now that 100w bulbs are gone, what are folks putting in the pump house?

[alaska warmth]

Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
heat the pump or well house?

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[dpb]

On 08/22/2014 8:44 AM, alaska warmth wrote:
> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
> heat the pump or well house?

"rough service" 100 W incandescents are still available, but I just
stocked up on regular bulbs before the ban. Figure I've got 10 yr or
more before needs must worry. (But, the pump house itself here has gas
heater; I keep the incandescent bulbs primarily for the barn and other
outbuildings for winter when the warmup for the CFLs is just so annoying
or they don't light fully at all (altho the latter is less frequent now
than with the originals)...

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[Stormin Mormon]

Splitter and two 60 watt bulbs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIGHT-BULB-SOCKET-ADAPTOR-SPLITTER-DUAL-Y-TYPE-/321441677651?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad76ac153

With two sixties, I'm saving energy and
preserving the planet.


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[Mayayana]

I use 100w bulbs for work and still have plenty
left, but I've also found a replacement I like:
A 72w halogen that has a small halogen bulb
mounted inside a traditional incandescent
bulb, in lieu of a filament. So it's halogen light
but looks and fits like a standard bulb. Nice
light... and plenty warm. :)


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[rbowman]

alaska warmth wrote:

> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
> heat the pump or well house?

When Germany banned incandescents, that was the end run. "This is a 100W
portable heating element. The fact that it emits light is entirely
incidental."

[Pico Rico]

"alaska warmth" <caedfaa9ed1216d60e...@example.com> wrote in
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> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
> heat the pump or well house?

I think 60 watts are banned too, so I saw a big stack of 54 watt bulbs at a
hardware store. There are probably 94 watt bulbs out there.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 8/22/2014 10:23 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> I think 60 watts are banned too, so I saw a big stack of 54 watt bulbs at a
> hardware store. There are probably 94 watt bulbs out there.

Dollar Tree, near me, had a sign over the 60
watt bulbs, closing out, and no more stock to
be had.

First they came for the 100 watt light bulbs. I
didn't speak out because I didn't use 100 watt
light bulbs.

Then, they came for the 60 watt light bulbs.

[HerHusband]

> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
> heat the pump or well house?

I need the heat, not the light, so I use a 120V 500 watt baseboard heater
by Cadet:

http://tinyurl.com/lg38len

I added the built-in thermostat and a line cord so I can just plug it into
the wall:

http://tinyurl.com/nw46klw

Even though the heater consumes 500 watts, the thermostat ensures it only
comes on when it is needed. Of course, insulating the pump house helps with
that.

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/22/2014 9:54 AM, dpb wrote:

>

> I keep the incandescent bulbs primarily for the barn and other
> outbuildings for winter when the warmup for the CFLs is just so annoying
> or they don't light fully at all (altho the latter is less frequent now
> than with the originals)...

Have you tried LED in the cold? Now that the price is coming down, I'm
switching to at least some LED bulbs and I like the daylight version as
it is a brighter whiter light.

[dpb]

Actually, no, I haven't. They'd been so pricey I'd not just for that
reason but they have come down. They'd be nice in the summer but in
winter the heat doesn't hurt, anyway...

But, it's a worthwhile suggestion...maybe I will try one or two in the
locations that are just general usage so there's no real reason for
local heating.

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[dpb]

On 08/22/2014 10:14 AM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
...

> You can still buy 100w A19 lamps in 130v. I bought a box of them at
> Home Depot recently. When run at 120v they will be a bit lower power
> but they last a very long time.
> My line voltage Cruises around 124 so I really need 130v bulbs.

We also use 130V mostly, as well, owing also to extended life obtained...

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[dpb]

On 08/22/2014 9:23 AM, Mayayana wrote:
> I use 100w bulbs for work and still have plenty
> left, but I've also found a replacement I like:
> A 72w halogen that has a small halogen bulb
> mounted inside a traditional incandescent
> bulb, in lieu of a filament. So it's halogen light
> but looks and fits like a standard bulb. Nice
> light... and plenty warm. :)

...

