http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490

Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490

Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

To get the same output you will have to increase the number of bulbs or
leave them on all of the time in both cases using more electricity. We
tried to use the florescent bulbs but abandon them. You would come into
the kitchen for a glass of milk and cookies. By the time you had drunk
the milk and finished the cookies the florescent bulbs would be at their
peak brightness, just in time to turn them off and go back to bed.

Florescent bulbs are like the double flush toilets, that were legislated
several years ago. They take less water but you have to flush them
twice every time you use them to get them clean.

Keith Nuttle wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490


Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

To get the same output you will have to increase the number of bulbs or
leave them on all of the time in both cases using more electricity. We
tried to use the florescent bulbs but abandon them. You would come into
the kitchen for a glass of milk and cookies. By the time you had drunk
the milk and finished the cookies the florescent bulbs would be at their
peak brightness, just in time to turn them off and go back to bed.

Florescent bulbs are like the double flush toilets, that were legislated
several years ago. They take less water but you have to flush them
twice every time you use them to get them clean.

Not if you buy a good one. And CFB's have come a long way. AND they last
forever!

In article ,
says...

Keith Nuttle wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490


Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

To get the same output you will have to increase the number of bulbs or
leave them on all of the time in both cases using more electricity. We
tried to use the florescent bulbs but abandon them. You would come into
the kitchen for a glass of milk and cookies. By the time you had drunk
the milk and finished the cookies the florescent bulbs would be at their
peak brightness, just in time to turn them off and go back to bed.

Florescent bulbs are like the double flush toilets, that were legislated
several years ago. They take less water but you have to flush them
twice every time you use them to get them clean.

Not if you buy a good one. And CFB's have come a long way. AND they last
forever!

Yeah, just like the Mercury in the land fills.. Have you read about the
area of China surrounding the plants where they make these things?

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"JustWait" wrote in message
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In article ,
Not if you buy a good one. And CFB's have come a long way. AND they last
forever!

Yeah, just like the Mercury in the land fills.. Have you read about the
area of China surrounding the plants where they make these things?


Yet again, there are those pesky facts getting in the way. It takes much
more mercury to make the standard light bulb than the is in the new ones. If
you don't believe me, look it up. The new ones are a win-win for everything.

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Nom=de=Plume

On Sep 2, 1:44*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"JustWait" wrote in message

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In article ,
Not if you buy a good one. And CFB's have come a long way. AND they last
forever!

Yeah, just like the Mercury in the land fills.. Have you read about the
area of China surrounding the plants where they make these things?

Yet again, there are those pesky facts getting in the way. It takes much
more mercury to make the standard light bulb than the is in the new ones. If
you don't believe me, look it up. The new ones are a win-win for everything.

--
Nom=de=Plume

As usual, you're confused; that's completely false. Mercury is not
used in the manufacturing of incandescent bulbs.

There have been studies that suggest that using CFBs saves enough
energy to offset the amount of mercury they contain... but that
depends on ALL the energy being consumed as having been produced by
coal-burning power plants. Burning coal releases mercury, so the
power saved (and mercury not released) by using CFBs is supposed to
offset the mercury content of the CFB. If some of your power comes
from another source (nuclear, hydro) then this argument goes away. As
the maximum saving is around 7%, it doesn't take much to wipe that
away.

JustWait wrote:
In article ,
says...
Keith Nuttle wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490


Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)
To get the same output you will have to increase the number of bulbs or
leave them on all of the time in both cases using more electricity. We
tried to use the florescent bulbs but abandon them. You would come into
the kitchen for a glass of milk and cookies. By the time you had drunk
the milk and finished the cookies the florescent bulbs would be at their
peak brightness, just in time to turn them off and go back to bed.

Florescent bulbs are like the double flush toilets, that were legislated
several years ago. They take less water but you have to flush them
twice every time you use them to get them clean.
Not if you buy a good one. And CFB's have come a long way. AND they last
forever!

Yeah, just like the Mercury in the land fills.. Have you read about the
area of China surrounding the plants where they make these things?


Well, if their government gave a **** that wouldn't be a problem.
There's been mercury in landfills from many sources for many years.

On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:11:22 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490

Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

Whatever you do, don't use those damn compact flourescent bulbs in
anything with a circuit board, timer, or dimmer switch. I found that
out the hard way when the Casablanca guy came out to fix my fan.
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Crack Dealer an "Unlicensed Pharmacist"

John H

John H. wrote:
On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:11:22 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490

Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

Whatever you do, don't use those damn compact flourescent bulbs in
anything with a circuit board, timer, or dimmer switch. I found that
out the hard way when the Casablanca guy came out to fix my fan.
--

You can use them just fine with a dimmer if you use dimmable CFBs.

"NotNow" wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:11:22 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar....html?ITO=1490

Next up - candle power as in real candles. :)

Whatever you do, don't use those damn compact flourescent bulbs in
anything with a circuit board, timer, or dimmer switch. I found that
out the hard way when the Casablanca guy came out to fix my fan.
--

You can use them just fine with a dimmer if you use dimmable CFBs.


Yup... got two myself... work fine.

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Nom=de=Plume