I jest Archie, one thing for sure though, £72 will not fill the tank, same for almost any vehicle at todays costs, which reminds me, recession=lack of manufacturing from many industries=less fuel (gas, leccie derv, pet) used, now way back over £1 mark due to demand, where, Far East??
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I jest Archie, one thing for sure though, £72 will not fill the tank, same for almost any vehicle at todays costs, which reminds me, recession=lack of manufacturing from many industries=less fuel (gas, leccie derv, pet) used, now way back over £1 mark due to demand, where, Far East??
As do I Runnach. Interesting to see what BP and RDS' profits are like this year with petrol at £1.10 a litre and oil at ~$75 a barrel....
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There was an episode on Mythbusters about this here
Basically they say you should switch you lights off as it consumes far more power to run them constantly than switching them on and off.
Ha mythbusters .. not the most exacting and investigative engineers , though that gal was Ok till she got lumpy
My TV uses a fraction of 1 watt on standby, and around 70 watts when in use (mainly dependant on volume), it's an 28" CRT type, so few conclusions I've come to ...
1. If it's on standby I don't really care about it, and I have been around my house measuring every electrical item and switch most of them off at the wall socket now.
2. Newer "energy saving" flat panel TV's use as much if not more elecy than my old TV and the picture from most of them isn't a patch on a good quality CRT.
3. I really hate Energy saving light bulbs, I don't like the colour of light, I don't like the startup time, most can't be dimmed and those that can cost a fortune and I'd have to change my dimmer switches.
If the govt really wants to make a difference then they should try leading by example for a change, stop buying £250 dvd players with our money and buy a cr*p one for £30 from Tesco, Try switching off most of the street lights from midnight to say 6am, pass a law that means shops have to turn their lights out when they are shut, basically stop wasting elecy all night and find a way to store it, get out of your "free" cars for ministers and use Public transport like you keep telling us to do, your security won't be an issue if you don't keep pi$$ing off the public
I'm gonna go and calm down now ....
1. If it's on standby I don't really care about it, and I have been around my house measuring every electrical item and switch most of them off at the wall socket now.
2. Newer "energy saving" flat panel TV's use as much if not more elecy than my old TV and the picture from most of them isn't a patch on a good quality CRT.
3. I really hate Energy saving light bulbs, I don't like the colour of light, I don't like the startup time, most can't be dimmed and those that can cost a fortune and I'd have to change my dimmer switches.
If the govt really wants to make a difference then they should try leading by example for a change, stop buying £250 dvd players with our money and buy a cr*p one for £30 from Tesco, Try switching off most of the street lights from midnight to say 6am, pass a law that means shops have to turn their lights out when they are shut, basically stop wasting elecy all night and find a way to store it, get out of your "free" cars for ministers and use Public transport like you keep telling us to do, your security won't be an issue if you don't keep pi$$ing off the public
I'm gonna go and calm down now ....
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Well, you know how Google lists predictions for your search as you're typing? Well, just type the word 'average' into Google and see what comes top of the list!?!
Thanks! I needed a good belly laugh
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I don't have a problem with energy saving flourescents, I got some from Wickes the other week, they were something like a £1.00 each or three for £1.00 - difficult to decide how many to buy!
Cambridge University have developed a 240v LED bulb with the equivalent light output of a 100w fillament bulb and operating at daylight wavelengths. They reckon it will be on the market in about five years, assuming a foreign country doesn't pinch the idea first.
Cambridge University have developed a 240v LED bulb with the equivalent light output of a 100w fillament bulb and operating at daylight wavelengths. They reckon it will be on the market in about five years, assuming a foreign country doesn't pinch the idea first.
Hello all,
the other point about energy saving lamps is that they are a form of backdoor rationing. Personal choice, forget it?
A builder i knows told me that in a neighbouring county, if you want new build planning approval, the plans must include solar panels (presumably heat not photo voltaic).
Alec
the other point about energy saving lamps is that they are a form of backdoor rationing. Personal choice, forget it?
A builder i knows told me that in a neighbouring county, if you want new build planning approval, the plans must include solar panels (presumably heat not photo voltaic).
Alec
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I bet those bulbs are made in China by the likes of GEC though .
I've recently had a complete and excessive ( by some electricians standards ) bungalow rewire.
48 double switched sockets , all circuits on a current and earth leakage breaker .etc.
We have made all our light fittings for GU10 bulbs .. or used 12v x 20 watt sprays of light x 6 bulbs.
As soon as the price of LED GU10 bulbs dropped below £2.50 each from my mate in China, I changed over all 24 of the 50 watt GU10's to 240 v 2 watt LED ones.
Recently I have been playing on line and have discovered some 70 odd led bulbs at 3 watt but they are pricey at present.
It won't belong before we get a hundred or so LED's in a bulb where there will be individual led colours so as to give a better overall colour balance.
To help reduce the orange light from the 2 watt LED bulbs in a four bulb light fitting I have changed one bulb for a blue one and the balance in the bath room plus all the reflections is much bettter.
