GE 90 watt miser incandescent bulbs in stores

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[dennisw]

GE has new 90 watt Watt-Miser bulbs on sale now due to the 100 watt incandescent bulb ban. You can find them at Wal-Mart. They are rated at 1450 lumens. But if you don't mind paying more, GE also has 72-watt halogen bulbs (rated as "100-watt equivalent") which put out 1490 lumens, so with those you get slightly better brightness with less energy being used.

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[MrB]

CRT’s double as a space heater, as well, so there’s a bonus.

[IamConservative]

The only thing that really happened with the bulb bans was it resulted in the last bulb manufacturers in the US shutting down. I haven’t purchased bulbs recently, but I’d have to guess they are made in China now.

[kitkat]

>>>Replace our leaders, not our lightbulbs!>>>

Worth repeating.

[Mad Dawgg]

"But if you don't mind paying more, GE also has 72-watt halogen bulbs (rated as "100-watt equivalent") which put out 1490 lumens, so with those you get slightly better brightness with less energy being used."

I use halogen bulbs in several hard to reach fixtures in my apartment. They are bright and give off a whiter light. However the seem to give off way more heat. Great in the Winter months but it the Summer not so much.

[Smokin' Joe]

We use Frost plug heaters in North Dakota: an assortment of engine heaters here, just in case you'd be interested.

[Harold Shea]

I`ve always used 100`s under the house here and the

rental houses to keep the pipes from freezing.

Got a coupla 100`s in the chicken house,the hens

seem to like `em on a cold nite.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Bulborama?

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[Pikachu_Dad]

Amazon?

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Price: $2.15
Only 13 left in stock.
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Shape: A21 (Length: 5 5/16”, Diameter: 2 5/8”)
Finish: Clear
Base: Medium (Brass)
Life: 20,000 Hours

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

My local Family Dollar Store has plenty of 75 watt bulbs on sale. Now that I think about it they could be on close out.

[PapaBear3625]

I’ve been using these 20,000 hour ones for years and never had a single one burn out yet.

The problem is that the long-life bulb are dimmer. The 20,000 hour bulb gives you 480 lumens at 60 watts. The 1,000-hour bulb gives you 825 lumens at 57 watts. In a 4-bulb ceiling fixture, you could put in 2 bulbs and get about the same light.

If that fixture runs 5 hours per day, the 2-bulb setup consumes 103 kWh/year, versus 206 for the 4-bulb. At 8 cents/kWh, that's 8 bucks/year savings. You will need to replace the two 1,000-hour bulbs twice, for a net cost of $2.04, leaving a net savings of $6/year for that fixture. Admittedly, that's not that big a savings.

[Pikachu_Dad]

The store bulbs claim they last for 2,000 hours. Which is 1.8 years at 3 hours per day.

This site says industrial grade is 5,000 hours;
Super life is 10,000 hours
Turbo life is 20,000 hours (18 years at 3 hours per day)

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[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Hate their low flush toilets too!”

There are “work arounds” for many of those commodes.

[for-q-clinton]

thanks!

[for-q-clinton]

I just ordered a couple dozen light bulbs 130volt 10,000 hours. $0.76/ea.

[NewJerseyJoe]

P4L

[Vaduz]

What no mercury in them how un-progressive them. /s

[TexasFreeper2009]

I have very high ceilings and a lot of bulbs (over 200) in my home, for me it's more about the hassle of changing them constantly when they burn out that is an issue, but being able to save money on top of that is icing on the cake.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I bought cases of 60, 75 and 100w incandescents a year ago at a local job lot. I’m all set until the end of time.

[Wilum]

Yup, had one in my 1979 F-150. They worked great. Like I said it only hits here for a week, two at the most here in the Mohawk Valley. Just have to make sure battery is in good shape.

[rightly_dividing]

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