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Been told I should not be using them. What do you do? Find trying to read with any less light makes my eyes sore.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No you should be using 150 W and get some decent light to see by.
I don't think less light is going to make a lot of difference to the soreness of your eyes. After all I assume you don't spend hours staring at the bulb.
So long as your bulb doesn't overheat your lamp shade or fitting then the actual power it uses is up to you.
I don't think less light is going to make a lot of difference to the soreness of your eyes. After all I assume you don't spend hours staring at the bulb.
So long as your bulb doesn't overheat your lamp shade or fitting then the actual power it uses is up to you.
>>>Been told I should not be using them
It's illegal to manufacture and wholesale them but you can continue using the ones you've got.
>>>None of the new low energy bulbs come close to the brightness of a 100 watt bulb
Rubbish. While some '100W equivalent' bulbs (which typically consume 20W) might not appear as bright as 100W tungsten bulbs, there's nothing to stop you buying, say, a '150W equivalent' bulb (which uses around 30W) instead. That will definitely be bright enough and still result in around 70% energy saving.
It's illegal to manufacture and wholesale them but you can continue using the ones you've got.
>>>None of the new low energy bulbs come close to the brightness of a 100 watt bulb
Rubbish. While some '100W equivalent' bulbs (which typically consume 20W) might not appear as bright as 100W tungsten bulbs, there's nothing to stop you buying, say, a '150W equivalent' bulb (which uses around 30W) instead. That will definitely be bright enough and still result in around 70% energy saving.
Prudie:
Measured scientifically (in lumens) the output from a '100W equivalent' bulb is just the same as from a 100W tungsten bulb. However I fully accept that, because the light is at a different frequency and thus registers differently through our optic nerves, it appears dimmer.
That's why I'm suggesting replacing 100W tungsten bulbs with '150W equivalent' bulbs, rather than '100W equivalent' ones. That way you overcome the apparent dimness but still save 70% on your lighting bills (and help the planet).
Measured scientifically (in lumens) the output from a '100W equivalent' bulb is just the same as from a 100W tungsten bulb. However I fully accept that, because the light is at a different frequency and thus registers differently through our optic nerves, it appears dimmer.
That's why I'm suggesting replacing 100W tungsten bulbs with '150W equivalent' bulbs, rather than '100W equivalent' ones. That way you overcome the apparent dimness but still save 70% on your lighting bills (and help the planet).
