Do you use the Smart Light Bulbs?

@ibuemma (2953)
United States
August 19, 2009 10:34am CST
These light bulbs supposed to save the energy we use. Let say it's a 100 watts but it only use 26 watts of energy. The last couple months I did change most of the light bulbs in my house. I just want to see if my electric bill really lower down. It does lower a little bit about $ 4 to 5 less. Hey that's another $60 /yearly. Not bad. And this is one of my contribution to save the earth, beside recycling.
2 responses
rhoday
@rhoday (152)
• United States
19 Aug 09
Yes I started using them about 2 year's ago. But I just don't like they way we have to dispose of them. There are so many caution's with them it's pitiful. You just don't want one to break believe me.
ibuemma
@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
19 Aug 09
Seriously? What will happen when it break?
rhoday
@rhoday (152)
• United States
19 Aug 09
You can't even dispose of them in the regular trash. They all contain Mercury and enough to poison you. That is why you dont want one to explode or break. If one does you have to be very careful and wear a mask around them and protection from the powder that comes from it. I had one explode when I lived up North and there wasn't even a dump that would take them. You can not throw them in the regular trash. Because of the mercury in them.
ibuemma
@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
19 Aug 09
thank you for the info. So, how you dispose it? And did it say on the packaging that it countain mercury?
kevchua
@kevchua (1004)
• Malaysia
20 Aug 09
People call those bulbs energy savers. I've switched to that too instead of using fluorescent ones. I've not actually calculated the difference in energy use but I guess it shows when the bill comes each month.