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enegry saving lights.
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Where I work no one switches of the toilet light. So I asked for a sign to be put up saying 'Please switch of the light when leaving'
A co-worker says the light fitting is meant to be left on all the time as it costs more to ignite the bulb.
Can this be true?
A co-worker says the light fitting is meant to be left on all the time as it costs more to ignite the bulb.
Can this be true?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The 'Mythbusters' program looked into this, and came up with figures for the extra energy needed to start up various lamps compared to the energy used when they were fully on.
Energy saving CFL - 0.015 seconds
Fluorescent tube - 23.3 seconds
Incandescent: 0.36 seconds
Halogen: .51 seconds
LED: 1.28 seconds
Energy saving CFL - 0.015 seconds
Fluorescent tube - 23.3 seconds
Incandescent: 0.36 seconds
Halogen: .51 seconds
LED: 1.28 seconds
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