The Biden Administration’s rules seek to make lighting cheaper and less polluting

  • discodoubloon@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It’s not super extreme for those that haven’t read the article. Technically it bans everything less efficient than 45 lumens per watt if it’s over 310 lumens. This typically translates to most “60W” bulbs and up.

    This means a lot of appliance bulbs, small candelabra fixture bulbs, and things like lava lamp bulbs that need the heat to function are going to stick around for the foreseeable future.

    Im glad this is happening now since LED tech at this point looks better than incandescent if you spend enough (like $3 bulb). If this happened 5 years ago like planned it would have been a small disaster.

    • doricub@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      Honestly, this is very annoying for me as I use an incandescent bulb to keep my well pump just above freezing during the winter months. It’s going to be a huge pain finding a low power heater as a replacement. Most of what I’m finding are made for submersible use for things like fish tanks and burn up if not used underwater.

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        1 year ago

        When I had a well house, I used a ‘brooder’ lamp bulb. They’re pretty easy to find. The ones for reptiles are usually around 150 watts. The ones for birds are a bit more wattage and possibly overkill depending on your region and how well insulated your well house is.