Yeah, for those locations where the heat is a desired output. I've been
afraid to put the halogens in the barn for flammability worries.
Probably unwarranted concern, but...

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[Stormin Mormon]

I got a couple off Ebay, 5 watt "corn cob" and 2 watt
"flood". They don't put out enough light to be useful.
I'd try one or two, and see if they are useful before
buying several. DAMHIKT.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 8/22/2014 11:24 AM, dpb wrote:
> Yeah, for those locations where the heat is a desired output. I've been
> afraid to put the halogens in the barn for flammability worries.
> Probably unwarranted concern, but...

I'd not want to risk it. Halogens are a
fire risk.

The other guy uses ceramic heater with
thermostat, that sounds safer.

[CRNG]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:44:01 +0000, alaska warmth
<caedfaa9ed1216d60e...@example.com> wrote in
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>Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
>heat the pump or well house?

Two 60w bulbs using one of these
http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-128-I-660-Watt-Light-Socket-Adapter/dp/B001ATG0JU/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1408732640&sr=1-1&keywords=light+bulb+y+adapter
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[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/22/2014 11:24 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:

>
> I got a couple off Ebay, 5 watt "corn cob" and 2 watt
> "flood". They don't put out enough light to be useful.
> I'd try one or two, and see if they are useful before
> buying several. DAMHIKT.
>
>

2 watt flood? In my bathroom I put 800 lumen (60W equiv.) and I think
they are 9W. In a three light fixture they are quite bright.

[Stormin Mormon]

Sounds a lot more successful than what I
tried. Thank you for sharing what works.

Might try that, next time.

[Pavel314]

I bought enough 100 watt bulbs to last my lifetime. For our pump house, I have heat tape on the pipes and a heat lamp suspended overhead focused on the pump housing to keep it from freezing solid.

Paul

[0ren]

On 08/22/2014 09:44 AM, alaska warmth wrote:
> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
> heat the pump or well house?

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-416750-125-Watt-Clear-Flood/dp/B008ATH6UA

[philo]

LOL

I bet a bought a 20 year supply of those 100 watt incandescent bulbs
because I really liked those "Reveal" type.

Then decided to go CFL and full spectrum fluorescent.

Think I will put them on Craig's list and get rid of them

[Pico Rico]

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you can get more money for them if you outfit a trench coat with a lot of
internal pockets, then go hang around on a street corner.

[bob haller]

LEDs work fine in cold

[Dan Espen]

So do CFLs.
I have CFLs in a lamppost.
No complaint and I no longer have to replace the bulbs
every nine months or so.

--
Dan Espen

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:08:41 -0400, Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net>
wrote:

>>
>> LEDs work fine in cold
>
>So do CFLs.
>I have CFLs in a lamppost.
>No complaint and I no longer have to replace the bulbs
>every nine months or so.

Some of the older CFL's took forever to reach full power, if ever.
Vast improvement since the originals. OTOH, I just put an LED
floodlight above the garage. Nice light! (but $24)

[Dan Espen]

Yep, have LEDs in my ceiling fixtures in the kitchen.
Similar prices as yours but the quality of the light is
outstanding.

--
Dan Espen

[David L. Martel]

Alaska,

The ban seems to ban far less than most folks think. You should be able
to buy 60 watt. Put a bunch of them in the pump house.

Dave M.

[gregz]

alaska warmth <caedfaa9ed1216d60e...@example.com> wrote:
> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
> heat the pump or well house?
>

> --

I think I bought a couple 200-300 waters in case I needed them for heat,
mostly for series insertion when trouble shooting electronics.

Greg

[cl...@snyder.on.ca]

On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:49:07 -0400, Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net>

wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski <e...@snet.net> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:08:41 -0400, Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>>> LEDs work fine in cold
>>>
>>>So do CFLs.
>>>I have CFLs in a lamppost.
>>>No complaint and I no longer have to replace the bulbs
>>>every nine months or so.
>>
>> Some of the older CFL's took forever to reach full power, if ever.
>> Vast improvement since the originals. OTOH, I just put an LED
>> floodlight above the garage. Nice light! (but $24)
>
>Yep, have LEDs in my ceiling fixtures in the kitchen.
>Similar prices as yours but the quality of the light is
>outstanding.

