Posted: 1/2/2011 1:39:56 PM EDT
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Who here is up to speed on the light bulb debate ( CFLs ) Vs Reg light bulbs.. Is anyone stocking up on standard lightbulbs ?
Anyone ? Anyone know anything about Reg 100 watt light bulbs being taken off the shelves and now only being able to buy CLF energy efficient light bulbs ? |
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We just had this thread a couple of days ago. I have around 14 cases of 130V incandescents on the shelf. I will be adding another 10 cases or so. ETA: I have about 70% 60 Watt bulbs and 30% 100 Watt. 130 v0lt? lol, fine as long as efficiency and power consumption are not issues for you. Soldier on.. I'm sure you're well prepared for the apocalypse. |
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We just had this thread a couple of days ago. I have around 14 cases of 130V incandescents on the shelf. I will be adding another 10 cases or so. ETA: I have about 70% 60 Watt bulbs and 30% 100 Watt. 130 v0lt? lol, fine as long as efficiency and power consumption are not issues for you. The voltage really doesn't matter as long as one is happy with the lumens per watt and lifespan. Quoted:
Soldier on.. I'm sure you're well prepared for the apocalypse. Are you attempting to be snide? CF bulbs aren't for everybody. There is a high probability that most of our power will come from a noisy (electrically) generator in a few months. We already lose an abnormally high amount of CF bulbs while running on grid power. I can't imagine how fast a suboptimum generator will kill them. |
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In your location, incandescent bulbs can provide nearly 100% efficient heat (really about 90+++%).
So, in the winter, it could actually be cheaper to run light bulbs for heat than to burn oil if it goes to much more than 3 bucks a gallon. Remember, oil burners are never 100% efficient, nor is the distribution of heat from the furnace. 1000 watts is equal to 3412 BTU's of heat at 100% efficiency. 1 gal heating oil = 134,000 BTU= $3. 1KWH= 10 cents average=3412 BTU or about $3.30 per gal of oil equivalent heat. (plus you get free light) |
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We just had this thread a couple of days ago. I have around 14 cases of 130V incandescents on the shelf. I will be adding another 10 cases or so. ETA: I have about 70% 60 Watt bulbs and 30% 100 Watt. Concentrate on these. 120s pop like champagne corks here. |
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In your location, incandescent bulbs can provide nearly 100% efficient heat (really about 90+++%). So, in the winter, it could actually be cheaper to run light bulbs for heat than to burn oil if it goes to much more than 3 bucks a gallon. Remember, oil burners are never 100% efficient, nor is the distribution of heat from the furnace. 1000 watts is equal to 3412 BTU's of heat at 100% efficiency. 1 gal heating oil = 134,000 BTU= $3. 1KWH= 10 cents average=3412 BTU or about $3.30 per gal of oil equivalent heat. (plus you get free light) Maine's electricity runs .19/KWH or higher so using them strictly for heat inside the home isn't worth it (yet), but I doubt that a CFL will keep an exterior oil tank from gelling up in -20F weather or keep chickens alive in a barn. |
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goes along with the tin foil hat wearers ... CFL Some people dont like CFL bulbs because of the energy they give off ... not about the energy they save... much like people believe cell phones are bad for you ... same with CFL bulbs.. Recently went to a health seminar and some one asked the DR what he thought about them... He wont use them.. He wont even use a cell phone unless its on speaker phone and he is as far away from it as he can be and still hold the conversation.
CFLs might be fine for some people.. and not so fine for others.. I prefer to stick with the bulbs that i have used for the last 36 years. Nice thing about this country... we have the freedom to choose.. oh wait .. maybe its ok if the powers that be tell us what we can use for bulbs.... |