CFL Bulbs, better known as compact fluorescent lamp or energy saving bulbs are actually very dangerous. They emit carcinogenic EMF( electo-magnetic field) radiation and contain a low pressure mercury-vapour gas which is also highly toxic.
These bulbs should have never been approved for use around people or animals due to their carcinogenic properties but we have our American Standards Association to thank for that.
I also have replaced all conventional or incandescent light bulbs due to their high energy consumption and high heat emission.
Incandescent bulbs do not emit EMF radiation but are dangerous due to hot surface and being a fire hazzard.
The replacement bulbs of my choice were 7 watt LED bulbs which give the same illumination and lumen output as a 60 watt incandescent but stay cooler and use 850% less current.
Light emitting diodes or LED lighting is the choice for most lighting applications today due to their longivity, which usually last 100,000 hours, as well as some of the reasons that I mentioned before.
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Good post. I also changed all the CFLs in the house. However found that LED bulbs give a different luminosity that causes eye strain in some individuals. This could explain eye strain issues with people looking at pc LED monitors.
Thanks for your support, the solution to your problem is that most LED bulbs come in a colour frequency of 5000k or "daylight", but some LED bulbs come in a softer colour frequency of 2700k or known as "soft white" light which mimics the type of light we are more used to, emitted by incandescent bulbs.
In response to the LED monitor problem, there is an app called f.lux, google it, as its available for all operating systems and devices, and has worked great for me in regards to eye-strain. Take care and thanks for your inquiry @rishherbalist
Very good idea. I am planning on doing the same. The thing holding me back is the cost of the LED bulbs. I will get it done as soon as I can. Good post.
I was held back for the same exact reason until I just got fed up today and drove over to home depot.
When I came to the lighting Aisle, I was pleasantly surprised as the 7 watt Phillips LED bulbs were on sale for $0.50 after a one dollar instant rebate and I'm in Toronto, Canada, so they may even be cheaper in your area.
I ended up buying 40 LED bulbs for under $30 (had to pay tax on $1.50 each) but still an amazing deal.
Just keep checking the flyers as governments are giving retailers incentives, big discounts and rebates to promote energy saving products.
Wow, that's great. I last checked the price about 1 year ago. I will get down to the store this week. If they don't have bulbs for .50 can you buy me some. Just kidding. But that really is a great deal. Just an unrelated question, do they have 'smart meters' in Canada?
Yes unfortunately we got those crappy, EMF emitting smart meters like 2 years ago. Since finding out about their harmful EMF emissions and privacy concerns I am working on a car alternator system and solar panels to power my home using deep cycling batteries in series as a reserve, until I can get my hands on one of those Tesla home power packs. I should be off the power grid by spring hopefully. Then I can finally take that "smart meter" for a walk in the woods. haha
I sorry for you but I got a smart meter too. I don't know a lot about the tesla wall but I started to put together a solar system and I was looking a the edison iron batteries. They are somewhat expensive but from what I read, you can discharge them down to zero charge and recharge them back to full. I don't think they are affect by battery 'memory'. AGM, deep cycle and marine batteries you can only discharge to about 50%. I am using deep cycle golf cart batteries. My inverter needs 12 volts and the golf cart batteries are 6 volts so I have arranged them in pairs that are hooked up in series to make them 12 volts. But I'm sure (based on your comment) that you already know how to hook up batteries. Please come and get my smart meter when you take that walk in the woods. lol
So how did you get rid of those old compact fluorescent light bulbs? Did you find a way to prevent the mercury from getting into the environment?
Yes @healthbasics of course I did, there is a store named Canadian Tire near me that acts as a Fluorescent disposal centre. Although there is only 4mg of Mercury in each bulb, that's still too much toxicity for our planet. Other stores in my area that also provide this program are: RONA and IKEA, unfortunately Home Depot has discontinued their fluorescent disposal program.
Others looking for disposal centres in their area, please visit www.takebackthelight.ca
Thanks for your inquiry.
Good post