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New Fri 26 Nov 10 13:49 
 Energy saving bulbs outdoors - Tooslow
Is anyone using an energy saving bulb outdoors? I've had a bulb blow this week. Just a simple light fitting with an indoor switch, no PIR or sensor. The only suitable bulb I could find in that box under the stairs was a free one from the leccy company - a 60w equivalent, Edison fitting. When I switch it on it makes no difference! It takes perhaps 5 minutes to warm up, by which time it is as bright as, or brighter than, the old tungsten bulb but that's not a lot of use if I'm nipping out to put the milk bottles out.

Did the leccy company get a shed load of old stock or are they all like this? It's in a Philips box. I think I'll be buying an old fashioned one this weekend and I've checked up on what the other outdoor bulbs are too so I don't get caught out. Imagine one of these in a security light.

I seem to remember my parents kept two spare bulbs. A 60w and a 100w :-)

John
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 Energy saving bulbs outdoors new Tooslow 26 Nov 10 13:49
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