Comments on: HOW TO: Switch Your Light Bulbs And Get Ready for the Big Light Bulb Phase-Out http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: ep4169 http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-409438 ep4169 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:17:48 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-409438 What's the difference between a phase-out and a ban? Effectively, nothing. In a couple of years I will no longer be able to buy traditional incandescents. That's a ban. Why shouldn't I be free to choose incandescents if I prefer them? The additional money I supposedly spend on them will help fund our supposedly strained energy grid. It's time for the regulation busybodies in this country to get off our backs and let us live our lives the way we choose. What’s the difference between a phase-out and a ban? Effectively, nothing. In a couple of years I will no longer be able to buy traditional incandescents. That’s a ban.

Why shouldn’t I be free to choose incandescents if I prefer them? The additional money I supposedly spend on them will help fund our supposedly strained energy grid.

It’s time for the regulation busybodies in this country to get off our backs and let us live our lives the way we choose.

]]> By: freethinker http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-390111 freethinker Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:46:43 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-390111 Another issue for renters: Don't forget to take any CFL or LED bulbs that you installed in permanent light fixtures with you when you move! Otherwise you'll never see the full potential cost savings. I had replaced several hallway, closet, and outdoor bulbs in my former rented home with CFL's, but I kept the original incandescent bulbs I found in those fixtures. When it came time to move, I placed the old bulbs back in those fixtures. Hey, I spent over $240 on those bulbs! No way I was just going to leave them behind. Another issue for renters: Don’t forget to take any CFL or LED bulbs that you installed in permanent light fixtures with you when you move! Otherwise you’ll never see the full potential cost savings.

I had replaced several hallway, closet, and outdoor bulbs in my former rented home with CFL’s, but I kept the original incandescent bulbs I found in those fixtures. When it came time to move, I placed the old bulbs back in those fixtures. Hey, I spent over $240 on those bulbs! No way I was just going to leave them behind.

]]> By: freethinker http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-390109 freethinker Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:37:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-390109 Again, I am in favor of saving energy and using CFL's whenever possible, but let's be fair and compare the best CFL and LED technology with the best incandescent technology. My high quality 57, 60, or 71-watt incandescent bulbs cost around $1.50-$2.00ea and last about 18-24 months depending upon the application, not less than a year like the super-cheap store brand bulb shown in the infographic. So that's about 10-13 bulbs over 20 years, not 21 bulbs. Again, I am in favor of saving energy and using CFL’s whenever possible, but let’s be fair and compare the best CFL and LED technology with the best incandescent technology. My high quality 57, 60, or 71-watt incandescent bulbs cost around $1.50-$2.00ea and last about 18-24 months depending upon the application, not less than a year like the super-cheap store brand bulb shown in the infographic. So that’s about 10-13 bulbs over 20 years, not 21 bulbs.

]]> By: blockhead http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-384185 blockhead Wed, 30 May 2012 01:44:38 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-384185 Curious...if a CFL bulb lasts approximately 6.6 yrs, why do I have to replace so many that are less than 1.5 years old? Curious…if a CFL bulb lasts approximately 6.6 yrs, why do I have to replace so many that are less than 1.5 years old?

]]> By: VitiolicMass http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-384134 VitiolicMass Mon, 28 May 2012 12:58:37 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-384134 One chart says a 60W bulb puts out 860 Lumens, then your article continues and says that a 6OW LED replacement bulb puts out the same 800 Lumens that a 60W incandescent bulb does.....60 Lumens is a pretty big difference. Also all of this is irrelevant because you only mentioned energy savings. I would suspect a lot more people live paycheck to paycheck these days and they would take a $0.25 bulb over a $30 bulb every single time. I replaced all of my bulbs with 100W CFL replacements 6500K. $14/ea and they started burning out in less than a year. I should have just gotten cheaper bulbs that last the same amount of time. One chart says a 60W bulb puts out 860 Lumens, then your article continues and says that a 6OW LED replacement bulb puts out the same 800 Lumens that a 60W incandescent bulb does…..60 Lumens is a pretty big difference.

Also all of this is irrelevant because you only mentioned energy savings. I would suspect a lot more people live paycheck to paycheck these days and they would take a $0.25 bulb over a $30 bulb every single time.

I replaced all of my bulbs with 100W CFL replacements 6500K. $14/ea and they started burning out in less than a year. I should have just gotten cheaper bulbs that last the same amount of time.

]]> By: Jill Fehrenbacher http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-383780 Jill Fehrenbacher Fri, 18 May 2012 15:07:25 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-383780 Hi Tcutri- Did you read the above article? Depending on how many lightbulbs you have, you'll save $200-$1000 a year in energy costs every year with LED bulbs + you only need to buy LED bulbs once, since they last 22 years, meaning you easily make the initial upfront cost back in a matter of months. LED bulb prices will gradually drop as demand increases and economies of scale kick in, but it is going to be like computers and cell phones - it will take time. Hi Tcutri-

Did you read the above article? Depending on how many lightbulbs you have, you’ll save $200-$1000 a year in energy costs every year with LED bulbs + you only need to buy LED bulbs once, since they last 22 years, meaning you easily make the initial upfront cost back in a matter of months.

LED bulb prices will gradually drop as demand increases and economies of scale kick in, but it is going to be like computers and cell phones – it will take time.

