The day the lights went out?

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 07:25

The once ubiquitous 60W light bulb is about to plop off the production line for the last time across Europe. But while its light may be dimming, it is still illuminating many of our homes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14715301

Hold on! These new power savers don't work properly in ceiling fans, dimmer switches or those lights that you just touch to switch on or adjust the brightness... so what do we do now?

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 10:45

Wring our hands and raise them in the air as "many hands make lights work" ? Evidently, the shortfalls of the policy for arbitary change of lighting methods has long been recognised but nothing will be done to revert back to common sense as the tax revenue is higher for the bulbs which are inaccurately deemed "savers".

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 10:57

Buy some candles and save more energy.... none of the light bulbs last now, even these so called energy efficient ones, .....

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 11:24

It's not easy sellotaping a candle into the bottom of a ceiling fan!

karakum5c



Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 1021

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 11:26

Question.........is it only in the EC that they are banned, is North Cyprus/Turkey included in this ban ?



If they are not i intend to buy my lightbulbs here and take them back to the UK.

mickhm


Joined: 26/03/2010
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 11:30

Hi re message 5 watching the news in the U.K. it is also illegal to import them. Looks like they got us all ways.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 11:48

What will the cartoon creators do for a light bulb moment? A slow burn-in is just not the same!

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 15:07

Plenty available on Amazon, 100 watt too.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 15:26

How many forum members does it take to change a candle. ) ) )

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 15:58

None here. I let the Wildebeest change them herself. Do you think Groucho will turn the fan off before he fits the candles to it or show off and do a whirling Dervish stunt ?

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
01/09/2011 17:56

DDog

The light is in the lower non-moving section and poses no threat... but I just wonder how many light fittings have transformers etc. that seem to make the low-energy lamps react in a very strange way.

We use LE lamps wherever we can but a couple of our fittings just won't function properly with them the fan being one.

Bugger!