Halogen Lightbulbs - Ban From September

[sunny-dave]

This had evaded my attention :

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/23/europe-to-ban-halogen-lightbulbs

I'm all in favour of energy saving - and have a lot of LED lamps around the house - but I've also got several ceiling fittings each with four or five G9 halogen bulbs - crucially, they are all also on dimmer switches.

LED G9s are pretty expensive (albeit getting cheaper), but it's impossible to buy ones that work with most existing dimmer switches - you need to replace the dimmer switch - that's going to cost around £15 (minimum). Add in the cost of the bulbs and I doubt I'll live long enough to see any saving.

I've just ordered 30 halogen G9s from Amazon - and if they are OK, then I'll order another pack whilst I still can - that should keep me going for a few years until the technology catches up with the (worthy) green agenda.

[wolf63]

My avatars set fire to her bum after snoozing under one of those bulbs.

Ban the Bulb !!!

[Mamyalynne]

This did get an outing earlier this month Dave. Keep on stockpiling.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1618922.html

[sunny-dave]

Thanks Mamya - missed that.

I have no issues with moving to LED for new fittings - or replacing dead bulbs with LED as I go along - it's the (hidden) costs of replacing perfectly good fittings that is irking me.