Browse Forums Building A New House Re: CFL down lights are not what they seem to be apparently... 10Feb 22, 2010 6:07 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: CFL down lights are not what they seem to be apparently. 17Apr 23, 2010 10:26 pm The original pilot programme previous to the distribution of free CFL's was conducted in an inner western sydney suburb. this was due to the fact that it was a radial feed line from the substation and therefore easy to analyse recorded data. What that programme determined was that there was very limited benefit from running CFL over incandescant globes. Firstly the electrical demand from domestic lighting is very small. Secondly, incandescant globes produce more heat than CFL (by function of the energy they use), therefore in winter the lack of heat produced by the incandescant globe is required to be added via room heaters. Sometimes energy producers and distributors will promote "clean" or "green" energy for marketing and corporate image, rather than real environmental benefits............just sometimes. Re: CFL down lights are not what they seem to be apparently. 18Apr 24, 2010 9:53 am Downlights I'm not sure about, but for regular light bulbs, buying an incandescent instead of a fluoro will cost you $100 more over the life of the fluoro. And in that time you will have replaced the incandescent 3 or 4 times. Re: CFL down lights are not what they seem to be apparently. 19Apr 24, 2010 10:57 am I was just talking about the CFL's to a bloke at work just now! He also said they take a bit of time to "charge up" to get full brightness. I'm worried about this as I was going to have them all through the place, now, I am having second thoughts. But what can I do? By law, 80% of my house needs to be CFL, noooooooo! Re: CFL down lights are not what they seem to be apparently. 20Apr 24, 2010 11:20 am Nathan SteelFab I was just talking about the CFL's to a bloke at work just now! He also said they take a bit of time to "charge up" to get full brightness. I'm worried about this as I was going to have them all through the place, now, I am having second thoughts. But what can I do? By law, 80% of my house needs to be CFL, noooooooo! It's not that long - I would be surprised if you would notice after a minute or two. If lighting power is a worry you can get HWCFL - I've got a 48W (240W Equiv) one and it shines like the sun (hurts to look at it) in under 30 seconds! They using concrete or timber sleepers? Timber or steel uprights? Any drainage behind sleeper? 3 5917 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13873 |