"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:32:59 +0100, Mike Harrison
wrote:

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:42:06 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:

Part L insists you install a certain proportion of low energy fittings.
These are specifically designed to look as ugly as possible, not be
compatible with standard lamp shades and require expensive, hideous,
difficult to obtain tubes. Rather than install these, has anyone
considered
using some sort of current limiting devices that would enable a maximum
of,
say, 25W (after initial 3 minute warm up) to be used with a standard
bayonet
fitting, so that you can use nice looking, cheap, easy to obtain low
energy
light bulbs?

Christian.

..or to get the required proportion, install a load of LE fititngs in the
loft and never use
them....

Now that's creative - I like it.....


.andy



I only use them in the cupboards and table lamps. Is this the required
amount ? Out of nine light fittings and six table lamps, I wonder if it is
enough to stop this global warming. :-))