Eco-guilt - Page 7

Prudence · 12-18-2008, 05:55 PM

Someone replaced most of the light bulbs in our place with CFLs. Someone else, namely me, finds them annoying. Sure, they're fine when they warm up, but when I just want to pop on the light for a moment to put some laundry away, it's so dim to start off with. And by the time they're actually all the way on, I'm long done. So, there's no point in turning on the light at all, and I just put stuff away in the dark. Which, I suppose, saves energy, although not in the intended fashion. Or is it? Maybe it's a plot to make CFLs just useful enough that we'll buy them, but just annoying enough that we'll just do stuff in the dark rather than wait for them to actually turn on.

CoasterMatt · 12-18-2008, 05:58 PM

What CFLs are you using that require "warming up"?

JWBear · 12-18-2008, 05:59 PM

Replace them with the "instant on" kind.

Alex · 12-18-2008, 06:00 PM

None of the CFLs we currently have in the house do the multi-step brightening that I experienced early on with them. And all the stuff I've read has said those problems have mostly been solved.

I wonder if it is a brand thing.

Prudence · 12-18-2008, 06:00 PM

They're "instant on", but not all the way. There's no pause while they figure out whether they're really turning on or not, but they take considerable time to get to full brightness.

JWBear · 12-18-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

They're "instant on", but not all the way. There's no pause while they figure out whether they're really turning on or not, but they take considerable time to get to full brightness.

"Instant on" ones don't do that. They are full bright the instant you turn them on. We have several.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-18-2008, 06:01 PM

We recently replaced our kitchen flood bulbs with CFLs. Those do take a while to warm up, but are a much better quality of light once they are warmed up than we got from CFL flood bulbs a few years ago.

JWBear · 12-18-2008, 06:10 PM

My mother knitted and crocheted. Fortunately, her crocheting was limited to bedspreads and afgans (and one scarf).

Alex · 12-18-2008, 06:13 PM

Ahhh....the ugly, oh so ugly afghans. The only thing they were useful for was laying them out on the floor of her living room to hide the awful lime green carpeting you would otherwise be lying on it (because the cigarette smoke was so think it started 18 inches off the floor and never let up -- I grew up in an object lesson on how to get below the smoke if the house ever caught fire).

The memories. Also, the mittens (to this day I hate mittens) connected by a string so you couldn't lose them.

JWBear · 12-18-2008, 06:19 PM

I have several sets of knitted potholders a friend's mother made me. I still use them (which annoys Bill to no end).

12-18-2008, 05:55 PM	#1
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Someone replaced most of the light bulbs in our place with CFLs. Someone else, namely me, finds them annoying. Sure, they're fine when they warm up, but when I just want to pop on the light for a moment to put some laundry away, it's so dim to start off with. And by the time they're actually all the way on, I'm long done. So, there's no point in turning on the light at all, and I just put stuff away in the dark. Which, I suppose, saves energy, although not in the intended fashion. Or is it? Maybe it's a plot to make CFLs just useful enough that we'll buy them, but just annoying enough that we'll just do stuff in the dark rather than wait for them to actually turn on. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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12-18-2008, 05:58 PM	#2
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	What CFLs are you using that require "warming up"? __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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12-18-2008, 05:59 PM	#3
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Replace them with the "instant on" kind. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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12-18-2008, 06:00 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	None of the CFLs we currently have in the house do the multi-step brightening that I experienced early on with them. And all the stuff I've read has said those problems have mostly been solved. I wonder if it is a brand thing.
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12-18-2008, 06:00 PM	#5
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	They're "instant on", but not all the way. There's no pause while they figure out whether they're really turning on or not, but they take considerable time to get to full brightness. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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12-18-2008, 06:01 PM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We recently replaced our kitchen flood bulbs with CFLs. Those do take a while to warm up, but are a much better quality of light once they are warmed up than we got from CFL flood bulbs a few years ago. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-18-2008, 06:10 PM	#8
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	My mother knitted and crocheted. Fortunately, her crocheting was limited to bedspreads and afgans (and one scarf). __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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12-18-2008, 06:13 PM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Ahhh....the ugly, oh so ugly afghans. The only thing they were useful for was laying them out on the floor of her living room to hide the awful lime green carpeting you would otherwise be lying on it (because the cigarette smoke was so think it started 18 inches off the floor and never let up -- I grew up in an object lesson on how to get below the smoke if the house ever caught fire). The memories. Also, the mittens (to this day I hate mittens) connected by a string so you couldn't lose them.
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12-18-2008, 06:19 PM	#10
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I have several sets of knitted potholders a friend's mother made me. I still use them (which annoys Bill to no end). __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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