IKEA No Longer Stocking Or Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs

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1. u1itn0w2day says:
   January 5, 2011 at 12:32 pm

   I’d bet half the people using the CFLs are an enviormental hazard excuse are also throwing out their old tubular flourescent bulbs in the trash like a fast food soda cup. There’s a reason most businesses are fined for chucking old flourescent bulbs in the dumpster. And I bet when a tubular flourescent bulb breaks not many take any special precautions when cleaning it up including not placing the debris in a seperate bag. So envio hazard doesn’t cut it.
2. DragonThermo says:
   January 5, 2011 at 4:20 pm

   I hate hate HATE CFL. The cold industrial blue light is barely tolerable at work where I have no choice, but I refuse to use them at home. I prefer the warmer color spectrum of incandescent.

   I have not tried LED bulbs, but of the “white” LED flashlights I’ve used, the light looks pretty “blue” to me.

   Halogen bulbs are a good way to burn your house down. No thank you.
3. Dacker says:
   January 5, 2011 at 7:29 pm

   I have a love-hate relationship with CFs. I bought my first ones in the early 90s for about $20 each; they had magnetic ballasts!

   However, I mark the install and replacement dates on every CF bulb I use. I’m getting HORRIBLE life from most of them — often less than six months, shorter than incandescents. The shortest life comes from the recessed flood lights in my kitchen, which get turned on-and-off several times each day.

   I know this is rough on CFs, but what Is one to do? More expensive CFs with mercury but sip power vs. cheap, mercury-free incandescent bulbs which suck power.

   I’m hoping LEDs come down to a reasonable price and become available in 75-120 watt equivalents and preferably in a floodlight-style form factor. It’ll be pretty costly to install them in the seven fixtures in my kitchen alone.
4. Rhinoguy says:
   January 5, 2011 at 9:51 pm

   I have been using CFLs since they hit the market. They are very easy on the energy usage but the claim that they last six to ten times longer than incandescent is sadly wrong. They last half as long, unless you never turn them on and off. Doesn’t seem to matter where they are made either, my rare USA bulbs blew just as fast as the much cheaper Chinese.
   No, my local voltage is not too high, it’s 119 volts almost all the time except when it drops a bit.
   Oddly, the ones that have lasted the longest are the ones installed base UP in overhead fixtures. That’s just weird.
5. Rhinoguy says:
   January 5, 2011 at 10:05 pm

   A CFL bulb should not cause headaches. The electronic ballasts in them use high frequencies to keep the bulb from flickering at the power lines’ sixty cycles per second. Old style fluorescents that use magnetic or resistive ballasts DO flicker, making you ill.
6. Andy S. says:
   January 6, 2011 at 3:04 pm

   Compact fluorescent light bulbs do not work in my Sears garage door opener. Only incandescent bulbs work. What to do when incandescent bulbs are pulled from stores?

   • DrLumen says:
     January 7, 2011 at 1:32 pm

     There will be replacements,. Perhaps not an ideal replacement but something.

     It is a common misconception that all incandescent lamps will be banned and it is not true. Most of your typical 60/75/100/… A19 lamps will stop being made but other lamp type will continue to be made. For example, the appliance bulbs in your refrigerator or oven will still be made because there is not a CFL or LED type lamp that would work in your oven. A majority of the old skool stage lights are incandescent and will continue to be made.

     Anyway, in your situation you could use a 40 w appliance bulb. While not ideal it would work. Perhaps maybe a twofer so you could put to appliance bulbs in the same socket.
7. Serenefengshui says:
   January 6, 2011 at 11:49 pm

   This is a sad, sad day.

   I hate CFLs.
8. Mandrake says:
   January 7, 2011 at 12:49 pm

   Fluorescent light is efficient and horrible.