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livingdebToday I surveyed the light bulbs in my house with the goal of making sure they are all LEDs. In the past, I would switch to better light bulbs as old light bulbs burned out, but I decided to just pre-emptively switch them today in the name of fighting climate change.
The first thing I noticed is I can't figure out how to change the light bulbs in the fixtures outside my front and back doors.
Inside, I found 18 light bulbs in ceiling fixtures of which 4 were fluorescent, one was incandescent, and 1 was burnt out (didn't pay attention to what kind). These are now all LEDs. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find 15-watt-equivalent bulbs and are settling for 40-watt equivalent bulbs for the fixture with four bulbs in it. On the other hand, it is now easy to find LEDs that fit into the tiny sockets that one ceiling lamp and one ceiling fan lamp have.
We also use a floor lamp and 3 table lamps with a total of 5 bulbs of which 3 were fluorescent and all are now LEDs.
I was pretty happy to see that most of our light bulbs were already LEDs and pretty surprised that the light in the hall still had an incandescent bulb.
I'm very glad we do not have high ceilings.
Of course this won't help fight climate change much, but everything counts.
Disclaimer - There are also plenty of other lights we could deal with:
* refrigerator and microwave - I have not researched what's in those.
* flashlights - Robin has been converting them all to LEDs.
* lava lamp - Only incandescent bulbs work.
* photography lamps - These currently incandescent, but are on only briefly and LEDs are now available.
* car headlights - These are currently halogen, I believe, but LEDs are now available.
* And of course there are millions of LEDs in various electronics.
In related news, I've found a term I like for fighting climate change: "extinction rebellion." There is actually an international, though British-based, Extinction Rebellion group. Deb-Bob says check it out. Meanwhile, I'm using that term as a tag for posts on rebellious actions I take.
The first thing I noticed is I can't figure out how to change the light bulbs in the fixtures outside my front and back doors.
Inside, I found 18 light bulbs in ceiling fixtures of which 4 were fluorescent, one was incandescent, and 1 was burnt out (didn't pay attention to what kind). These are now all LEDs. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find 15-watt-equivalent bulbs and are settling for 40-watt equivalent bulbs for the fixture with four bulbs in it. On the other hand, it is now easy to find LEDs that fit into the tiny sockets that one ceiling lamp and one ceiling fan lamp have.
We also use a floor lamp and 3 table lamps with a total of 5 bulbs of which 3 were fluorescent and all are now LEDs.
I was pretty happy to see that most of our light bulbs were already LEDs and pretty surprised that the light in the hall still had an incandescent bulb.
I'm very glad we do not have high ceilings.
Of course this won't help fight climate change much, but everything counts.
Disclaimer - There are also plenty of other lights we could deal with:
* refrigerator and microwave - I have not researched what's in those.
* flashlights - Robin has been converting them all to LEDs.
* lava lamp - Only incandescent bulbs work.
* photography lamps - These currently incandescent, but are on only briefly and LEDs are now available.
* car headlights - These are currently halogen, I believe, but LEDs are now available.
* And of course there are millions of LEDs in various electronics.
In related news, I've found a term I like for fighting climate change: "extinction rebellion." There is actually an international, though British-based, Extinction Rebellion group. Deb-Bob says check it out. Meanwhile, I'm using that term as a tag for posts on rebellious actions I take.
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on 2020-02-05 01:44 pm (UTC)The new house had every possible kind of light bulb and some very old can light fixtures that are original to the house - 1980 build. Room by room (or hallway), Achaosofkittens and I have been replacing the entire set of light fixtures with dimmable LEDs and accompanying switches. The justifications for the expense and work are: 1. better light 2. cooler light (incandescent lights heat up) 3. less electricity 4. longer-lived bulbs 5. lower fire hazard.
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on 2020-02-05 09:32 pm (UTC)I never even thought of lower fire hazards. And where I live, less heat means less energy on air conditioning (most of the year), too. Longer-lived bulbs is especially good for bulbs in hard-to-reach places, though some dusting may still be in order.