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Thanks Shawn, any there you can look at and give me a name/part number, or something? Thanks. A Guy
Thanks Shawn, any there you can look at and give me a name/part number, or something? Thanks. A Guy
Check out Home Depot for a lot of LED lights. The wife wanted some Daylight bulbs in her sewing room. I also use these (60 watt - 830 lumens) in my ceiling fans as they are dim-able and work great. They also come in soft white and 100watt equivalent (1680 lumens)
Philips 60W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) A19 Dimmable LED Light Bulb-425264 at The Home Depot
Jim :)
In Germany we have those new bulbs since quite a while. I stocked up on the traditional bulbs before they stopped selling them. That stock will be enough for the rest of my life.
The problem with the new bulbs is recycling. Some of them contain Mercury which, of course, is very dangerous for your health. And I doubt that people will bring them to the proper recycling yards. That will be a new mess.
The CFL bulbs contain Mercury but the LED bulbs do not. You also have to weigh the initial cost and the savings on the usage and life span. The one I listed has a 5 year warranty so hopefully I will recoup the cost during that time frame. I tried some dimmable CLF bulbs but they really suck, and the LED dimmable work great.
Jim :)
Incandescents had been banned here for domestic use for a few years now, initially I used CFL's but the light is bloody awful and they take time to get to full brightness, a few months ago I replaced them all for LED bulbs and now I have a nice light that comes on instantly
One thing about the EU ban is that is does state domestic use leaving a huge loophole allowing incandescents to still be sold if the seller is smart and says they are for non-domestic use if questioned (amazon is full of incandescents).