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Working Mother (retd.)
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| Arethusa wrote: | They did offer to order them in, but that is not the point. These lamp holders have been installed as a result of a change to the L1 building regulations. I should, therefore be able to walk into any decent DIY store and buy them off the shelf. they vary in price anything from £7 inc p&p on Ebay to about £15.
sod it, I shall just change the lampholder!!!  |
I absolutely agree with you.
It seems electricians have been instructed not to change the lampholders if requested to do so. Don't know what happens to them if they do!!
And the 'normal' energy saving ones, which fit normal sockets, and can be bought anywhere, are a fraction of the price. |
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billcrowson
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| Dan_the_Man wrote: | Nature will not sort this out, the planet will simple evolve and will be more like Venus and we as humans will be dead.
I agree that once again tabloids simply blame global warming for everything. |
Like the dinosaurs. They didn't manage to stop global warming either. 
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Barney Rubble
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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IF  Global Warming is real then we really should be trying to do something about it. Unfortunately this will have to be government enforced as we the people wont.
So this week Brown announces targets to cut CO2 by 60% by 2050. Followed a few days later by an annoucement that Heathrow is to have a 3rd runway that will increase the number of flights into the airport by about 220,000 a year.  |
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billcrowson
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You couldn't write it, could you? 
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Arethusa
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Have spoken to my friendly electrical wholesaler, who has given me two free lamps "to try out"
Now all I need to do is place an order with them  Would anyone like me to order them some BC3 lamps? they will probably cost no more than £5 each. 
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Brown_Y_Fronts
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Those energy saving light bulbs are a load of rubbish, I was just as knackered after fitting them as I was when I fitted the ordinary ones.
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The Gatekeeper
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| Brown_Y_Fronts wrote: | | Those energy saving light bulbs are a load of rubbish, I was just as knackered after fitting them as I was when I fitted the ordinary ones. |
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MrX
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| anyone know where i can get a new fitting to replace the 3pin one on the landing thats been empty for months now, just want one so can use the 2 pin energy saving bulbs |
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Arethusa
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Has anyone tracked down these 3 pin light bulbs yet? Apart from ordering online, cheapest I have found is about £7 each.
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KarenB
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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I found the bulbs online for £14 and instantly got my Dad round to change the fittings to two pin. Took him 2 minutes!!!
Now have Tesco's energy saving bulbs that are £2.50 each!!! |
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Rickey
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Markey Mark
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the range are doing 3 for 25p at the moment.
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Arethusa
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My mother and aunt get them for free!
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| this is great... Next time i need to buy something, im gonna ask you lot and see who can find me the cheapest! |
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