https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/how-did-i-save-money-today.2243/page-42#post-197688do you use?
Color matters too.Thank you all for advice. We need to buy some bulbs and I had no idea what kind.
Color matters too.
They range from soft-white 3000K (orange), daylight 5000K, and cool-white 8000K (think old-school florescent).
For bathroom and kitchen I want 'operating-room' lighting you can do surgery under, 5000k-8000K.
For living area lights that are always on, 3000K.
For brands, names you have heard of like Sylvania, GE, and Philips. They have a reputation to protect. Not 'Great Value'.
GE, but they may be hard to find because they are pricey.SuperV which brand do you prefer?
I just grabbed an 8 pack of GE, daylight , standard base, bulbs at Lowe's, Tuesday for $7.48 .
Jim
Along the lines of what @Supervisor42 mentioned, I like the "natural light" bulbs. I do try to get LED but didn't know until reading the thread mentioned above that not all are created equally. The natural light ones help with SAD in the winter months which is when they are primarily used. Just my 2 cents.
I never truly realized the power the difference the color of lights can make until I boarded a 16-hour non-stop flight to Australia.Along the lines of what @Supervisor42 mentioned, I like the "natural light" bulbs. I do try to get LED but didn't know until reading the thread mentioned above that not all are created equally. The natural light ones help with SAD in the winter months which is when they are primarily used. Just my 2 cents.
You mean the 'twisty' florescent bulbs?We have mostly swapped over as a bulb fails. Except I do have Flourecents in the basement I haven't changed yet. They will get swapped out as they quit. I have one bulb that has started flikering at times. I think its the bulb, but not sure yet. If so it'll be the first one to die...
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