Incandescent, CFLs, or LEDs

[bluehdmc]

Gee when I was a kid the dentist used to give us mercury and we'd roll it around on the floor. We'd break fluorescent bulbs in the dumpster to hear them pop. We used to burn black PVC pipe because it would make the neat zip sound when it dripped off.
I work in a gas station and we'd blow off brakes with an air hose, the auto parts store used to "arc" brake linings to the drum. (They'd grind the ends of the brake shoes, all asbestos then.) I think we had a popcorn ceiling in school.
It's a wonder I survived!
And of course we all drank out of the same water fountain.

 

[PT Stewie]

Gee when I was a kid the dentist used to give us mercury and we'd roll it around on the floor. We'd break fluorescent bulbs in the dumpster to hear them pop. We used to burn black PVC pipe because it would make the neat zip sound when it dripped off.
I work in a gas station and we'd blow off brakes with an air hose, the auto parts store used to "arc" brake linings to the drum. (They'd grind the ends of the brake shoes, all asbestos then.) I think we had a popcorn ceiling in school.
It's a wonder I survived!
And of course we all drank out of the same water fountain.

I would ride my bike in the fog behind the mosquito sprayer truck. Maybe that is my problem ? One of my first jobs @ Bambergers (macys) was to dispose of florescent lamps . We would put them through a grinder into a drum with dust every where . No masks ,eye protection etc. I would go with my pop behind my uncles barn and burn off the insulation from scrap copper cable. Good stuff !

 

[Catatonic]

Put in heat trace cable with thermostat will draw less current than a 200 Watt lamp. 9 footer = maybe 65 watts about $25.00

Thanks
http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Heat-AHB-019-Weather-Heating/dp/B00002N6MB/ref=pd_sim_hi_5

 

[moreluck]

Gee when I was a kid the dentist used to give us mercury and we'd roll it around on the floor. We'd break fluorescent bulbs in the dumpster to hear them pop. We used to burn black PVC pipe because it would make the neat zip sound when it dripped off.
I work in a gas station and we'd blow off brakes with an air hose, the auto parts store used to "arc" brake linings to the drum. (They'd grind the ends of the brake shoes, all asbestos then.) I think we had a popcorn ceiling in school.
It's a wonder I survived!
And of course we all drank out of the same water fountain.

I carried mercury to school in an old prescription pill bottle. It was fun to play with at recess on the schoolyard.

 

[rod]

I would ride my bike in the fog behind the mosquito sprayer truck. Maybe that is my problem ? One of my first jobs @ Bambergers (macys) was to dispose of florescent lamps . We would put them through a grinder into a drum with dust every where . No masks ,eye protection etc. I would go with my pop behind my uncles barn and burn off the insulation from scrap copper cable. Good stuff !

We always made sure our windows were rolled DOWN at the drive-in so we could get lots of mosquito fog in the car.

 

[PT Stewie]

Later in life we rolled them up at the drive in so the fog inside would't escape



We always made sure our windows were rolled DOWN at the drive-in so we could get lots of mosquito fog in the car.[/quote]

 

[upswife75]

LED's are the way to go less wattage consumed,more controllable from a dimming stand point ( high and low trim) ,longer life 50 to 100 thousand hours and can match incandescent 2700 K color temperature to cast a warmer color.
Also LED RGB color changing sources are becoming more affordable Soon everyone will be able to change you lighting color by a simple controller at an affordable price. Maybe you feel blue today.
Check out all the freezers @ Target food stores is all led on a motion sensors that turn the light on as you approach or open the doors.)One thing to remember LED's love cold but they are sensative to heat and need heat sink in all their envelopes or inclosures.

LEDs are much easier on my eyes for reading. I will definitely be happy when the rgb changing ones become more affordable, from a photography point of view. I did have to stock up on incandescent bulbs for my reptiles, though, because I'd like to put off, for as long as possible, paying 8 times the amount for the same bulb simply because it says reptile on the packaging.

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[upswife75]

The public might be better served with an affordable, simple and efficient way to heat water. Those instant-on heaters take nearly a lifetime to pay off economically.

We have a solar heater and rarely ever run out of hot water. Normally, the only time it happens is after tons of laundry, the dishwasher gets run, everyone in the house has showered and it's my daughter that runs it dry with her hour long showers, due to waist long hair that is nearly as thick as it is long.

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[upswife75]

If broken, pick up and throw in the trash.....my kind of clean-up.


CFL cleanup according to the EPA

http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl

Fyi, Cfl bulbs contain 1% of the amount of mercury that was in the old glass thermometers.

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[cosmo1]

Call me dumb, but what are LCD and CDL lamps?

Doesn't LCD=liquid crystal display and CDL=commercial driver's license?

 

[cachsux]

Now that is environmentally friendly. I guess you won't be posting anymore then, eh.

At least not when I'm in the shower.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

My college buddy works for an environmental company that cleans up hazardous waste. One of his worksites was at a natural gas pumping station. The object was to clean up the soil outside the shack that had all the gauges. Whenever one got broken, all the Mercury got swept out the door over the years.