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Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs As Heating Devices

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-bulb-by-any-othe-name dept.

Csiko writes "The European Union has banned by law trading of incandescent light bulbs due to their bad efficiency/ecology (most of the energy is transformed into heat). A company is now trying to bypass this restriction by offering their incandescent light bulb products as a heating device (article in German) instead of a light device. Still, their 'heat balls' give light as well as heating. So — every law can be bypassed if you have some creativity!"

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  1. Re:I hate the new bulbs. by Goaway · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Stop buying the cheapest shitty bulbs you can find.

  2. We use heatballs here... by alta · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We live in a rural area. We aren't on city water, we have a well. About 3 or 4 times a year it gets cold enough that we turn on a light in the pump house to help raise the temperature to protect our already well insulated pipes. This is a very effective solution for us and safer than using a space heater. The space heater costs a lot more than a lightbulb and isn't considered 'safe to leave unattended.' We also have chickens. We have a heatlamp in there, and they can move in/out of it's light to control their own temp (don't want them cooked... yet...)

    Do we NEED more fucking regulations? Give me a break.

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  3. Re:I'm buying what are considered decent CFLs by Goaway · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Bad light colour, low light output and short lifetimes are all exact symptoms of buying bad lights.