Lexcyn Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Ontario will ban the sale of inefficient incandescent light bulbs by the end of 2011, a move that follows in the footsteps of Australia, the province said Wednesday.The government estimates that replacing the 87 million incandescent bulbs in use across Ontario with more efficient bulbs would save six million megawatt hours every year. Changing to more efficient bulbs is also the equivalent in terms of greenhouse-gas emissions of taking 250,000 cars off the road, said Ontario Environment Minister Laurel Broten, who announced the move along with Energy Minister Dwight Duncan on Wednesday morning. Full Article: CBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Awesome! Now make it for all of Canada :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chosen One Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Oh how I hate that so much, I hate florescent light bulbs they feel unnatural and give me headaches, And they drain your energy! Always wonder why your tired back in school? not from the all nighters it's from the lights!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Good for us :p You can buy soft, warm, cool, and white energy saving bulbs. They're on display at home depot (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Oh how I hate that so much, I hate florescent light bulbs they feel unnatural and give me headaches, And they drain your energy! Always wonder why your tired back in school? not from the all nighters it's from the lights!!!!! Compact fluorescent bulbs are different from the full size one's - not much difference, however I have switched all of my bulbs to CFL's and don't notice a difference except on my energy bill! :p Awesome! Now make it for all of Canada :yes: Ontario is not the first Canadian jurisdiction to announce plans to ban incandescent bulbs. Nunavut aims to take that honour by prohibiting the sale and purchase of incandescent bulbs over the next three years, if legislation is passed in May.Meanwhile, Nova Scotia's government warned in February that it plans to ban the bulbs within four to five years. If all of the provinces agree on banning them, they should just make one deadline. Who knows, maybe people will start smuggling incandescent bulbs, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoKiller Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Compact fluorescent bulbs are different from the full size one's - not much difference, however I have switched all of my bulbs to CFL's and don't notice a difference except on my energy bill! :pIf all of the provinces agree on banning them, they should just make one deadline. Who knows, maybe people will start smuggling incandescent bulbs, lol. I can only imagine that happening. "Two shot to death during 'light bulb' deal at Jane and Finch" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwind Hawk Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 So.. what happens to dimmer switches now?? And you have to wait for the light to warm up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpotato Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 So.. what happens to dimmer switches now?? Nothing? And you have to wait for the light to warm up? Only if you manage to buy flourescent lights from the 90's :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I like the look/feel fluorescent bulbs better. It only takes like a second to warm up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorza Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Nothing?Only if you manage to buy flourescent lights from the 90's :rolleyes: Dimmer switches don't work with fluorescent bulbs. At least in my experience they don't. They got into a sort fit when you vary the voltage; they flick on and off. They don't work properly in touch lamps either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostdraconi Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 ^^ There are Compact Florescent Bulbs that are made to work with Dimmer Switches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgs Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 So.. what happens to dimmer switches now?? And you have to wait for the light to warm up? If you need to set the mood, just use candles :p Seriously though, I think this is a great move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 ^^There are Compact Florescent Bulbs that are made to work with Dimmer Switches. From wikipedia: The Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light (CCFL) is one of the newest forms of CFL. CCFLs use electrodes without a filament. The voltage of CCFL lamps is about 5 times higher than CFL lamps and the current is about 10 times lower. CCFL lamps have a diameter of about 3 millimeters. The lifetime of CCFL lamps is about 50,000 hours. The lumens-per-watt value is about half of CFL lamps.Initially CCFL was used for thin monitors and backlighting, but now it is also manufactured for use as a lightbulb. Since the efficacy (lumen/watt) is actually lower than a compact fluorescent light, it is actually not as efficient as a CFL. Its advantages are that it (1) is instant-on, like an incandescent, (2) is compatible with timers, photocells, and dimmers, and (3) has an amazingly long life of approximately 50,000 hours. CCFL are a convenient transition-technology for those who are not comfortable with the short lag-time associated with the initial lighting of Compact Fluorescents. They are also an effective and efficient replacement for lighting that is turned on and off frequently with little extended use (e.g. a bathroom or closet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 I can only imagine that happening."Two shot to death during 'light bulb' deal at Jane and Finch" Hahaha :rofl: As good as this whole incandescent-to-CFL deal sounds, that'll be a lot of waste by tossing out lots of (un)used incandescent bulbs just for the sake of "going green." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 There are lots of varieties of fluorescent light bulbs.... i.e. full spectrum lights..... not to mention halogen will still be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGT Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 lol, believe it or not, but they do make a huge difference! Our family has recently converted all of our bulbs [except in the fridge and oven of course :p] after we got that coupon for a free bulb, and when we got the hydro bill, you could really see the savings! The bulbs are a bit more expensive but given that they have a long lifetime and use less energy, there are real savings to be seen. The cheap bulbs however, how the tiniest delay that annoys be but its not like the ones from the 90's that "flicker" on before turning on fully. I think this is a good first step, although, hopefully the ban only applies to home use because those bulbs are horrible at lighting scenes for photography and video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Personally, a few years ago (when these bulbs were more expensive and power was cheaper), I replaced every light bulb in my apartment with fluorescents. I did this because with 6 of us, all working diffrent hours, the lights were on all the time. This made for insanely large power bills. In the first MONTH of having the new bulbs in I saved enough to pay for the cost of ALL the bulbs. I saved so much money with that little change over the years I still swear by the things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 I switched all the bulbs in my house from incandescent to compact fluorescent bulbs a little over a month ago. I did the basement first about two months ago and the rest about three weeks ago so I'm waiting to see the effect on the electric bill but I anticipate it to be pretty significant, based on what I hear. Aside from saving money they are a lot better for the environment and last 3x as long. They're not really that much more expensive either, I think I can get a box of 13w (60w equal) 6-pack at Wal-Mart for $9 and some change. Before I had 75w bulbs all over the house. It's a little dimmer but not much. The light is a lot "cleaner" I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 why would this switch take 4 years? cant it be done in 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 Oh how I hate that so much, I hate florescent light bulbs they feel unnatural and give me headaches, And they drain your energy! Always wonder why your tired back in school? not from the all nighters it's from the lights!!!!! Hopefully by 2011 we'll all be using LED lights in the home. why would this switch take 4 years? cant it be done in 1? It could but this will cause less confusion. Some people don't like change. By 2011 there will probably be a lot of other lighting options and there will be no excuse to still be using incandescent bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted April 19, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted April 19, 2007 Good for us :pYou can buy soft, warm, cool, and white energy saving bulbs. They're on display at home depot (Y) home depot was giving out 250 LED light bulbs every saturday for a couple of weeks to the first 250 customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadFerIt Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Guys.. Are any of you owners of an LCD television that tends to have blue tinted blacks? If so, get yourself the Philips 23w daylight florescent lightbulbs ;). I'm bloody glad I did, uses less power then the old bulbs in my room, and makes my LCD television/monitor look bloody amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 don't you people SEE?!?!?! if incandescent bulbs are outlawed, only outlaws will have incandescent bulbs! IT'LL BE MADNESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 Now if they can just get those darn compact florescent bulbs to get to max brightness faster.... the GE ones we have they turn on instantly but at a darker yellowish color then after a minute of warming up are really bright... they need to get to total brightness within 15 seconds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 don't you people SEE?!?!?!if incandescent bulbs are outlawed, only outlaws will have incandescent bulbs! IT'LL BE MADNESS! i think we're dealing with banning the 'sale' of them :p no midnight lamp police raids i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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