[Pc_Support] Re: Reducing Electricity Costs -- bulbs first and foremost ...

[William A. Mahaffey III]

Phil Barnett wrote:

>On Tuesday 07 February 2006 15:22, George Laiacona wrote:
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>>E.g., I like to leave the 40W light above my stove on 24x7 on as it
>>provides just enough lumination throughout my house so I don't trip
>>if I get up in the middle of the night.  I was replacing incandescent
>>blubs every 6 months or so.  I replaced it with a 60W equivalent, 13W
>>actual, fluourescent light about 2 years ago.  I haven't replaced it
>>since, and it provides even more light to reach the entire other end
>>of the house, while still being low enough.
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>My first cf bulb was installed when I first bought the house here in Apopka, 
>17 years ago. It's in the hallway. It's one of those 4.5" diameter GE builbs. 
>This one is old enough that it doesn't have an electric ballast and I hear 
>the stater pinging it to live each time it starts.
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>It's still burning after 17 years and it still gets plenty bright to keep us 
>from tripping over things in the hobby room, kitchen, bedrooms and more.
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>Quite amazing, actually.
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>Since then, I've pretty much replaced all the filament bulbs with cf. You get 
>a second benefit from them in that they don't product heat that the AC then 
>has to remove.
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Roger that last point !!!! That was my problem w/ the now-moribund 
SGI's, you walk into that room & it was a good 8-10 degrees warmer than 
the hall, so I was getting it twice, power the PSU's, then remove the heat.

-- 
	William A. Mahaffey III

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