Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.

L4sBot · 10 months ago

Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.

@TIEPilot · 10 months ago

There are other uses of incandescent bulb beyond lighting. We use them to heat small enclosures in the winter and we have light to work in the space if that needss to happen. To use heat tape or space heaters is far more likely to catch fire.

@Olgratin_Magmatoe · edit-2 10 months ago

And for those uses they aren’t getting phased out:

Surprisingly, there is a whole slew of exempt special-purpose bulbs that will continue to be manufactured, according to the Energy Department. Here’s what manufacturers can still build and stores can continue selling:

Appliance lamps, including fridge and oven lights

Black lights

Bug lamps

Colored lamps

Infrared lamps

Left-handed thread lamps

Plant lights

Floodlights

Reflector lamps

Showcase lamps

Traffic signals

Some other specialty lights, including marine lamps and some odd-sized bulbs

@JSpanghurst · 10 months ago

And my lava lamps require the heat they put off.

@SocialMediaRefugee · 10 months ago

You can’t be groovy with LEDs

@Mojojojo1993 · 10 months ago

Isn’t that the worse way for your outcome? Isn’t there a more efficient method that reliably heats without light ?

@salton · edit-2 7 months ago

Removed by mod

@Mojojojo1993 · 10 months ago

Isn’t that a pretty flawed design flaw then. Why not use a heater as a heater rather than a light bulb ? Or like a heat lamp ?

@salton · edit-2 7 months ago

Removed by mod

@Mojojojo1993 · 9 months ago

No not in the contest of a heater. Think that’s just being silly now. Something we’ve required since the dawn of humanity.

@[email protected] · 10 months ago

A waste of only 2% is still a waste.

@[email protected] · 10 months ago

As far as I understand, energy is conserved. Light inside a closed box will ultimately turn to heat too.