I now know that CFLs consume much less power than bulbs and I have signed a petition to ';BAN THE BULB';. I also have decided to remove all bulbs from my house and replace them with CFLs.. CFLs with lesser wattage than bulbs can give the same amount of luminance; now is there any website where i can compare the luminance of CFLs and bulbs so that i can buy CFLs with the correct luminance?Where can i compare luminance (according to wattage) of CFLs and standard (clear) bulbs?
The lumens of every lamp should be on the box, if you have any specific questions try either the GE or Sylvania website.
One thought for you though, every CFL contains mercury and therefore needs to be disposed of properly, not just tossed into the rubbish bin so they might end up not being so good for the environment after all and they as of today still cannot be dimmed properly.Where can i compare luminance (according to wattage) of CFLs and standard (clear) bulbs?
Here's some technical data:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/procure鈥?/a>
Note that the package will say what the equivalent incandescent is.
One thing to be aware of is that soft white bulbs more closely resemble incandescent lighting, while cool white or daylight types give a bluer light, more light conventional fluorescents.
Also know that compact fluorescents reduce mercury pollution.
Fossil fuels contain mercury. Using incandescent bulbs causes more mercury to be emitted from power plants. More than the tiny amount (0.005 grams or less) that is in a CFL.
It's better if you dispose of old CFLs properly so that even the tiny amount of mercury is not released. But, no matter how they're disposed of, CFLs reduce mercury pollution.
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/sustainab鈥?/a>
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl鈥?/a>
You can determine this at the store, on the side of the packaging. For example, I have a 42w cfl that is equivalent to a 150w incandescent bulb.
I don't know.
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