Comments on: One Billon Bulbs http://www.sundriesshack.com/2007/04/22/one-billon-bulbs/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Tue, 22 May 2012 22:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jimmiehttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2007/04/22/one-billon-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-378910 Jimmie Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:54:15 +0000 http://sundriesshack.com/?p=3071#comment-378910 suek - I'd love your input on CF bulbs. I know what I use, but they may not be what everyone else will need. Basically, I use them in the lighting fixtures of ceiling fans, table lamps, the overhead fixtures in places like the kitchen and bathroom, and on the vanity mirror in the bathroom, too. I've gotten really good results in those places. I know that using them outside is still a bit of a dodgy proposition as well as in places that get really chilly. I'm not so concerned about the mercury problem at this point. From what I understand, and I welcome your correction, the amount of mercury in the average CFB is pretty small. Since these bulbs last an awfully long time, we're not going to be throwing a lot of them away, compared to how many incandescents we throw away (10 to 12 to one, or more, based on average life of the bulb). I'd say that if we started voluntarily changing over, we're not going to run into a mercury apocalypse anytime very soon. By then, we'll know there's a potential problem coming, and will have done some brainstorming to fix it, especially since we're already talking about it. suek – I'd love your input on CF bulbs. I know what I use, but they may not be what everyone else will need.

Basically, I use them in the lighting fixtures of ceiling fans, table lamps, the overhead fixtures in places like the kitchen and bathroom, and on the vanity mirror in the bathroom, too. I've gotten really good results in those places. I know that using them outside is still a bit of a dodgy proposition as well as in places that get really chilly.

I'm not so concerned about the mercury problem at this point. From what I understand, and I welcome your correction, the amount of mercury in the average CFB is pretty small. Since these bulbs last an awfully long time, we're not going to be throwing a lot of them away, compared to how many incandescents we throw away (10 to 12 to one, or more, based on average life of the bulb).

I'd say that if we started voluntarily changing over, we're not going to run into a mercury apocalypse anytime very soon. By then, we'll know there's a potential problem coming, and will have done some brainstorming to fix it, especially since we're already talking about it.

]]> By: suekhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2007/04/22/one-billon-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-378778 suek Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:28:04 +0000 http://sundriesshack.com/?p=3071#comment-378778 We own a lightbulb store. If there are any questions you may have concerning compact fluorescents - what's good about them, what they won't do, what's bac about them (mercury) - please feel free to ask...you have my email address. California wants to prohibit all incandescents by 2012 - truly a bizarre demand. Replacing many or even most household bulbs with compact fluorescents is a good and practical goal, but there are many specific lighting jobs that CFs simply cannot do. LEDs are coming along, but they're not practical yet - both from the aspect of applicability and cost. We own a lightbulb store. If there are any questions you may have concerning compact fluorescents – what's good about them, what they won't do, what's bac about them (mercury) – please feel free to ask…you have my email address.

California wants to prohibit all incandescents by 2012 – truly a bizarre demand. Replacing many or even most household bulbs with compact fluorescents is a good and practical goal, but there are many specific lighting jobs that CFs simply cannot do.

LEDs are coming along, but they're not practical yet – both from the aspect of applicability and cost.

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