Lights of a different kind - Page 2

drglinski · #11 09-06-2014, 04:37 PM

I've had CFL lights in my house for the 3 years I've lived in it. No real problems. That being said, these aren't in an unheated garage/shop.

J-Mech · #12 09-06-2014, 05:55 PM

Maybe they just had "left over stock" but my local stores all still had regular incandescent bulbs.

I used to use 150Watt and even some 200 watt in a small shop. (Ok, when I worked out of my garage before getting a "real" shop

) They were kinda pricey, but man, they lit it up. I also used the outdoor flood lights. Put out a lot of heat in the summer, but they were nice in the winter! You may not be able to get any of those things anymore, IDK. Apparently, I don't buy a lot of light bulbs!!

zippy1 · #13 09-07-2014, 12:42 AM

Thanks guys, some good ideas.
Let the search begin.
I hate it when they pop out, it's sometimes a long wait till the women get's home to change them

little out of my reach

J-Mech · #14 09-07-2014, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by zippy1

I hate it when they pop out, it's sometimes a long wait till the women get's home to change them

little out of my reach

SO...... can we officially say that changing light bulbs is "womens work"?

Wait till I tell my girl.........

LOL!!

cubby102 · #15 09-07-2014, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by J-Mech

SO...... can we officially say that changing light bulbs is "womens work"?

Wait till I tell my girl.........

LOL!!

X2 maybe I can get my wife to Chang the bulbs in the car too

PaulS · #16 09-07-2014, 08:49 AM

I have flouresent lights in my unheated garage. Most of the winter and during high humidity the rest of the year the old large tube units do not light up very quickly. A couple of years ago I bought a new light to replace one that just did not come on any more. I had to buy the small tube T8 (I think) I got more light and nearly instant on with it. Have been replacing the old ones one at a time. I do have the screw in flourescent bulb in my drag light but do not like it at all. It does not produce anywhere near the light of an incandescent. It has to be so close to your work that it is in the way. It does seem more sturdy than the incandescent as Eric has not broken it yet.

Whizdbiz2 · #17 09-08-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by drglinski

I've had CFL lights in my house for the 3 years I've lived in it. No real problems. That being said, these aren't in an unheated garage/shop.

I've yet to replace a CFL bulb (except for one that my hay guys busted). I use them in several lamps in the house and on our two porch lights that are on all the time and recently are using them in outdoor area lights. One is a 200 watt equivalent (65 watt draw) that has about twice the lumens as some of the others of that size. Yet to go through a winter with this one but the 100 watt equivalent on the other side of the barn and a couple inside the barn have been great. Yes, they take a bit to warm up in the cold but it's a matter of a minute or two, they work fine. Our electric bill is out of sight so I welcome the energy savings. The LEDs look promising too if they can get the price down a little, want to use up my stock of regular and CFLs first.

zippy1 · #18 09-08-2014, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Mech

SO...... can we officially say that changing light bulbs is "womens work"?

Wait till I tell my girl.........

LOL!!

I'd say it is around our house.

along with a few other things

Berwil · #19 09-09-2014, 12:38 PM

Not trying to make more work for you, but they make light bulb changers. The electrical contractor/supply I worked for sold this one (so does everyone else). Reviews seem positive.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bayco-11-...LB12/100354521

Bill

titleist1 · #20 09-09-2014, 08:34 PM

LED's are the direction I am going. I have one in our kitchen in the light that is on most of the time and it is nice and bright. The last ceiling fan I bought for the rental even had a LED strip as its light fixture.

I have had the CFL's in the coach lights on the garage for a few years. They are on a timer and on all night, work fine in the winter, a little dim to start but after a while they're at normal brightness. I bought a contractor pack of the 100W cfl's a few years ago when the power company offered a rebate and I am still working through it.

I bought a VW last year and the trunk light was pathetic so I got a roll of LED's and put a 2' strip on the roof of the trunk and wired it to the trunk light. It looks like the landing strip from the "Close Encounters" movie when you open the trunk at night!!