A few months ago we got a free pack of Phillips energy saving light bulbs from British Gas and as I had tried these so called “Eco bulbs” a few years back and found them next to useless they got filed in the garage.
I only decided to use the freebies because two of the bulbs in the wall lights in the lounge blew at the same time and as usual I didn’t have any spares.
I was pleasantly surprised, the new generation of “Eco bulbs” strike up quicker and seem to be a lot whiter.
The only thing I found was that you need the next wattage up to get the same light output i.e. 40 watt old bulb needs a 60 watt Eco bulb but with an energy consumption of only 14 watts and an expected life of over 6 years whose to grumble.
When I went in to Waitrose today the bulbs were on sale at £1.49 buy one get one free.