]]> By: tcutri http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-383721 tcutri Thu, 17 May 2012 19:48:55 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-383721 I would have to take out a 2nd mortgage to replace all the bulbs in my house. No doubt there is an energy savings but from a life cycle cost standpoint it still doesn't make sense. What is the prognosis on the future drop in LED prices? I would have to take out a 2nd mortgage to replace all the bulbs in my house. No doubt there is an energy savings but from a life cycle cost standpoint it still doesn’t make sense. What is the prognosis on the future drop in LED prices?

]]> By: Lawrence Grown http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-383129 Lawrence Grown Sat, 12 May 2012 18:11:52 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-383129 I prefer the Lighting Science Definity A19 bulb, but Philips' Ambient is excellent for most A-lamp replacements. I prefer the Lighting Science Definity A19 bulb, but Philips’ Ambient is excellent for most A-lamp replacements.

]]> By: RustyDogma http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382381 RustyDogma Sat, 05 May 2012 18:47:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382381 I ordered a bunch of LED bulbs, and when I got them the box was was labeled 'do not use in enclosed fixtures. Almost every fixture in my house is enclosed, so I'm not sure what to get. I ordered a bunch of LED bulbs, and when I got them the box was was labeled ‘do not use in enclosed fixtures. Almost every fixture in my house is enclosed, so I’m not sure what to get.

]]> By: GreatEmerald http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382254 GreatEmerald Fri, 04 May 2012 15:11:01 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382254 kjacquin: You are forgetting the energy savings... It's a 24-pack of 60Ws versus one 12W LED. That means five times less energy consumption, so after 20 years it will have more than paid back. kjacquin: You are forgetting the energy savings… It’s a 24-pack of 60Ws versus one 12W LED. That means five times less energy consumption, so after 20 years it will have more than paid back.

]]> By: tony myers http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382157 tony myers Thu, 03 May 2012 19:34:28 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382157 I started replacing my CFL's with LED's 5 years ago. My utility bill went down 40%. Energy consumption went down 30%. At that time LED's were about $50 each and were not dimmable. Now you can buy some for $20 each that are dimmable. I started replacing my CFL’s with LED’s 5 years ago. My utility bill went down 40%. Energy consumption went down 30%. At that time LED’s were about $50 each and were not dimmable. Now you can buy some for $20 each that are dimmable.

]]> By: Hazel Saunderson http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382115 Hazel Saunderson Thu, 03 May 2012 14:31:48 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382115 This is great! I think with the soaring energy cost, making little changes like this should be on everyones mind. However, your phase-out timeline and handy facts should give them even more reason to make the big switch. This is great! I think with the soaring energy cost, making little changes like this should be on everyones mind. However, your phase-out timeline and handy facts should give them even more reason to make the big switch.

]]> By: BrilliantLD http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382113 BrilliantLD Thu, 03 May 2012 14:23:39 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382113 Perhaps some will be interested to read about these recent lamp / bulb comparisons... http://www.marco.org/2012/04/09/led-light-bulbs-reviewed http://www.marco.org/2012/04/21/lighting-science-definity-omni-v2 Perhaps some will be interested to read about these recent lamp / bulb comparisons…
http://www.marco.org/2012/04/09/led-light-bulbs-reviewed
http://www.marco.org/2012/04/21/lighting-science-definity-omni-v2

]]> By: kjacquin http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382108 kjacquin Thu, 03 May 2012 13:12:13 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382108 I am all about saving where I can. The issue is that the energy bulbs are still expensive. The images show 21 normal bulbs for 20 years and 1 LED for 20 years. Out of pocket cost is still way different. I can get a 24 pack of 60W incandescent bulbs under $15 when 1 LED is around $25+/-. Once I see the price lower I will be happy to switch. I am all about saving where I can. The issue is that the energy bulbs are still expensive. The images show 21 normal bulbs for 20 years and 1 LED for 20 years. Out of pocket cost is still way different. I can get a 24 pack of 60W incandescent bulbs under $15 when 1 LED is around $25+/-. Once I see the price lower I will be happy to switch.

]]> By: Nicole Abene http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382020 Nicole Abene Wed, 02 May 2012 23:20:05 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382020 I love that you point out that energy-efficient bulbs can give off warm lighting - no more excuses to stop buying incandescent! I love that you point out that energy-efficient bulbs can give off warm lighting – no more excuses to stop buying incandescent!

]]> By: JasminMC http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382027 JasminMC Wed, 02 May 2012 21:35:04 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382027 Great tips, thanks! Great tips, thanks!

]]> By: jkgreen http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382018 jkgreen Wed, 02 May 2012 20:18:35 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382018 This is a great guide - I'll have to start swapping my bulbs. This is a great guide – I’ll have to start swapping my bulbs.

]]> By: MargaretD http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382024 MargaretD Wed, 02 May 2012 19:55:45 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382024 thanks for this! i'm definitely going to make the switch, it saves money & energy! thanks for this! i’m definitely going to make the switch, it saves money & energy!

]]> By: Andrew Michler http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382028 Andrew Michler Wed, 02 May 2012 19:48:28 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382028 Just bought a 10 watt Phillips L_prize bulb with the local utility taking $20 off. Just bought a 10 watt Phillips L_prize bulb with the local utility taking $20 off.

]]> By: Mark Boyer http://inhabitat.com/how-to-switch-your-bulbs-to-leds-to-get-ready-for-the-incandescent-bulb-phase-out/comment-page-1/#comment-382022 Mark Boyer Wed, 02 May 2012 18:25:30 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=374304#comment-382022 Very useful info. I'm anxious to try the Philips AmbientLED. Very useful info. I’m anxious to try the Philips AmbientLED.

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