

biscit

jb66 wrote: »

I've had mine for 2 months so here's hoping there not all like that!

I've generally found that, with the exception of one or two duds, compact florescents have lasted and lasted and lasted. For the main lights we tend to use the maximum 20w size, rather than get any-old bulb fo. They provide us with plenty of light.

I replaced the reflector bulbs in my kitchen with modern reflector bulbs. They cost about three times as much as the old fashioned incandescent reflector bulbs, however they have been there over a year and are still going strong.

We have a halogen bulb in the nursery, which too has lasted.

The only problem I've had has been the bathroom- needed a bulb the size of the old fashioned incandescent and could only use a halogen, a 60w bulb or get a new fitting. The first halogen didn't last long, hoping that it was just a faulty bulb.

Welshwoofs

My main gripe about the energy saving bulbs is that they do not appear to last anywhere close to the advertised lengths. I replaced all my household bulbs with energy savers. In my bathroom I have a chandelier which uses 6 candle energy bulbs and in the last year I've had to replace 3 of them. The 6 in my sitting room (2 x 3-arm celing uplights) are not faring much better with 2 being replaced in the last year and one is now emitting a high-pitched buzzing sound which we know from the others signals near-death.

Then how are we supposed to dispose of them? Currently my very rural area has no recycling scheme so they get chucked in with the normal rubbish, but if you do live in a recycling area...what the ruddy hell are you supposed to do with them?

Oh and lastly...the light they give out is rubbish.

Mankysteve

If you look at the rating of incandescent bulb they never last as long either its the way these things go.

Amanita_2

When they make one that will fit in my antique light fittings and give an acceptable light then I'll switch. As it is we've stocked up with as many pearl ones as we could find.

Magpye

Fluorescing bulbs of all kinds trigger off my migraines, so I'm not exactly happy at the prospect of them being used everywhere. I'm planning to kit out my house with ESLs, or failing that, oil lamps. :rotfl:

antheajane

I have signed the petition and I have also stocked up on incandescent bulbs