I bought my very first LED bulb, which was for a nightlight, quite a while ago not realizing there had been change in light bulb technology. We keep a nightlight on at night near the bedrooms so that if someone gets up, they don't bump into walls. The light bulbs I used were about 6 or 7 watts. When I went to buy replacement bulbs I found some that were LED and only used 0.6 watts so I decided to give them a try. LED's also have a long lifespan, which will mean less waste going to the landfill.
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It wasn't until recently, when I was talking with a coworker, that I discovered that a low energy light bulb had come on the market that was better the CFL curly fluorescent bulbs. I bought some CFL's when they first come out but I found them to be expensive, they didn't always last as long as advertised and some brands gave off a dim light. For these reasons, I went back to buying incandescent bulbs.
Now there is a whole array of low energy, long lasting LED bulbs and I am in the process of converting my light fixtures to LED. The LED equivalent of a regular 60w light bulb uses around 9 watts. I even saw LED replacements for fluorescent tubes. I am not going to throw away perfectly good light bulbs, even if they are incandescent, so as my incandescent bulbs burn out, I am replacing them with LED's. I can also give some of my incandescents to my children who are living in apartments. They don't pay for electricity and since these LED bulbs aren't cheap, why spend the money to leave them behind when you move out? For money saving coupons, go to
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Green Highlights:
- reducing energy consumption
- sending less to the landfill
Have you started switching your light bulbs to LED?
-TJ
