Zak Saves Energy (and himself money, quite a lot of money)

[Stoo]

Just switched out our halogen bulbs for white LED versions, 50W>1.25W each!

I think we've got the wrong ones though as they're a bit too directional - there are others though which are better, which I'll get hold of

[Tumble]

Can you get get LEDS to replace proper light bulbs now? that I think is the future - you wouldn't have to turn your lights off at all really - it'd save you hundreds of quids...

[Rave]

Can you get get LEDS to replace proper light bulbs now? that I think is the future - you wouldn't have to turn your lights off at all really - it'd save you hundreds of quids...

LEDs are no more efficient than CFLs as I understand it (in fact they're usually less efficient)- they're just much easier to package in many applications. A 1W LEd may look impressively bright but it's not going to light up a whole room like an 11W CFL.

Well done Zak- but now it's late autumn and the heating's on I can't be bothered to save electricity, since it's all heating up the house anyway. Next summer I suppose I will have to get my act together. All quite a lot of faff though it seems to me, by leccy bill is usually less than £30 a month.

[360bhp]

Nice one Zak33.. Very interesting thread there http://forums.hexus.net/general-disc...ng-device.html

Was suprised at the power some stuff drained while it's off! Will deffo be switching things off at the mains from now on. Visit to Maplins tomorrow to get one of those measuring things for myself.

[Moby-Dick]

I think I might have to go back on a power saving mission too - I will have to administer some serious pimp hand to my housemates but as I pay the bills its justified

[Zak33]

I think I might have to go back on a power saving mission too - I will have to administer some serious pimp hand to my housemates but as I pay the bills its justified

and so the battle is joined

Because you need team help on this.

I tell you how important itis though. I got my missus a multiplug (with surge protector) and a large easy to flick switch on it, so that when she's finished with her pc/monitor/camera/printerscanner she can hit it with her foot and not bend down and crawl under the desk to unplug it all.

Sounds lazy? Maybe.
Cost? yes, £7 on special offer in Wickes
Worth it? Yes cos she does switch it all off, every time, cos it's easy, and I'll get that £7 back in a year. And that makes the surge protector free, which I wanted anyway. Ad one year later, the savings just mound up.

[Moby-Dick]

that would be the way to do it.

[Zak33]

I think the Pimp Hand would be as good.... but there ya go

[Moby-Dick]

Pimp hand guides the world around , one bitchslap at a time