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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (4 children)

For what it's worth I've had one of those integrated overhead fixtures in my kitchen for about 6 years. It hasn't failed yet. The overall shape of the fixture which we like also wouldn't be possible if the bulbs were replaceable.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    The light fixture in my apartment started flickering and not turning on all the way, and it was only a few years old (On a dimmer switch, the dimmer-compatible driver in the fixture died). I couldn't even fix it myself because it's hardwired and my landlord wouldn't be happy with me playing electrician. So I was stuck with no light in that room for weeks until the landlord got it replaced.

    Not to mention I couldn't change the color temperature to match the rest of my lights, which drove me nuts.

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  • [–] -4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Your sample size of one is useless

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