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Energy Saving Light Bulbs

By Neena on Apr 1, 2008 in Home and Garden, Parenting Tips

Energy saving light bulbs are top on the list of energy conscious consumers. We are told that they last longer than ordinary incandescent bulbs but I find all that “lasts so many hours” gibberish on the package to be quite useless. I want to know in real terms how long the light bulbs in my house really last. I know that eventually we will all have to make the move to energy saving light bulbs by law, but in the meantime I have one of my little illuminating parenting tips for you.

In our house we have a lot of recess lights. It seems that I am always changing a blown bulb and with all the choices on the market I never know which style or brand to buy.

So, I have started labeling my light bulbs with a Sharpie permanent marker (oh, you have to love those Sharpies!). Whenever I replace a bulb, either incandescent or energy saving light bulbs, I write the date on the base of the bulb with a Sharpie permanent marker. When the bulb finally blows, I will be able to see the date when I first installed it. This information will help me to decide which brand and style of light bulb to buy in the future.

And this, in turn, should translate into a few extra dollars in my pocket.

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  2. By boogiemum on Apr 1, 2008 | Reply

    Great idea! I do similar things with cleaners and other items that state a certain amount of usage. I can’t wait to try out this one!

  3. By Neena on Apr 4, 2008 | Reply

    Boogiemum,
    Glad to be of help! I think the data will be useful.

  4. By MadMerv on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply

    This is a great idea. I’ll have to think of it next time I change a bulb.

    Oddly enough this is the second post of the day I’ve read dealing with Energy Efficient Bulbs, although the other one was a bit more alarming. I’m not sure if you know metaDAD but here’s the particular post - http://tinyurl.com/6pktsk - making me think twice.

  5. By Neena on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply

    MadMerv,
    That is scary. I did read about mercury in energy efficient bulbs before. It is a problem when are being used on such a large scale. I wonder if there alternative to using mercury in the manufacturing process?

  6. By MetaDAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply

    That’s a great idea, just be careful how you dispose of the bulb. Those compact fluorescent bulbs have trace amounts of mercury in them and need to be recycled properly.

  7. By MetaDAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply

    I didn’t notice the other comments, sorry.

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