Just found out that they are outlawing the T12 fluorescents and I'm going to have to replace all the fixtures in my office and shop because I won't be able to buy the bulbs anymore...fuck
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Just found out that they are outlawing the T12 fluorescents and I'm going to have to replace all the fixtures in my office and shop because I won't be able to buy the bulbs anymore...fuck
Lemme see if I can morph this into another coffee thread.:lol
Ahh read up on it a little...it's the magnetic ballast that these use that is driving the ban.
Fixtures should be fine. Just new electronic ballasts and the energy saving flourescents, like the 34W F40T12 that work with them. Doesn't sound like you'll have to replace them all at the same time.
By the time you buy ballasts and bulbs individually it's usually just cheaper to buy the fixture.
real men don't need light.
real men rip the roof above them.
at night, real men lasso the moon.
had to work it out for day and night.
Stop whining and write it off as an office expense.
Replace the ballast and you should get your return on investment in about 7 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmicCowboy
Cheers.
That would be a hate crime using a noose. Just ask those in Jena.Quote:
Originally Posted by clambake
The never endless regulations...
When will the government stop fucking with people trying to make an honest living?
That's what Pablo Escobar was wondering too, tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
I get the humor but in this case they just outlawed my light fixtures to force me to buy new ones that are more "energy efficient". It's not that big a deal if it's a couple but make that X20 and it's a shitload of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElNono
Hardly a crime to equate with an international drug dealer and murderer.
And Tony RezkoQuote:
Originally Posted by ElNono
Isn't there some type of a grandfather clause? I could see not having the option to buy the same type of fixtures, but to force you to replace them isn't right.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmicCowboy
I know... Lets tear down all houses built by 1970 code or earlier, unless the owners will pay to bring them to to the most recent code, and retrofit every time there is a code change.
Isn't that a similar thing?
in other words, the law should gently encourage people to swap out ballasts, or whatever? all current possessors being grandfathered out, as you suggest...
since when have people been stopped trying to make an honest living?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
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Originally Posted by CosmicCowboy
Federales using you to help stimulate the economy.
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Das Texan
Which countries are these made in again?
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Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
which are they sold in?
If you think retail is so great, then strive to be a sales clerk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Das Texan
All I know is that those bulbs that are supposed to last for thousands of hours are BS. They still burn out just like the others.
Those curly q fluorescents are fine if you leave them on all the time. It's turning them off and on (like most people do with lights) that kill them.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeChalupa
Ah, I did not know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmicCowboy