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Hi All,
Another problem no one thought of is that they put out a good-deal more U.V light than the old incandescent bulbs. Not a problem for most people unless you have Lupus (like my wife). We can't use them because the Lupus association has done a lot of research that shows that these bulbs contribute significantly to triggering Lupus flares because of the excess U.V.
We have about 25 down-lights at our house -- all 240v. So before the old bulbs became unlawful to sell, I went out and bought a huge stock of incandescent bulbs -- about 70-odd. Problem is that with these last run bulbs (Mirabella), almost half appear to be complete duds or only last 30-40 hrs at most -- I have a feeling they were just getting rid of their seconds. Now down to our last 17 bulbs and the remaining stock is dwindling fast.
Anyone got any bright-ideas to replace them? They are all Edison-screw 240v 60W. At this stage it looks like I'm going to be shelling out a couple of thousand dollars getting the fixtures re-wired for low-voltage down-lights and having the plaster repaired when the old-ones give out.
Candles??
Best,
Les D
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