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Porch light burns out very fast zmike6 06-04-2007
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Posted by Jackson on June 9, 2007, 12:28 am

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>> >> Those compact fluorescents are going to be the next big environmental
>> >> mess
>> >> on the scale of MtBE!- Hide quoted text -
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>> > I checked into that. What I read is that ultra-small but measurable
>> > amounts of mercury is contained in the CF bulbs. BUT, Coal-fired
>> > power plants which predominate in the U.S and Canada spew huge
>> > quantities of mercury into the atmospehere and is essentially
>> > everwhere in small quantities now. They say that the power saved by
>> > using those CF's would remove quanties of mercury from the enviroment
>> > that are far, far in excess of the ultra--small quantities of mercury
>> > in these CF's wich can be contained either with specific recycling or
>> > just in landiflls would be safe compared to the poisons these electric
>> > plants spew into the envronment.
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>> > I imagine it's all a moot point when the demand for electicithy is
>> > increasing around the world. Electricity is convenient and profitable
>> > and the human race will usually want it where available. I know I am
>> > totally addicted to electricity like most people I rely on it for many
>> > things. Keeping the cost of it down is good for business so it's hard
>> > to be against it. Hell, if it's in the fish then where else is it?
>>
>> Uh, mercury is a naturally occurring element. It already was/is
>> everywhere
>> before power plants started "spewing" it.- Hide quoted text -
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> Um, then maybe yu should have an extra portion. Where I live mercury
> contamination and poisoning are very real issues. If you are
> sarcastic concerning the danger then you deserve for you and you
> children to be poisoned. Then you will shut the fuck up.
>

That's nice.
(and THAT is sarcasm)



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Posted by Don Klipstein on June 6, 2007, 12:11 am
>
>>> The outdoor light adjacent to my garage is burning out bulbs very
>>> fast. It worked fine using the original bulb for more than four
>>> years, then I noticed it would tend to go out sometimes (a light tap
>>> on the fixture would bring it back). Eventually the bulb burned out
>>> completely and I replaced it. The new bulb worked OK for about 6
>>> months then began to exhibit the same behavior until it failed
>>> completely. So I replaced the bulb again and now it's dead after just
>>> 3 days. The fixture appears to be designed for typical 60w
>>> incandescent bulbs
>>>
>>> If it matters, there is another outdoor light on the same circuit that
>>> does not suffer from rapid failure.
>>>
>>> Does this sound like a short, loose wire, corrosion in the fixture?
>>> Is excessive voltage the main thing that can burn out a bulb
>>> prematurely?
>>
>> Sounds like a fault in the fixture. Just what I have no idea.
>>
>> I cured the 'honey, the porch light is out" calls by replacing all
>> yard/porch lights with compact flourescents. Changed from crawling a
>> ladder every 3 or 4 months to a year or more. One fixture has a bulb
>> that I have only replaced once in 10 years.
>>
>> Harry K
>
>Those compact fluorescents are going to be the next big environmental mess
>on the scale of MtBE!

Are you talking about the mercury?

If you use one in an area where much of the electricity comes from coal,
a CFL prevents more mercury emission than the amount of mercury that it
contains.

Meanwhile, how could they possibly be some big environmental mess
compared to all the non-compact fluorescents in use in most commercial,
industrial, institutional and government buildings and that found some use
in homes?

- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

Posted by Jackson on June 7, 2007, 10:44 pm

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>>>> The outdoor light adjacent to my garage is burning out bulbs very
>>>> fast. It worked fine using the original bulb for more than four
>>>> years, then I noticed it would tend to go out sometimes (a light tap
>>>> on the fixture would bring it back). Eventually the bulb burned out
>>>> completely and I replaced it. The new bulb worked OK for about 6
>>>> months then began to exhibit the same behavior until it failed
>>>> completely. So I replaced the bulb again and now it's dead after just
>>>> 3 days. The fixture appears to be designed for typical 60w
>>>> incandescent bulbs
>>>>
>>>> If it matters, there is another outdoor light on the same circuit that
>>>> does not suffer from rapid failure.
>>>>
>>>> Does this sound like a short, loose wire, corrosion in the fixture?
>>>> Is excessive voltage the main thing that can burn out a bulb
>>>> prematurely?
>>>
>>> Sounds like a fault in the fixture. Just what I have no idea.
>>>
>>> I cured the 'honey, the porch light is out" calls by replacing all
>>> yard/porch lights with compact flourescents. Changed from crawling a
>>> ladder every 3 or 4 months to a year or more. One fixture has a bulb
>>> that I have only replaced once in 10 years.
>>>
>>> Harry K
>>
>>Those compact fluorescents are going to be the next big environmental mess
>>on the scale of MtBE!
>
> Are you talking about the mercury?
>
> If you use one in an area where much of the electricity comes from coal,
> a CFL prevents more mercury emission than the amount of mercury that it
> contains.
>
> Meanwhile, how could they possibly be some big environmental mess
> compared to all the non-compact fluorescents in use in most commercial,
> industrial, institutional and government buildings and that found some use
> in homes?
>
> - Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

