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Old 02-04-2008, 04:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Wearing out the lights & taps through "excessive conservation"?

EDIT - by MetroMPG...

Split this thread off from the "why should I EOC" topic, since my snarky comment sparked an actual discussion about lights & faucet wear from over-conservation


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But if I keep turning the water on & off & on & off when I brush my teeth, I'll wear out my tap!! :P
Oh crap! That dam [sic] wear!

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Also, I only shut off lights if I know I'm going to be leaving the room for more than 30 seconds.
I guess that's understandable for CFLs in colder climates - or older magnetic ballast fluorescents... (If I recall, myth busters tested a whole array of lights for their startup times )

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