If i replace my light bulbs with florescent bulbs why dose it take so long to warm up to see?

Question

what about the drop of mercury in each bulb,what sort of permit would i need should i decide to throw them away.

Answer 1

bak,

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live 100% off of the grid and are completely self-sufficient with a 0% Carbon footprint. I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, right now, are more " eco-wise" then anything else most consumers can get a hold of (ie. incandescent) and currently save over 2000 times their own weight in greenhouse gases.

But since my house is completely on solar / wind and we REALLY need to watch usage, every light is fitted with s***w type (typical 110v lamp socket style) LED bulbs. They emit the same luminosity (typically 45) but at only 1watt rather then a 45w compact or 10w CFL. However they usually cost twice as much as CFLs which is twice as much (or more) as compacts. Still LEDs would be the way to go by far.

As for the second part of your question...

Mercury IS the lesser of the evils, without getting toooo elaborate discussing specifics (ie. which burns ozone faster, other layer's besides ozone, disposing locations, methods, wind conditions, etc), one needs less mercury gas then most others, to obtain the same luminosity in a vacuum because of mercury's longer agitated spectral wavelength. Mercury's wavelength is more blue which is a longer more "luminous" or brighter light to say sodium, which is a more light orange or shorter less bright (red being the shortest) wavelength. so you'd need more sodium or other, in the tube or more electricity to the tube, to create the same luminosity as mercury.

so mercury wins out only because the sheer volume needed is less then the others.

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

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Answer 2

Because flourescent is a gas, it takes a few seconds to heat up. I have those bulbs throughout my house, the new ones are pretty efficient, it takes no longer that one or two seconds to be a maximum brightness. Except outside on the porch in winter, then it takes about a minute, to be at full output. This is a small sacrifice considering they use one fourth the electricity. Most people dispose of these in the trash, but there are recycling tips on the package when you buy the bulb. Some manufactuerers offer a long warranty, so if you send it back to them, they will take care of recycling.

Answer 3

DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HELP,

MY HUSBAND IS AN ELECTRICIAN..

HE TOLD ME IT TAKES THAT LONG FOR THE GAS INSIDE TO WARM UP AN THEN LIGHT.

ELECTRONS GO THRU THE GUS, AN WARMS. THAT CAUSES THE GAS TO GLOW AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THE LIGHT.

GEZZZZZZZZZZZ DO YOU GET THAT??? DAAAA MOMENT FOR ME!!! GEZZZZZZZ

AS LONG AS IT WORKS... I'M HAPPY HAHA

SILVERWOLFWON

AKA

MOM

CLUELESS WITH FORENSCENT LIGHTS.   HAHAHA