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01/09/2007 02:34:59 PM · #1 |
Well, I finally feel it is my moral obligation to switch the house over to high efficiency lighting. (you can argue yea or nay in the "More from Gore" thread) I wanted to know if people had experience as to whether different companies or types have different color temperatures.
I tried to make the switch once before, but my wife really rebelled because of the color they gave off.
Are all HEF lights basically the same as far as color temp goes?
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01/09/2007 03:02:34 PM · #2 |
I'm waiting for LED lighting systems to hit mainstream. :-)
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01/09/2007 03:05:06 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
I'm waiting for LED lighting systems to hit mainstream. :-) |
You know you can build your own right? //www.sadowsky.net/projects/ |
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01/09/2007 03:11:10 PM · #4 |
| This could fit into the battle of the sexes. My husband puts in fluorescent bulbs-I put back incandescent bulbs. We constantly play with each others bulbs. |
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01/09/2007 03:14:09 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
This could fit into the battle of the sexes. My husband puts in fluorescent bulbs-I put back incandescent bulbs. We constantly play with each others bulbs. |
Oh no...
Why would you do this? I thought you were an earthy crunchy type? ;) |
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01/09/2007 03:18:31 PM · #6 |
| There are lots of LED based lighting systems on sale now. There are lots here //www.3dzled.com/ and many of our DIY shops sell units that replace standard bulbs. |
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01/09/2007 03:20:46 PM · #7 |
Are you asking if they come in different color temps or if the quality of temperature depends on brand? Because yes, they come in temperatures. To match the warm qualities of incandescent bulbs, use fluorescent bulbs in the 2700K- 3000K range. For cooler, ‘cleaner’ light, bulbs in the 4000K-6500K range work well. I don't have specific brand recommendations, though.
Message edited by author 2007-01-09 15:21:15.
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01/09/2007 03:20:59 PM · #8 |
It must be living in one of those notoriously dark Philadelphia row houses without enough light that bothers me. I can't see my granola well enough.
Actually we have fluorescent bulbs in the garage, basement, kitchen, hallways. My reading lamps are off limits.
Fluorescent light at home just seems peculiar. |
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01/09/2007 03:22:45 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
Fluorescent light at home just seems peculiar. |
You might want to check out the different temperatures of lamps. Not all fluorescent lights have to be like the giant tube in the garage. :)
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01/09/2007 03:26:23 PM · #10 |
Yup, there are a variety of colour temps for compact fluorescent bulbs. I have a few daylight balanced ones that I quite like the cooler light from, though it can look a bit strange when mixed with the warmer tungsten bulbs in the same room.
They don't tend to work so well for sockets that can be dimmed, but other than that pretty much can go anywhere.
Message edited by author 2007-01-09 15:28:19.
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01/09/2007 03:26:28 PM · #11 |
Could always gel the light fixture cover for daylight balance ;-)
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01/09/2007 03:41:23 PM · #12 |
I have been converting my lights over a few at a time for a while now. I haven't found the light to be unpleasant at all.
The only issue i have had thus far is that I can't use them with lamps where the shade clamps on to the bulb itself or where there isn't sufficient clearance within a fixture.
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01/09/2007 03:42:22 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Yup, there are a variety of colour temps for compact fluorescent bulbs. I have a few daylight balanced ones that I quite like the cooler light from, though it can look a bit strange when mixed with the warmer tungsten bulbs in the same room.
They don't tend to work so well for sockets that can be dimmed, but other than that pretty much can go anywhere. |
I use daylight balanced bulbs too, The contrast between them and regular bulbs can be off putting but I was using reveal bulbs before so it wasn't that huge of a leap. |
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01/09/2007 03:43:34 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
They don't tend to work so well for sockets that can be dimmed, but other than that pretty much can go anywhere. |
They don't dim at all, do they?
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01/09/2007 03:45:48 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by _eug:
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
This could fit into the battle of the sexes. My husband puts in fluorescent bulbs-I put back incandescent bulbs. We constantly play with each others bulbs. |
Oh no...
Why would you do this? I thought you were an earthy crunchy type? ;) |
I guess folks from all walks of life need to "play with each others bulbs" sometime. It's a natural urge tendency. :-D
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01/09/2007 03:45:51 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by Gordon:
They don't tend to work so well for sockets that can be dimmed, but other than that pretty much can go anywhere. |
They don't dim at all, do they? |
nope, on or off. |
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01/09/2007 03:50:14 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by Gordon:
They don't tend to work so well for sockets that can be dimmed, but other than that pretty much can go anywhere. |
They don't dim at all, do they? |
My understanding is that there are dimable CFL's but they are quite expensive. (Go figure.) |
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01/09/2007 03:57:04 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by Gordon:
They don't tend to work so well for sockets that can be dimmed, but other than that pretty much can go anywhere. |
They don't dim at all, do they? |
You can get versions that will dim, but they require different dimmer circuits/switches and also cost more than standard compact fluorescents (which already cost quite a bit upfront)
But the standard compact fluorescents don't work well in standard dimmer sockets - its either on or off.
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01/09/2007 04:24:01 PM · #19 |
| All the bulbs in my house, less the desk lamps, are low energy. I think it must be at least 5 years since I changed the sitting room bulbs, maybe longer, and my bedroom light is still going strong 7 years on. The only thing that took getting used to for me was the warm up time. |
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01/09/2007 10:56:03 PM · #20 |
Well, I'm on the way. Half the bulbs in the house are now High Efficiency. I'll probably make the switch on the other half in a few weeks.
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07/25/2011 09:56:09 PM · #21 |
| oh cool!! I think this is the oldest thread resurrection I've seen on DPC!! |
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07/25/2011 10:02:25 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
oh cool!! I think this is the oldest thread resurrection I've seen on DPC!! |
I've seen older. But hey, do you think the good Doc has completed his installation of High Efficiency whatnots? |
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07/25/2011 10:03:47 PM · #23 |
I've been converting with the stock from home depot. I forget the brand but they come in a few temps. My wife does not like the "daylight" but I do ! She likes the 24k range so that's what I put in.
We even started putting in our kitchen spots. We have about 12 lights. We used to use the halogen and you can feel the heat when you stand under them. I now have the fluorescent spots (they seem to have a tube inside) and they light up just as good as the halogen....and you can't feel any heat when standing under them.
Oh well...thats about it.
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07/25/2011 10:08:35 PM · #24 |
| You should tell your wife to suck it up and learn to like the daylights. They produce so much nicer light and seem to make people happier. My wife had the same complaint as yours that they are too bright/white, but after a couple weeks she much much preferred them to the soft white style. |
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07/25/2011 10:25:09 PM · #25 |
Use jels on them and get any color you like. They don't get all that hot. We are using them now for most things except for in dimmer sockets. The outdoor floods are good too, much better than the ones that they replaced, esp for the amount of power that they use.
I'm waiting a while for the LED ones to get less expensive. The US Gov subsidizes the CFL biz, but it seems that all of them are made overseas, go figure.
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