On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:12:43 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote:

I haven't yet found any low
energy lamps that I would entertain having in the house. I find the
light quality poor and colour rendition obtained distinctly artificial
looking and strange to the point of having a bilious effect.

I wonder what makes someone dislike the above so much whilst others
can use them without any 'issues' Andy (genuine question).

Our main living room is generally lit by one CFL laying on a bit of
foil on a high shelf. It's on a time switch, comes on at dusk (10 mins
after the electric curtains close) and off at 12:30 ish. That lamp
has been up there for *ages*. The main center light has a filament
lamp in it because I haven't found a suitable (sized) CFL replacement
yet.

Dusk to dawn 9W CFL's in the front and rear lobby (they illuminate
the entire hall / kitchen and seem *very* bright when we come down in
the night), CFL's in bathroom, toilet, landing, dining room, middle
bedroom, Daughters room. Our bed room still has filament for the same
reasons as below. Twin flouro's in the kitchen.

Bottom line, we switch them on, they light up, we do our thing, rarely
needing to supplement these lights with anything else.

Are we just 'coping', don't think so. Are we interested in style over
function or economy / environment (energy use / lamp life), no. Can't
remember anyone coming in and commenting how dark it is in here or
'isn't that light a funny coloured ... shrug.

When the 'fossils' do run out how will you cope with candle light or
yer solar charged LED light Andy ;-)

Horses for courses though I guess.

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. I saw CFL based floodlight the other day .. I'm keeping my eye
out for one locally as the 300W flood lamp that covered the back
garden failed about 2 years ago ...