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Browse Forums Eco Living Re: November 2009 8Jul 13, 2008 7:28 pm 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: November 2009 13Jul 17, 2008 2:56 pm Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: November 2009 15Aug 23, 2008 11:52 pm Timbacare - Save Your Furniture! We can help you revive timber furniture & flooring www.timbacare.com.au Re: November 2009 18Aug 24, 2008 9:29 am I prefer the warm white bulbs.
11watt bulbs typically as I have large open space. 3 of them on a chandilier style fitting is easily doing an area that is 5metres x 5 metres for task lighting, such as painting th walls etc, and a single wall mounted 8 watt on is enough as a TV or sit below and read light. Re: November 2009 19Aug 24, 2008 11:34 am ![]() Dimmable fluros ... well, I lashed out and got one for our lounge. Trying to do the right thing. It flickered like crazy! Simply would not dim without flickering and then POP! it died. I took it back to safeway who tried to tell me there was something wrong with my light fitting. The normal globes work fine. So, now what! Not forking out almost $20 on another fluro to have it die. Any suggestions? Are some fluro brands not as good as others? I concur with this experience... tried many different dimmable CFL's in my house only to have them go "POP" (even when the dimmer isn't in action - ie: turned up to max). They die for a few days, and they come back for a limited time. I've had a local electrician validate my lighting after blowing about $100 in globes in a few weeks. Bunnings, Coles and Safeway wouldn't take back the blown globes even with a certificate of electrical safety and the statement written from the sparky that the wiring it correct to support dimmable globes. So at $12 - $20 a piece, i'm gunna go buy about 20 or so incandesant lights as 'backup' for these 4 dimmable lights. The others in the house are already on CFL and are fine. Re: November 2009 20Aug 24, 2008 12:52 pm ![]() Dimmable fluros ... well, I lashed out and got one for our lounge. Trying to do the right thing. It flickered like crazy! Simply would not dim without flickering and then POP! it died. I took it back to safeway who tried to tell me there was something wrong with my light fitting. The normal globes work fine. So, now what! Not forking out almost $20 on another fluro to have it die. Any suggestions? Are some fluro brands not as good as others? brand ??? another method is to use DSI, thats a bit more complex |