I've replaced a dozen 100 watt bulbs with 23 watt CFL bulbs. According to www.onebillionbulbs.com this will save me $150 dollars a year in electric bills and reduce CO2 emission by one ton per year.
Why aren't you doing it?
2007-02-25 13:38:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
interesting comment about the added polution in producing them. Do you have any real information on them being more poluting than incandescent bulbs? Are any incandescent bulbs made in China?
2007-02-25 13:48:36 · update #1
I love them. But that is just the tip of what is out there in lighting: LED's, LEC's, MH by philips, and CF's in all kinds of colors and watts. Check out TCP lighting. California is looking into banning incondesent lighting. Use CF's at home, at work, talk them up when shoping, they will not save earth from global warming and note that we need to recycle them, but we can reduce our electric usage so we do not have to build new power plants.
2007-02-25 13:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by RayM 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I seriously doubt that the expense and unreliability of these lamps make all that much difference. They have been around much longer than people here seem to realize. The electronics in them is a source of pollution over incandescent bulbs. If the coating in them flakes off you have a health hazard from them due to ultra violet radiation. Yes folks its true, need a source of black light, get a fluorescent tube with no interior coating and you have a source of ultra violet radiation. Good for burning what ever you want to be burned by such radiation. The coating in the tubes is a hazard, and I believe that they still use at least a little mercury, or something else to strike the arc that makes them glow, and that is probably a health hazard as well. Nope, count me out. Where an incandescent lamp will do, I;ll use it. For the cost reduction crowd, just put in a diode in the line to the lamp, that will also cut energy use and the difference is not really noticeable.
2007-02-25 23:41:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not me. By the way, they do burn out. I have seen three burn out. What people don't think about is screw-in fluorescent light bulbs(which include electronics) require a lot of energy to make. I doubt if they reduce pollution.
They would also greatly increase the trade deficit since most of the bulbs are made in China.
China doesn't care about environmental laws. One proof of that is Chinese air pollution crosses the Pacific Ocean and enters California according to researchers.
Most incandescent bulbs used in the U.S. are made in the U.S. or made in Europe.
2007-02-25 21:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by a bush family member 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Presumtuous of you... assuming that we aren't "doing it" Personaly I have gone from 100 watts to 14 watts and have done 75% of my entire house. aside from that I am lowering my heat to 60 at night turning off lights tv's and the radio when not in the room. On top of that I recycle cans paper plastic glass and batteries. My yard waste is composted and I am in the middle of pricing a whole house solar system with Geothermal heat production. So are you doing your share???
2007-02-25 21:46:38 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never. My skin looks better with incandescent.
2007-02-25 21:42:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mike K 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
DONE ! replaced all the bulbs in our house with fluorescents. even the outdoor lights.
2007-02-25 21:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by Bigg D 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i did it a couple years ago and it took about 20 seconds for the light to come on. i have slowly replaced them with new ones with the instant on.
2007-02-25 21:47:28 · answer #7 · answered by smjohnson55 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Done it already, lower wattage but as powerful as the classic ones
2007-02-25 21:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