Energy Saving Light Bulbs

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kranti wrote:

Are there any small bayonet cap energy savings bulbs to replace candle type bulbs?

Saw this type today in Wilkinsons - about £2.50 each i think - though might be worth taking your old bulb with you to compare (see below!)

Be warned though everyone - they have a 'mini eco' type which i bought (without looking inside!) for my ceiling 3-spot-and-fan type thing (the normal ones are too long) - and the thread itself is about 1/3 the diameter of a normal one.. very strange!

Also worth noting that if like us you have bulbs that seem to blow every 5 minutes, the energy saving ones should last MUCH longer, negating the extra cost.

keith234

pound shops such as 'poundland' and 'poundworld' often sell energy saving bulbs for £1 and sometimes these bulbs are even cheaper in places such as 'home bargains' (99p and less)

http://www.homebargains.co.uk

eslick

asda has them for 98p at the moment, our store only had the 60 w versions

merdekaorang1125

Thank you for the tip. I have to visit the town near here with a Waitrose today so will call in and meet all the Martin's Moneymatters subscribers fighting over the last few... Seriously, though, folks: a (now late) friend - a chemistry BA - once did some research on energy saving light bulbs and, he told me, it takes fifteen minutes from switch-on before you start any saving i.e. the cost of powering it up is more expensive than a conventional bulb's. So, fit them by all means but not in areas where lights are on for very short periods. Good places would be kitchens where you are working for long periods, outside-the-door lights - but not PIR activated (not sure if they are suitable), unless you have the timer set for more than 15 minutes (don't do that anyway) - landings, porches, passageways etc. Just think it over before installing one in any particular area. After all, you know your habits best. Hope this is useful.

norman

Garetha wrote:

Try IKEA - they stock quite a range - but odd sizes are about £3 each most places

WATCH............90% of IKEA`s EDISON SCREW bulbs are

approx. 2 mm TOO SHORT to make contact at the bottom of

a STANDARD ES bulb holder. But they do work in an IKEA

fitting

dazza190574

sparkymarky wrote:

I buy them from Netto too BUT NETTO DO NOT HAVE THE SCREW IN TYPES - Netto only have the Bayonet types - so it's definitely a bargain well spotted )

If you live near a Morrisons they usually have a buy one get one free for £1.99 and the usually have screw in bulbs.

msamman

Hi,
I am a new member here and just thought this may help, I bought them a while ago from Morrisons for 50 p (it was a pounder but buy one get one free) and they also have the screw type and the standard one and both 11W and 18W

hazedaze

I bought some from Morrisons on Monday and it was two in a pack for £1.99, so not a bad buy at all!!

mellis4148

Just be aware that energy savings are non-existant when used in a thermostatically controlled environment as the reduction in erergy used by the bulbs will be offset by increasing the energy used by the heating system.

Dustsucks

mellis4148 wrote:

Just be aware that energy savings are non-existant when used in a thermostatically controlled environment as the reduction in erergy used by the bulbs will be offset by increasing the energy used by the heating system.

True up to a point, but don't forget that unless you are using standard rate electricity to heat your house, it is cheaper to make up the heat loss from your normal heating than using the waste heat from a standard bulb:o