A good portion of the fluorescent lighting in use today are the "green"
bulbs, but they still are not mercury free, just lower mercury content.




Posted by willshak on June 6, 2007, 7:16 am
on 6/4/2007 11:08 PM Jackson said the following:
>
>>
>>> The outdoor light adjacent to my garage is burning out bulbs very
>>> fast. It worked fine using the original bulb for more than four
>>> years, then I noticed it would tend to go out sometimes (a light tap
>>> on the fixture would bring it back). Eventually the bulb burned out
>>> completely and I replaced it. The new bulb worked OK for about 6
>>> months then began to exhibit the same behavior until it failed
>>> completely. So I replaced the bulb again and now it's dead after just
>>> 3 days. The fixture appears to be designed for typical 60w
>>> incandescent bulbs
>>>
>>> If it matters, there is another outdoor light on the same circuit that
>>> does not suffer from rapid failure.
>>>
>>> Does this sound like a short, loose wire, corrosion in the fixture?
>>> Is excessive voltage the main thing that can burn out a bulb
>>> prematurely?
>>>
>> Sounds like a fault in the fixture. Just what I have no idea.
>>
>> I cured the 'honey, the porch light is out" calls by replacing all
>> yard/porch lights with compact flourescents. Changed from crawling a
>> ladder every 3 or 4 months to a year or more. One fixture has a bulb
>> that I have only replaced once in 10 years.
>>
>> Harry K
>>
>>
>
> Those compact fluorescents are going to be the next big environmental mess
> on the scale of MtBE!

More than the many millions of office and industry fluorescent lamps
that have been tossed out since they were invented?

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Posted by Jackson on June 7, 2007, 10:49 pm

> on 6/4/2007 11:08 PM Jackson said the following:
>>
>>>
>>>> The outdoor light adjacent to my garage is burning out bulbs very
>>>> fast. It worked fine using the original bulb for more than four
>>>> years, then I noticed it would tend to go out sometimes (a light tap
>>>> on the fixture would bring it back). Eventually the bulb burned out
>>>> completely and I replaced it. The new bulb worked OK for about 6
>>>> months then began to exhibit the same behavior until it failed
>>>> completely. So I replaced the bulb again and now it's dead after just
>>>> 3 days. The fixture appears to be designed for typical 60w
>>>> incandescent bulbs
>>>>
>>>> If it matters, there is another outdoor light on the same circuit that
>>>> does not suffer from rapid failure.
>>>>
>>>> Does this sound like a short, loose wire, corrosion in the fixture?
>>>> Is excessive voltage the main thing that can burn out a bulb
>>>> prematurely?
>>>>
>>> Sounds like a fault in the fixture. Just what I have no idea.
>>>
>>> I cured the 'honey, the porch light is out" calls by replacing all
>>> yard/porch lights with compact flourescents. Changed from crawling a
>>> ladder every 3 or 4 months to a year or more. One fixture has a bulb
>>> that I have only replaced once in 10 years.
>>>
>>> Harry K
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Those compact fluorescents are going to be the next big environmental
>> mess on the scale of MtBE!
>
> More than the many millions of office and industry fluorescent lamps that
> have been tossed out since they were invented?
>
> --
>
> Bill
> In Hamptonburgh, NY
> To email, remove the double zeroes after @


Exactly, and whose to say that the cause of these supposedly high mercury
levels are not the result of that? Many different types of waste were
mishandled in disposal for many years.



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