if gas is a lot cheaper than eletric

energysavingexp

if gas is a lot cheaper than electric why are we not lighting our houses wth gas like we did in the past?
just a thought

energysavingexp

harrowing. wrote: »

ha,ha, ha like it, lateral thinking !!!

Isn't it a bit dim? (the light, not your thread)

safety?

if its dim fit more and it will also heat your house aswell

win win all round:j

daveyjp

With modern bulbs electric lighting is cheap- approx 100 hours for one unit of electricity.

energysavingexp

daveyjp wrote: »

With modern bulbs electric lighting is cheap- approx 100 hours for one unit of electricity.

think i need to invent an energy saving gas light then:rotfl:

Owain_Moneysaver

Because it's really inconvenient having to stand on a chair to light the lamp instead of having a wall switch next to the door.

There were attempts at remote-controlled gas lighting but they weren't successful.

It's also smelly and sooty.

chris1973

You'd do much better with a gas powered Wii, Xbox and large screen Plasma TV :cool:

That said i'm considering Paraffin lamps to go with my paraffin heating

energysavingexp

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Because it's really inconvenient having to stand on a chair to light the lamp instead of having a wall switch next to the door.

There were attempts at remote-controlled gas lighting but they weren't successful.

It's also smelly and sooty.

ill just have to invent a better remote controll ignition system them
as for the soot you will not see it if the light is poor

looks like im going to be busy inventing:beer:

bring back the old days the time you could leave the doors un locked and everyone looked out for each other

energysavingexp

chris1973 wrote: »

You'd do much better with a gas powered Wii, Xbox and large screen Plasma TV :cool:

That said i'm considering Paraffin lamps to go with my paraffin heating

well you can get gas fridges and i did not believe it but you can get gas tumble dryers.

who knows what will be next:rotfl::rotfl:

energysavingexp

any bofins out there, can u work out how many lux of light per kw of gas vs electric

DirtyDick

Gas lighting was, in many ways, far better than electric: supposedly the Victorian gas mantles produced excellent lighting.

However, it was less safe during the time it was superseded by electric. It also caused deposits - hence Victorian decor - as it derived from coal residue.

But electricity is, really, very cheap despite increases, especially with new lighting and tvs.

energysavingexp

harrowing. wrote: »

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