Tag: energy efficient lighting
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CFLs and Mercury
Australia, and many other countries around the world, are legislating to phase out the sale of incandescent light bulbs. It is estimated that this initiative will reduce Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by 800,000 tonnes of CO2-e; not bad, but it’s still only 0.14% of our total emissions. That said, any saving is progress. I’ve…
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Cleaning Up Broken CFLs
Not long ago I dropped and broke a compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) in the garage. D’oh! I had a vague recollection that there’s a procedure you should follow to safely clean up broken CFLs, due to the small amount of mercury inside them. So, geek that I am, I jumped on the computer to look…
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Converting Halogen Downlights To CFL Downlights
My experience with changing halogen downlights over to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and the electricity savings I measured.