Free energy efficient light globes

Today I got 60 ordinary light globes in our house replaced with the modern energy saving light globes for nothing.

An installer came and did the work in removing and replacing them and all I had to do was sign over to them the carbon credit that this changeover created.

I came on this deal from a pamphlet delivered a few weeks ago by www.livegreen.com.au . The installer came within the time period agreed when making the apointment and efficiently went about replacing the globes. Took about an hour.

The globes are 15 watt made by GE and are warranted for 15000 hours of use and will save me 80 % of energy costs on lighting and were worth $ 610.

So if they come within your area then I can recommend them as a satisfied customer.


Peter.

i got the same service about three months ago, except they knocked on my door first to set up the time for replacement.

they gave me quite a few spares too.

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You must have a big house Peter. 60 seems like a lot of lights. :?

So Livegreen get the carbon credits
You get cheaper lighting (and some of the proposed carbon tax)
Power generator gets to manage peak loads and avoid costly non baseload generated power.

Sounds like a win all round

Sounds too good to be true.I emailed them with a few questions.Do you know who pays the bill for all of this?
OH did they replace the shower head as well?
Cant wait to get an answer from them.Why should we buy them when we can get quality for nothing and fitted as well.I am not much good when I look up now.The old neck don't like it
Aussie:2tsup:
PS Sturdee.I have been following you prostate story with interest.Mine is OK but my mate is having the hormone treatment as well

'Beaut idea Peter. I'll give them a ring in the morning, be good to be rid and done with replacing cheap blown bulbs all the time. :2tsup:

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Originally Posted by Rossluck

You must have a big house Peter. 60 seems like a lot of lights. :?

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I do have a big house with many lights. It is amazing the number of globes you do have even though 3 rooms and the workshop are fitted with fluro tubes, especially when in a number of rooms there are multi globes light fittings, eg lounge 14 globes and my office 11 globes. They even replaced the globes in the reading lamps in the rooms and 9 light globes for under the house storage area but they didn't replace the outside light globes as they are on a sensor.

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE

Sounds too good to be true.I emailed them with a few questions.Do you know who pays the bill for all of this?
OH did they replace the shower head as well?
Cant wait to get an answer from them.Why should we buy them when we can get quality for nothing and fitted as well.I am not much good when I look up now.The old neck don't like it
Aussie:2tsup:
PS Sturdee.I have been following you prostate story with interest.Mine is OK but my mate is having the hormone treatment as well

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At first I thought it was too good to be true as well but they were endorsed by my local council. You must have a minimum of 4 globes to be changed not on a dimmer or sensor lights.

The bill for all this is paid for by big companies who will purchase the carbon credits, issued by the state government under their energy savers incentive scheme for my reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, to reduce their forthcoming carbon tax liability.

I could have both shower heads replaced as well but I think the water saving shower heads do not give me a nice shower so I didn't take up that part.

Thanks for your interest in my prostate battle, glad that your's is okay.

Peter.

I got the same deal in Sydney, but they stuffed up. When they came my wife wasn't very sure what was going on and wouldn't let them in the house without me being home. They didn't have a problem with this and asked her how many lights we had. She gave them a rough number and they double it and gave her a heap of light bulbs of different sizes.

She was very happy and couldn't wait to tell me when I got home. After I opened one of the boxes I found the were all bayonet fittings. All but one light in my house are the screw in type.

So I have a stack load of globes that I can't use...

Squirrel.

In "The Smart State" we get up to 15 bulbs, an energy audit and a remote monitor that can show how much energy you are currently using and how much you used yesterday or last week.

SWMBO believes Fluorescent bulbs will cause cancer, if not immediately, then sooner or later. At my age I don't see that as aproblem.

I do worry about fluoro bulbs though. The kerbside cleanup boys will leave fluoro tubes behind and there is some debate about their disposal. The tubes I mean.

Still, I guess time will tell if these measures are effective.

I can't see the point as the "energy saver" globes I have bought ( and they aren't cheap!) are as dull as ditch water, no good for working or reading. Best used as night lights.
My daughter did one of those deals you are talking about and had to refit the old incandescents as her kids couldn't see well enough to do their homework.
I would have 'em like a shot if the light output were better...

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Originally Posted by Christopha

I can't see the point as the "energy saver" globes I have bought ( and they aren't cheap!) are as dull as ditch water, no good for working or reading. Best used as night lights.
My daughter did one of those deals you are talking about and had to refit the old incandescents as her kids couldn't see well enough to do their homework.
I would have 'em like a shot if the light output were better...

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Thanks for that.So we are getting shafted .I don't want them at that rate.

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Originally Posted by Christopha

I can't see the point as the "energy saver" globes I have bought ( and they aren't cheap!) are as dull as ditch water, no good for working or reading. Best used as night lights.
My daughter did one of those deals you are talking about and had to refit the old incandescents as her kids couldn't see well enough to do their homework.
I would have 'em like a shot if the light output were better...

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We have them in most rooms of the house. Just like normal globes they come in various power ratings, and you can put brighter ones in if you need to in larger areas etc. The other thing is that they do take time to warm up. When you first turn them on they are quite noticeably not very bright. A few seconds or maybe a few minutes later though they are much brighter. They just take a little while to get there.

Peter

I am aware that they take some time to warm up. I can live with that BUT I have several of the stronger type and they are about the equivalent light output as an old 40watt bulb.
I wonder if they will get better as technology improves or do the "Bulb Scientits" think they have done enough?

They don't take very long to warm up to full power and do go some light as soon as switched on.

They have 8, 11, 15, or 20 wats globes. The 8 watts equals 40 watts, 11 = 60, 15 = 75 and the 20 = 100 watts.

They supplied me with 15 watt globes and most are just right, a few too bright and one that should be brighter.

As I've organised to get the remaining flight globes changed over as well ( through a different coy but similar deal) I'll try to get 1 higher one and some lower wattage globes to fix it.


Peter.

I have some Chevron 23W daylight bulbs that I got from Big W for about $8 each.
They are so bright they hurt to look straight at them. (I know, if it hurts, don't do it :doh:)

I got a couple with ES fittings & they screw straight in where I had Porta Floods.
They are better than the old 150W Porta Floods 'cos they aren't directional.
I have one lighting up my driveway & one over my BBQ.

I liked them that much that I got one with a bayonet fitting to go in the flexible desk lamp mounted on my lathe. :2tsup:

I've got 240 volt downlights and I've replaced almost all the halogens that came with them, with 11watt CFLs. They take a little while to get bright but they put out plenty of light. I've also replaced my 150Watt portaflood with a CFL. That one is very slow to brighten up (at least five minutes), but it's really bright when it gets going at full steam.
I've also replaced two of the downlight globes with 0.5 watt LEDs @ $16 each. The light output isn't quite as good as the CFLs so I'll wait until they get better and cheaper, but they're supposed to last up to 50,000 hours so that's even longer than a CFL.

The guy at the lighting shop showed me a new 240 volt LED downlight globe with a single light instead of the usual multiple globe arrangement. It was 5 watts, but I'd say that it had a similar output to my old incandescent floodlight of 150 watts. It was incredibly bright, but unfortunatelly it cost $60. He had a three watt version that was about the equivalent of an old 100 watt globe, but that was $50. I'm sure they'll come down in price though.