Banning incandescent bulbs canada

[area_man]

I've been replacing my light bulbs with LEDs from Costco for the last year or so. The LEDs are bright enough, and cheap enough, to get the job done without compromising my ability to get things done. In the kitchen some of the LEDs are so much brighter than what they replaced that I no longer need the overhead lights at all. I'm very happy with LEDs and will continue to replace any of my existing lights with LEDs as the price/performance ratio is more than good enough.

As it is, I'm not going to throw functioning light bulbs away just to replace them. As they burn out, I will do so. I have an LED light/motion sensor fixture on hand to replace the next incandescent one that goes bad. The one on the deck outside my kitchen just threw a bulb... I guess that will be the first one to be decommissioned. There are six more that remain functional. I just don't have the money handy to put to the task. Also, I bet LED light/motion sensor fixtures will go down in price over time.

 

[PapaDave]

Been giving my cfl lights to my brother as I replace with LED.
They've started complaining that the light output sucks. Went to their house the other night and they had put them in lamps next to the sofas and the lamps all have dark shades on them.
DOH! No wonder you can't see anything.
I sometimes wonder how they make it through each day.
I have a 3 light fan/light combo in the kitchen that now has 2 LEDs in it and the light is actually better than the CFLs that were there. It's a somewhat high use area.One's a Cree, and the other is a Phillips.
Really depends on the fixture sometimes.
I mentioned this in another thread, but I only have 3 fluorescent t-8 fixtures in the shop so far, and now I'm considering putting in LEDs.
Prices keep dropping.

 

[seige101]

I've been replacing my light bulbs with LEDs from Costco for the last year or so. The LEDs are bright enough, and cheap enough, to get the job done without compromising my ability to get things done. In the kitchen some of the LEDs are so much brighter than what they replaced that I no longer need the overhead lights at all. I'm very happy with LEDs and will continue to replace any of my existing lights with LEDs as the price/performance ratio is more than good enough.

As it is, I'm not going to throw functioning light bulbs away just to replace them. As they burn out, I will do so. I have an LED light/motion sensor fixture on hand to replace the next incandescent one that goes bad. The one on the deck outside my kitchen just threw a bulb... I guess that will be the first one to be decommissioned. There are six more that remain functional. I just don't have the money handy to put to the task. Also, I bet LED light/motion sensor fixtures will go down in price over time.

Look into led spot light bulbs in your existing fixture (about $35 for 2) as opposed to the $100 led fixtures i have been seeing in the box stores

 

[semipro]

I mentioned this in another thread, but I only have 3 fluorescent t-8 fixtures in the-* shop so far, and now I'm considering putting in LEDs. Prices keep dropping

It'll be nice if the price of these LED plug in replacements for T-8s becomes affordable.
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[loadstarken]

I can't wait to convert my T8 bulbs to LED!

I have replaced all of the bulbs in my house with the CREE 60w equivalent bulbs and put my old CFLs in a box at the end of my driveway for free.

My Home Depot has instant rebates from the power company on the CREE bulbs so the 40w equivalent bulb is under $5 and the 60w equivalent is under $8.

For Christmas I bought my parents a dozen of them to get them started on switching over to LED. I switched them out in their TV room where there was 6 - 60watt bulbs on for a good 12+ hours a day. The new bulbs are 60watt equivalent 6 - 9.5watts and are using 303watts less now in that room.

My sister had me buy 30 of them last year and send them to her and she saved a bunch of money that way vs buying them in her state.

 

[lobsta1]

Unfortunately for me, every fixture in the house was put in place based on a 100W incandescent bulb. All controlled by rotary dimmers mounted with oak fixture plates. I have not seen 100W general purpose led bulbs yet. So now I will have to start placing extra lamps everywhere plus replacing all the dimmers at $20 apiece.

It seems that every time the government tries to save me money, IT COST ME A FORTUNE. When they went to ethanol to bail out Cheney's friends at ADM, it cost me $5000 to replace the 275 gal. fiberglass gas tank in my boat.
Al

 

[Swedishchef]

Just remember: they are not doing it to save money (lke I thought as well...) They are doing it to save energy....It's a technological advancement and like everything else, we hate swallowing pills pushed down our throats. And in 4 years we won't remember a thing about it.

 

[begreen]

Conservation is the cheapest form of energy right now.

 

[Laurent Cyr]

Hey Andrew.

I was at Ikea in Ottawa this weekend, and found some LED bulbs at $6.99 each. In fact, they didn`t have any LED bulbs over 10$.

Next time you`re in Montréal, you should take a look.

Laurent

 

[Laurent Cyr]

You can also order online from Ikea.

L.

 

[Dustin92]

I don't mind CFL's, and they are getting cheaper over time, but I don't like being forced to buy them (or LED's for that matter). While they are more energy efficient, the ones we have (every fixture in the house), have terrible light quality, and take forever to warm up. I have bought exactly one LED bulb, and have no plans of buying any more. It is a globe style bulb over the bathroom vanity, and while claiming to be a 60 watt equivalent, it puts off less light than the 25 watt bulbs it replaced. For the time being, I'm dragging my feet, digging in with both heels, and fighting against them. I almost bought a few packs of incandescent bulbs today and replaced every bulb in this house. If I want to pay the bill for running incandescent bulbs, I should be able to buy them, and in any wattage I please. I hate having to turn on lights 5 minutes before they are actually needed, in order to warm up. I have to turn on the light over the dining room table as I'm setting the table, instead of as dinner is being served, I have to turn on the bathroom light a few minutes before I need to take a shower, etc. I truly wonder how that is saving any energy, they may be lower wattage, but have to warm up before they are actually useful.

 

[begreen]

Excuse my lack of knowledge here on what is happening in Canada. Will incandescents be banned outright or will there be halogens replacing them like in the US. If halogens, that is great. They have little downside and use less power to create the same illumination. What is not to like?