are selling CFLs this Thursday in case that's of any use? Bear in mind that lighting costs might only be a fraction of your overall electricity bill so it might make more sense from a cost/benefit point of view to concentrate on other areas (e.g. heating/insulation etc.) first to get the best bang for your buck.Zapatista said:Does anyone happen to know a good source for the above? I'm looking to buy, in bulk, replacements for all main tyes of ordinary bulbs, i.e. Fluorescent tubes, standard 40&60W, Halogen spots, etc. I'm willing to buy online if neccesary but this leads me to my next question. Are light bulbs standard in every country, i.e. if I got them from Taiwan, for example, would they comply with the relevant E.U. standards?
What sort of consumables?One final question. I'm sure I have heard mention of a website that lists average prices for consumables in Ireland. Does anyone know of this site?
Would you be thinking of [broken link removed]?Zapatista said:By consumables I mean household items. I'm sure I saw reference to it on AAM before.
Sorry - pasted the link straight from my 'Favorites' (sic) without checking...ClubMan said:BestValueIreland.com is dead a good while now as far as I know.
...Yep. You also can't use them with dimmer switches, and tbh I reckon they only really come into their own when used in the kind of lights that are left switched on for long periods of time - porch/hallway/outdoor lights, or the landing light that gets left on overnight, etc. I think I read somewhere that they use as much energy 'sparking up' each time as they consume in the subsequent hour or two...(?)ClubMan said:Has anybody else found that CFL's take a long time to reach peak light emitting performance, can buzz a lot and also emit a very harsh light compared to standard tungsten (?) bulbs which seem warmer?
DrMoriarty said:...Yep. You also can't use them with dimmer switches, and tbh I reckon they only really come into their own when used in the kind of lights that are left switched on for long periods of time - porch/hallway/outdoor lights, or the landing light that gets left on overnight, etc. I think I read somewhere that they use as much energy 'sparking up' each time as they consume in the subsequent hour or two...(?)
They also need judiciously coloured shading. Because they're usually priced the same whatever the voltage, I suppose we tend to stick in 11W (=150W output) CFLs where normally we'd be quite happy with an 40W or 60W tungsten bulb...
Thanks for the ...elucidation?Diziet said:The notion that they use as much energy 'sparking up' as they do in the first couple of hours comes from the older style fluorescent tubes and is not longer true.
DrMoriarty said:Thanks for the ...elucidation?
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