goodbye incandescent bulbs

[kuntrygirl]

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That's what I'm going to do.

 

[pips&peeps]

I like the fact that in order to save a few pennies for lighting we are going to pollute the environment with mercury from the new bulbs.

 

[Desert Rooster]

AND!!!!! they dont work well with dimmable switches

 

[marquisella]

They say if you are in a room when one breaks, you have to get out fast so you don't inhale the fumes.

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

pips&peeps :

I like the fact that in order to save a few pennies for lighting we are going to pollute the environment with mercury from the new bulbs.

Exactly!!!! Who thinks this stuff up?​

 

[cluckcluck42]

pips&peeps :

I like the fact that in order to save a few pennies for lighting we are going to pollute the environment with mercury from the new bulbs.

Amen sister!

I hope they don't do this in Canada. sheesh. I love the environment <3 so I was into these bulbs awhile ago. Not anymore. They are a pain in the butt. And if you break one it's a big deal. So be careful with them!​

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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This is so true. If you enter a dark room, you flip the light switch and then - wait wait wait - ok, yay, the light finally turned on!!!

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I think they are working on LED bulbs, I don't know much about them other than they are energy efficient. Maybe they'll be a better alternative. Until then stock up on the old bulbs and boycott the mercury filled ones.

 

[Uzuri]

LEDs are already available in stores; they're incredibly expensive, but they almost never burn out.

They won't solve your heat problems. However, HEAT LAMPS -- bulbs specifically marketed for heat output -- are not affected by the new law, nor are 25 watt, or anything over 100 watt. They will still exist.

 

[gronsk]

we have gotten some good cfls that go on right away.... there is some code on the bulb that lets you know - don't remember what it is...

we switched to using a reptile heater for the chicks after someone posted here about fires caused by light bulbs in chick boxes.... i always worried about that - esp when they were in the house

first year -- it worked well - you should look into it...