I have LEDs in the kitchen ceiling fan/light, all the hall lights, my
basement office, all the bedroom ceiling lights, and most of the lamps
in the house. Have not paid more than $8 each for any of them (bought
using discount cupons from hydro and online from China.Some of the
Chinese stuff wasn't worth what I paid for it - some has been
excellent.

[cl...@snyder.on.ca]

Heat lamps are not affected either - so just buy a heat lamp.

[ni...@tisys.org]

rbowman <bow...@montana.com> wrote:

> alaska warmth wrote:
>
>> Now that we can't get 100 watt bulbs, what are folks planning to use to
>> heat the pump or well house?
>

> When Germany banned incandescents, that was the end run. "This is a 100W
> portable heating element. The fact that it emits light is entirely
> incidental."

Indeed! Some folks actually started an operation and started to
advertise a product called "Heatball". They had a nicely designed
website on which they explained that a "Heatball" is a small electric
heating device, that more or less accidentally also emits light.
People could actually place orders - the folks themselves obviously
ordered a truckload of (of course) ordinary light bulbs that had the
brand "heatball" printed on them from some foreign country where light
bulbs were still legal.

Unfortunately, the customs office didn't let these "heatballs" enter
Germany, claiming they were just light bulbs, which were no longer a
legal product to sell. The heatball guys even published the letters
they exchanged with the customs office on their website - kind of
funny how they explained that customs must have made a mistake, as a
lightbulb is not a light bulb, but a heating device, and clearly
marked as such.

I actually ordered two heatballs myself two years ago, but never got
them delivered due to the product being blocked from entering Germany.
I didn't really need them - neither for lighting purposes, nor for
heating - but I found that whole operation quite funny, so I though
I'd support these guys with an order of my own. :-)

Greetings,
Nils

[philo]

On 08/22/2014 09:56 PM, Pico Rico wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> LOL
>>
>> I bet a bought a 20 year supply of those 100 watt incandescent bulbs
>> because I really liked those "Reveal" type.
>>
>> Then decided to go CFL and full spectrum fluorescent.
>>
>> Think I will put them on Craig's list and get rid of them
>
> you can get more money for them if you outfit a trench coat with a lot of
> internal pockets, then go hang around on a street corner.
>
>

Amazingly, I had the receipt in the bag so took them back today for a
full refund... which I spent on other stuff of course.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 8/28/2014 1:47 PM, philo wrote:
>>> I bet a bought a 20 year supply of those 100 watt incandescent bulbs
>>> because I really liked those "Reveal" type.
>>>

> Amazingly, I had the receipt in the bag so took them back today for a
> full refund... which I spent on other stuff of course.

Gee, those probably went home with a
store person. What a waste of a good
bunch of bulbs, out of your hands.

[philo]

On 08/28/2014 01:20 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> On 8/28/2014 1:47 PM, philo wrote:
>>>> I bet a bought a 20 year supply of those 100 watt incandescent bulbs
>>>> because I really liked those "Reveal" type.
>>>>
>> Amazingly, I had the receipt in the bag so took them back today for a
>> full refund... which I spent on other stuff of course.
>
> Gee, those probably went home with a
> store person. What a waste of a good
> bunch of bulbs, out of your hands.
>

I found out that I like the CFL's and bought those Reveal bulbs for my
wife's studio. Soon after I bought them, I converted the studio to full
spectrum fluorescent...so I had no use for them.


Considering that I bought them last year..I think it great that they
took the items back with no hassle.

[Stormin Mormon]

Be nice if you'd offered them to the folks on
this list. You used the term "I" six times in
your reply. Guess we all know who you consider
most often.

[philo]

I I I I I I I I
saw them on eBay for less money ...also:

Being retired I need to watch my money a little more carefully... and
the refund paid for all the new supplies.