Yep, at home depot. They have ones that replace a standard wall switch. The problem is that you can't use a regular compact florescent, so you have to use a incandescent, a halogen, an LED bulb, or a dim-able compact florescent.
--- On Mon, 12/20/10, Fred Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Fred Taylor <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] Tech Jobs in Green Energy > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 7:56 PM > Is that the sort of thing you can > find at Home Depot/Lowe's? I'd need > about a dozen of 'em. though I'd like to at least try one > out. > > Fred > > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I installed one in our hallway. I don't know if you > ever break even on it, though. I think it cost 10 bucks, > that's about 100 kilowatt hours, or a 100-watt bulb burning > for 1000 hours. Maybe I break even in 10 years. > > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 12/20/10, Fred Taylor <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Fred Taylor <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [OT] Tech Jobs in Green Energy > >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 6:46 PM > >> Seriously, I may have to look into > >> that. <g> > >> > >> Fred > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Michael Madigan > <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Infrared sensors. LOL > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --- On Mon, 12/20/10, Fred Taylor <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: Fred Taylor <[email protected]> > >> >> Subject: Re: [OT] Tech Jobs in Green > Energy > >> >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > >> >> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 6:33 PM > >> >> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:24 PM, > >> >> Michael Madigan <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > I've actually priced out some solar > heaters > >> that you > >> >> put on your windows at home. Much > cheaper to > >> build your > >> >> own. > >> >> > > >> >> > The real thing that people aren't > talking > >> about much > >> >> is lowering consumption. The average > house can > >> lower it's > >> >> consumption by 20% and not notice any > change in > >> lifestyle. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Oh, yeah? YOU can try getting my wife > and kids > >> to > >> >> turn off the lights > >> >> when they leave a room. Ain't gonna > happen > >> unless I > >> >> do it. The only > >> >> time she turns the lights out when she > leaves a > >> room is > >> >> when someone > >> >> is still in there! > >> >> > >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
