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Light-bulbs

Posts tagged with "light-bulbs"

15 February 2016 in Motoring

Are both your car headlights working?

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It’s still dark and dull outside, and so driving conditions aren’t all that great. Being visible on the road is not just important, it’s a legal requirement. So are both of your car headlights working?

(more on headlights)

28 April 2015 in Home & Energy, Sustainability

Why was the ban on energy-guzzling light bulbs delayed?

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Are LED light bulbs now good enough and cheap enough to justify banning the less eco-friendly halogen bulbs? The answer, seems to be no. Or at least, not yet.

(more about light bulbs …)

30 January 2015 in Home & Energy

Are you still using halogen bulbs?

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While we’ve already seen the EU phase out energy guzzling traditional incandescent bulbs, the time is now coming for a decision on the end of not-so-eco halogens. The question is, when?

(more about halogen bulbs)

21 November 2014 in Home & Energy

Are your LED light bulbs failing too soon?

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LED light bulb

We’ve previously reported that LED light bulbs are falling well short of their bold lifespan claims. Our latest tests suggest they’re getting better, but can you really expect them to last 25,000 or even 50,000 hours?

(more about LED bulbs…)

15 October 2014 in Home & Energy

A Nobel Prize for LED light bulbs, but do they get your vote?

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LED light bulb

Earlier this week the scientists behind LED light bulbs were awarded the 2014 Nobel prize for physics. Unfortunately, you’ve shared stories of LEDs burning out too soon. Are LED bulbs getting any better?

(more about LED light bulbs…)

20 January 2014 in Home & Energy

Are your LED light bulbs burning out too soon?

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LED light bulb

LED light bulbs have a tendency to make grand claims about their lifespan – it’s common to see manufacturers promise bulbs will last 25,000 or even 50,000 hours. But we’ve found many failing well before this.

(more about LED light bulbs…)

16 November 2013 in Home & Energy

Are you a fan of festive lights?

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Outdoor Christmas lights

More people are decorating their front gardens and the outside of their homes. But are inflatable Santas and animated reindeer one step too far or part of the festive fun?

(more about Christmas decorations…)

29 March 2013 in Home & Energy, Technology

Your view: do LED light bulbs interfere with radios?

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Multi-coloured leds

When we looked into the unusual issue of LED light bulbs interfering with DAB radios, we found that the stories were true. So we asked you to share your experiences so we could see how many of you were affected.

(more about your LED bulb comments…)

20 March 2013 in Money, Motoring

How many pounds does it take to change a car light bulb?

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Have you noticed that the number of cars on our roads with a blown or misaligned headlight has increased over the past few years? I have, and I have theory about the cause.

(more about car light costs…)

17 March 2013 in Home & Energy, Technology

The energy-saving LED bulb that switched off the radio

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An LED bulb lighting up the darkness

We get sent some weird and wonderful tales of products going wrong, but one story piqued our interest so much that we just had to send it to the lab to test it out. Can you help us shed more light on the mystery?

(more about the LED bulb mystery…)

31 October 2012 in Home & Energy, Technology

Controlling light bulbs with your phone – genius or gimmick?

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Philips Hue lighting app

Remember clap on, clap off lights? Well, Philips has just upped the ante. On Monday it launched the Hue; a lighting system that you can control via your smartphone. Will it brighten up your day?

(more about Philips’ Hue lighting…)

9 October 2012 in Home & Energy

What happens if the lights go out?

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Light bulbs against blue background

Britain’s energy regulator issued the first of its annual Electricity Capacity Assessments. Its conclusions could have wide-ranging impacts on energy prices and has provoked rumours of potential black outs in 2015.

(more about power shortages…)

3 September 2012 in Home & Energy

It’s the final switch off for incandescent light bulbs

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Saturday 1 September was a day I’m sure many of you were hoping wouldn’t come. Yes, it was the day that the final incandescent light bulbs, 40 and 25 watt, were banned from sale.

(more about light bulbs…)

7 July 2012 in Home & Energy

Specialist light bulb fittings stole my energy saving choice

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While not ‘de-lighted’, I’m certainly not mourning the passing of the incandescent light bulb. I think energy efficiency is a good thing and have had no problems with low-energy bulbs. That’s until I moved house…

(more about specialist light bulbs…)

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