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Posted by Clot on January 18, 2008, 7:07 pm
Clot wrote:
> terry wrote:
>> On Jan 19, 12:24 am, t...@mucks.net wrote:
>>>> 1. Outdoor Motion Detector Fixtures.
>>>
>>>> A. I have six (6) of these in various locations around my house.
>>>> Five are for
>>>> pairs of the standard "flood light" type incandescent bulbs. They
>>>> all work fine with incandescent
>>>> bulbs. Not a single one will work at all when I replace the
>>>> incandescent bulbs with
>>>> outdoor fluorescent bulbs.
>>>
>>> I don't understand why they wouldn't work unless it's just too cold
>>> for the fluorescents to start up.
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> I have to agree with the OP, regulations should not be made that will
>> cause problesm with existing hardware.
>
> I don't think they will.
>
>>
> <snip>
>
>>
>> Using CFLs outside does make sense; any 'wasted' heat out there
>> merely heats the night air! But so far our experience with fairly
>> cheap CFLs in temperatures down to about minus 10 C has not been too
>> good. My neighbour has used them but I notice he retains one or two
>> incandescents near his front door; maybe doesn't want to get sued if
>> someone stumbles?
>
> I've used two CFLs (11 watts) outside for years with no problem to
> ease access for visitors and constant dusk to dawn illumination of
> our cars in the drive to deter possible thefts.
>>
>> This CFL business is a good ide perhaps for an instance saving/
>> reduction in electcity consumption in some cases but not everyone
>> should be jumping on the bandwagon without understanding the number.
>>
>> BTW just drove into this small Arabian Gulf capital city at night,
>> over 50 miles of highway, light traffic, brightly lit with double
>> lamp standard every couple of hundred feet. All electricity here
>> generated by burning fossil fuel; hell they pump it and refine it!
>> Gasoline at the pumps here is 23 cents per litre, about one dollar
>> per US gallon. Hundreds of miles of highways and roads with street
>> lamps burning all night, around the world; much of the electrcity
>> generated by oil, coal, etc. Why?????
>>
> On the Right side of The Pond, our gas costs $2.10 per UK gallon!
AArrgg! Just realised I missed a bit out on the calc. $9.50 per UK gallon -
I'd forgotten to convert litres to gallons!
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