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Environment & Energy

madokie

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10. I have my house wired where I could do that

Reply to longship (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 11:54 AM

Apr 2012

Each ceiling light is on its own circuit with at least one receptacle in each room likewise. I was thinking along these lines when I rewired this new/old house we purchased at a sheriffs auction.

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US introduces $60 LED light bulb (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 OP

$20 and I'd buy it XemaSab Apr 2012 #1

You'll be able to get them for that price txlibdem Apr 2012 #8

For now, I'll stick with CFLs and recycle them at Big Box hardware stores free Kennah Apr 2012 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #3

Lifetime, energy use and recycle factors longship Apr 2012 #6

This brings up something I've wondered... caraher Apr 2012 #9

Standards would help here longship Apr 2012 #11

I have my house wired where I could do that madokie Apr 2012 #10

With a value like that, you'd have people unscrewing and taking those light bulbs no_hypocrisy Apr 2012 #4

People already do that now madokie Apr 2012 #5

Hell, the last person in my my house did that... Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 #14

It'll pay for itself in just a few years txlibdem Apr 2012 #7

So far I've got 2 LED can lights, both "scratch & dent" rejects from high-end construction projects. hunter Apr 2012 #12

I don't know where they're getting their figures from. OnlinePoker Apr 2012 #13

I guess those are "list" prices caraher Apr 2012 #15