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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:50 PM Original message |
Just coverted the whole house to CFL's |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. how covert is it if you go on the tubes and tell everybody? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Huh? |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. lookit your title! |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. LOL! |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:00 PM Original message |
I is a very careful reader. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. I see |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. How much did it cost? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. About $45.00 for all the current fixtures |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. That's not bad. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I didn't think so myself |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Congratulations on the switch. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. You did not put any in 3-way sockets I hope? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. No |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Cool. I ask cuz someone else here posted a warning after finding |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. What happens? n/t |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Sparks and a meltdown, if I recall correctly. I don't have a star anymore so |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. I don't have a star, either anymore, but |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I hear you can buy Cfs that are 3-way.so don't worry abt rewiring |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. As long as the base contacts |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. nothing good! |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. My brother said |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. I considered them here in my house |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Thanks for that info, Warpy |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. I've Been Looking In To Tankless Water Heaters Too |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. I have been poking around the net for the last few days |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Do flat panels use less energy? n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Deleted message |
Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. A reason |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. Remember to dispose of them properly when they blow. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Agreed |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. The amount of Mercury in CF bulbs is less than what's released by the extra coal required... |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Absolutely. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. That's too bad. The price on solid-state LED bulbs just dropped to $1.50 for 1000 lumens |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Well, |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. I did it 3-4 years ago and have only replaced one bulb. |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. Ya know what yer really gonna love? |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
34. Tankless water heaters |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Thanks |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'm still looking for one small enough to replace an A15 bulb. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-23-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
37. About the tankless thing. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 03:56 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Thanks |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
41. We've had a tankless water heater for about 4 year. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
43. Do CFL's work with dimmer switches? |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. You can buy dimmable CFl's, but they are more expensive |
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