Energy Saving Light Bulbs

rickspraggett

Energy saving bulbs are great for standard lamps and outside lamps where length isn't too important but for indoor wall-lights and chandelier shades they are too long and look unsightly! Does anyone know if a shorter design is available?

ManAtHome

The Phillips 11w ones are only around 1/2 inch taller than a standard bulb - haven't seen any close to a candle bulb though.

zappomatic

Smaller golfball and candle bulbs are available, but they tend to be fairly dim, only 4 or 5 watts.

FunkyMunkey

Thanks for this thread: I picked up a bunch from Netto on Friday!

badmumof1

we bought some at a Netto nr to woburn ( we stayed up that way for new year) ours were 49p on ticket on shelf but scanned at 15p so we went back in and bought a box full of the short ones

kazonuk

ASDA are selling Patria Energy Saving 11w (60w) bulbs for 99p, just picked up 5 (and i might pick up a few more tomorrow)

the packaging reckons they should last for 6 years

BHS

I've not been very impressed with how long these bulbs last.

I bought 8 from a Radio Times offer back in June 2004, as they were a new short body style, pretty much the same size as a standard bulb, that would fit in our two hallway lights that are fitted with uplighter shades.

After 2 1/2 years, I have only one still in use!

I bought some more a couple of months ago from Aldi, but had to take them back, as I had the same problem as posted earlier by 'mayb', where they wouldn't fit in the holders.

yellowskunkcabbage

Sainsburys have an offer in store on the Osram energy saving bulbs too. They are normally £2.19 each but if you buy two you save £2.99. That makes them £0.70 pence each.

vithya

which netto have these lamps in south london / croydon?

shopndrop

onejontwo wrote:

Hi, can anyone tell me why the energy saving light bulbs shouldn't be fitted in lights that use timers to switch them on and off? In my book the timer acts as a manual switch that is set to switch on and off at pre determined times. Any body shed any light on this problem???

I agree with this. I use them in the lights that we have timers on (3 downstairs) all of which come on and off once a day, I can't see how this differs from manually switching on and off. You also can't use them with dimmers and I can't understand why.