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Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:20 am
by Sashascot
Does anyone know if Phillipos in coral bay stocks 100/150 watt screw-in bulbs the older type ?
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:36 pm
by Devil
Austin7 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:27 pm
Isn't it now illegal to sell the 'older type' (thanks to that wonderful EU
)
No!, not thanks to the EU but thanks to the CO2 that the power stations had to emit to keep them lit. The LED ones consume less than 20% of the electricity that an old incandescent would and they last up to 100 times longer.
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:22 pm
by Jimgward
Austin7 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:27 pm
Sashascot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:20 am
Does anyone know if Phillipos in coral bay stocks 100/150 watt screw-in bulbs the older type ?
Isn't it now illegal to sell the 'older type' (thanks to that wonderful EU
)
Isn’t this typical of the EU scaremongering that’s endemic and the reason for most anti-EU sentiment.
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:45 pm
by Devil
Jimgward wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:22 pm
Isn’t this typical of the EU scaremongering that’s endemic and the reason for most anti-EU sentiment.
Bollocks! Brazil and Venezuela started the phase-out in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland,[1] and Australia[2] started to phase them out in 2009.[3] Likewise, other nations are implementing new energy standards or have scheduled phase-outs: Argentina,[4] and Russia in 2012, and the United States, Canada,[5] Mexico, Malaysia[6] and South Korea in 2014. (Wikipedia)
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 3:05 pm
by Jimgym
According to an article in The Independent the EU have banned old style bulbs.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-styl ... 16066.html
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:43 pm
by ApusApus
Actually, you can still get them in Cyprus!
Shane
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:51 pm
by ApusApus
The problem is that not all existing light fittings support the new LED bulbs, so if you want to change then you have to replace the fitting!
Shane
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:32 pm
by trevnhil
Do the new bulbs not have the standard bayonet fitting then ?
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:38 pm
by Jim B
trevnhil wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:32 pm
Do the new bulbs not have the standard bayonet fitting then ?
You can buy either and you can buy adapters, Edison Screw to Bayonet or vice versa.
Jim
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:52 pm
by ApusApus
The fitting is standard but the LED bulb may not work in the existing light fitting!
Shane
PS. There are 9 guests on here now!
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:39 pm
by smudger
I always seen to have a drawerful of bulbs, none of which ever seens to fit the sockets , or whatever they are called, for the requisite bulb!! Drives me insane
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:19 pm
by glang3000
It's not against EU law to sell them, it is against EU law to make or import them so any old stock can still be sold.
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:34 pm
by ApusApus
That makes sense!
Shane
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:48 pm
by Cookie
Are most new light fittings in Cyprus Edison Screws (E27) or the smaller E14 screw size rather than bayonet (B22) fittings? Just wondering as I have a few Hue smart lightbulbs that I'll be bringing over and will likely need to get some adapters for some of them.
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:11 pm
by Kili01
I think that you can get all types. Tower electrical have a special offer on LED bulbs both bayonet and screw fitting. I bought a number of them this morning. Very reasonably priced.
You can also get both daylight and warmlight shades.
Dee
Re: Lightbulbs
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:49 pm
by Jimgward
Devil wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:45 pm
Jimgward wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:22 pm
Isn’t this typical of the EU scaremongering that’s endemic and the reason for most anti-EU sentiment.
Bollocks! Brazil and Venezuela started the phase-out in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland,[1] and Australia[2] started to phase them out in 2009.[3] Likewise, other nations are implementing new energy standards or have scheduled phase-outs: Argentina,[4] and Russia in 2012, and the United States, Canada,[5] Mexico, Malaysia[6] and South Korea in 2014. (Wikipedia)
Devil, you took my post the wrong way, I was being sarcastic about the fact it was being blamed on the EU.... should have used
