Ur doin it rong: incandescent light globe V energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb
Ur doin it rong.
This will be the title of all my simple rants about the issues of a modern world. No attention will be paid to spelling or issues of grammar. I just want to get it out and not let it take too much time.
Today's 'Ur doin it rong' is related to compact fluros (compact fluorescent bulb). There are moves afoot to completely ban old- ( Read more... )
This will be the title of all my simple rants about the issues of a modern world. No attention will be paid to spelling or issues of grammar. I just want to get it out and not let it take too much time.
Today's 'Ur doin it rong' is related to compact fluros (compact fluorescent bulb). There are moves afoot to completely ban old- ( Read more... )
Yes and notice how the warranty -if any- is limited!!
Noone willing to guarantee they'll last that long
Energy Star, USA: Manufacturers producing Energy Star qualified CFLs are only required to offer a 2-year limited warranty to cover proven manufacturer defects for residential applications.
All you want to know (and not know) about light bulb lifespans (with reference links) and how life spans are measured: http://www.ceolas.net/#li15lsx
RE "carbon pumping light bulbs"
Light bulbs - unlike cars - don't give out any gases! :-O
Power stations might not either - so it's unfair with bans on (ever increasing) emission-free households.
If power stations do give out emissions, they can be dealt with directly - no point running around people's homes banning things they want to use.
(for a thorough rundown on how to deal with electricity and transport emissions = typically 4/5 of CO2 emissions, as in USA = read here: http://www.ceolas.net/#cc10x )
RE why ban savings arguments don't hold - including overall energy usage, manufacturing, transport etc that you mention http://www.ceolas.net/#li13x
RE Mercury etc http://www.ceolas.net/#li19x
Europeans and Americans (and probably Australians) choose to buy ordinary light bulbs around 9 times out of 10 (light industry data 2007-8)
Banning what people want gives the supposed savings - no point in banning an impopular product!
If new LED lights -or improved CFLs- are good,
people will buy them - no need to ban ordinary light bulbs (little point).
If they are not good, people will not buy them - no need to ban ordinary light bulbs (no point).
The arrival of the transistor didn't mean that more energy using radio tubes had to be banned... they were bought less anyway.
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I think the real issue here 'Why are we being subjected to government policy based on dubious and possibly non-independent data?'
Thanks for your input. You made up for the fact that I didn't do any specific research other than my own (reasonably accurate as it luckily turns out) background knowledge. The provided links were great.
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