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• Philips Lighting later this week is introducing a three-way CFL that functions like a typical three-way bulb. It turns on instantly and shows three distinct bands of light. Many three-way CFLs turn on more slowly, and the light levels eventually tend to look similar. Price: $10 to $15, slightly higher than other three-way CFLs.
I require both a three way and a brightness equal to the incandescent rating they claim to match. I have never figured out why these companies tout that their bulbs match the output, but obviously don't.
If they want my money they have to match. If they can't I'll be stocking up on incandescent before they're gone.
I am concerned about the fact these new bulbs contain mercury. I am very uncomfortable purchasing anything with mercury in it. How are the bulbs supposed to be safely discarded once they are used? I would like to use less energy, but not if it means putting mercury into the ground.
Many things that include mercury hit the landfills. In my state, it's illegal to throw out ANYTHING with mercury in it, but companies make it as hard as possible to find out what materials are in components (though mercury *should* be marked) and few people take the initiative to take their products to the hazardous waste facilities. GPS systems, most laptops, most cell phones, handheld game systems, and more all contain mercury and are going into the landfills or, even worse, being incinerated every day.
The old tube style office lighting flourescents have mercury in them too. My crew had to relamp 3 buildings when the greener version arrived.
Of course, no one told us how to properly dispose of the old inventory of bulbs we had, and the town dump was useless on the phone. So plan A in effect; in the dumpster they went. All fine and dandy to make an environmental law, but I wish they'd think it through and make an easier way for people to do the right thing. I wanted to, but the manager insisted dumpster because I couldn't get a fast enough answer from the town. Same problems with spent batteries.
How many employees in how many industries have the same problem every day?
Well, yeh, until they started building houses and apartments with hardly any windows. Lots of people are stuck with windowless bathrooms and kitchens. I don't have that problem, thank goodness but irresponsible builders have constructed millions of structures that don't have much natural lighting. Sad.
Well, yeh, until they started building houses and apartments with hardly any windows. Lots of people are stuck with windowless bathrooms and kitchens. I don't have that problem, thank goodness but irresponsible builders have constructed millions of structures that don't have much natural lighting. Sad.
Has that been the trend where you are, in_newengland? It's the opposite here in FL. Builders are often putting so many windows in houses that the houses are easily overheated and the homeowner has to run the AC more, which is far more wasteful than having to run a few bulbs.
Has that been the trend where you are, in_newengland? It's the opposite here in FL. Builders are often putting so many windows in houses that the houses are easily overheated and the homeowner has to run the AC more, which is far more wasteful than having to run a few bulbs.
Nobody in Florida has ever heard of blinds or curtains?
Nobody in Florida has ever heard of blinds or curtains?
Sure, but that doesn't always work. One of my friends built a house with a ton of windows on the west side of the house and the house is exposed to full western light. She is on her second round of curtains trying to block the heat coming in. The curtains are fully closed all day long and are lined with a light blocking fabric and you can still feel the heat when you stand near the windows. Oh, and the windows are double-paned and she installed UV-blocking film on the windows too. Truly, the only thing that is going to help the situation will be mature trees and that is going to take time. So her AC system still works overtime. Natural light is the least of the problems with new construction in FL .
Uh..., they do make variable wattage compact fluorescents, even CF than can be used with a dimmer switch!
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