Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)
Discussion
Fastdruid said:
Spent ages trying to work out if a new light fitting with 5x GU10 bulbs was 35W *total* (ie 7W per bulb) or 35W per bulb. Instructions weren't at all clear so erred on the side of caution and bought 7W (LED) bulbs.
Went to actually fit the bulbs and there is a sticker on each holder saying "MAX 35W HALOGEN GU10 BULBS".
In the words of 'Neil the Spark' at my old place of work...Went to actually fit the bulbs and there is a sticker on each holder saying "MAX 35W HALOGEN GU10 BULBS".
"Bulbs? You want groundskeeping for bulbs mate. I only do lamps..."
LED lamps have an equivalence to traditional incandescent lamps. They use fewer actualwatts, and run cooler for the same light output but are often rated according to their incandescent lamp equivalent (because people still refer to a "40 watt bulb" when what they really mean is a 6 watt LED lamp). They are way ahead of CFLs and Halogen lamps in terms of power consumption, and the "temperature" of the light, but my wife is still fixated beyond all reason with "Energy Saver" CFLs, despite them being less efficient, less pleasant, more flickery, and taking a dog's age to "warm up" when first switched on. LEDs are, apparently, "not energy saving" because they aren't called "Energy Saver Lightbulbs"...
I'm no sparky, but I've learned to understand the difference between power consumption (watts) and light output...
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Fastdruid said:
Spent ages trying to work out if a new light fitting with 5x GU10 bulbs was 35W *total* (ie 7W per bulb) or 35W per bulb. Instructions weren't at all clear so erred on the side of caution and bought 7W (LED) bulbs.
Went to actually fit the bulbs and there is a sticker on each holder saying "MAX 35W HALOGEN GU10 BULBS".
I'd strongly advise against using GU10 halogen bulbs anyway - they used to blow every 2-3 months when I used them, plus they run really hot. Then I switched to GU10 LED and haven't had one fail in over 5 years. Went to actually fit the bulbs and there is a sticker on each holder saying "MAX 35W HALOGEN GU10 BULBS".
So LEDs is the better choice anyway. Just don't try to put them through a dimmer unless
a) your dimmer switch supports LEDs and
b) the bulbs are dimmable.
35W halogens per lamp means for example 9W LED is absolutely fine. 35W total means 9W LED is not fine.
SCEtoAUX said:
The BBC's ruination and obsession with Sports Personality of the Year.
This was once a great show, now it's utter drivel.
It was once the Sports Review of the Year; which was a proper journalistic review of the sporting year. Followed by the awarding of the 'Sports Personality of the Year.This was once a great show, now it's utter drivel.
Now, as with most things in the UK, dumbed down beyond belief.
ArnageWRC said:
SCEtoAUX said:
The BBC's ruination and obsession with Sports Personality of the Year.
This was once a great show, now it's utter drivel.
It was once the Sports Review of the Year; which was a proper journalistic review of the sporting year. Followed by the awarding of the 'Sports Personality of the Year.This was once a great show, now it's utter drivel.
Now, as with most things in the UK, dumbed down beyond belief.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Christmas food whose "Use by" date is well before Christmas.
I went to the National Trust house at Kingston Lacey on Sunday. We "made" (for made read "stirred") Christmas Pudding to the traditional recipe used in the kitchens of the big house. We were then given a small pudding in a pot ready to be steamed, accompanied by the instruction "it must be cooked today, because it contains raw egg". So we each ate a small Christmas Pud on the 24th November, served with extra-thick double cream. And very nice it was too, very light as puddings go - a far cry from the heavy, stodgy, cake-like "Christmas Pudding" you buy from a supermarket. They also supplied the recipe, rather helpfully. So I'm not buying our pud this year, I'll make my own instead.
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