60 watts is 60 watts!
Written by chuck on July 5, 2008 – 2:14 pm -Our Government at work!
I went to Dan’s Fan City to purchase a fan with a light kit. I noticed many had the small sockets and asked why. Bob the manager told me the government requires all light kits made after 1/1/2008 to have the small base. I asked why and he said to save energy.
What is the energy difference between a small base 60 watt bulb and a regular base 60 watt bulb? The correct answer is nothing. 60 watts used from a small light bulb is the same as 60 watt from a large light bulb. You do not need a degree in rocket science to know this!
This is the same folks who believe in man-made Global Warning.
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By Carol on Jul 5, 2008 4:09 pm | Reply
I agree with you that 60 watts is 60 watts, and I suspect that “energy saving” has nothing to do with the reason that the fans you saw required small-base bulbs. Your salesman was misinformed.
(pause for research (Google is my friend.))
As a matter of fact, it appears that Dan’s Fan City is selling small base lamps precisely because you can still use incandescent bulbs in them. Federal regulations provide that for regular-sized and pin-socket lamps, ceiling fans manufactured after November 2007 must use only compact fluorescent lamps, while small-base sockets can still use incandescent lamps. After January of 2009, ceiling fan lamps must use no more than 190 watts total for the fixture, no matter what size bulbs it uses.
Note that this regulation is part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which means it was passed by a majority Republican Congress and signed into law by President Bush. Can’t blame the old hippies for this one.
By chuck on Jul 5, 2008 4:53 pm | Reply
Please click on Carol’s link above (Federal regulations) to read all 6,251 words to understand lights on ceiling fans from our government!
The paragraph below is very interesting.
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Question #3: Do the energy conservation requirements for ceiling fans apply to hugger fans?
Answer: “Hugger fans” are typically understood to be ceiling fans that are not suspended from the ceiling. Instead, they are set flush with the ceiling. Since the statutory definition defines “ceiling fan” as “suspended from the ceiling” (42 U.S.C. 6291(49)), a hugger fan is not subject to EPCA requirements for ceiling fans. 71 FR 71343.
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A hugger does NOT require energy conservation? Just a fan on a short rod hanging down from the ceiling. (?)
Carol, your last paragraph, have I told you what I think of George Bush?