Too Much Light - Low Watt Incandescent vs Fluorescent vs No Bulb?
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The wattage is just how much power the bulb itself is going to draw.
You are going to want to look for a light bulb that give you a lower luminescence or candle power. A fluorescent bulb just uses less power to create more light so going with a lower wattage may not solve your problem, however going with a low watt, low luminescent bulb will.
Fluorescent bulbs put out better light than incandescents and use much less energy. They cannot be dimmed. Since you don't want to use a dimmer, I would suggest that you use the 15 watt as you described. The four 15 watt would equal the one 60 watt as you described. You will probably have to use incandescent for this application. If you use four 15 watt fluorescent, it will be more than sixty watts of light. One 15 watt fluorescent can produce as much light as a 60 watt incandescent depending on the style bulb you buy.
Ok - first, if you use fluorescents, you can't use dimmer switches on the fixture. Fluorescents work differently than incandescents as far as the "ignition," so a dimmer switch is out anyway. I suggest putting in few lights, and making them fluorescents. I use fluorescents thoughout my home, and they put out just as much light (if not more) than their incandescent counterparts.
Go with a lower watt fluorescent. You are correct that the light output of the three lamps is the same as one lamp of the higher wattage. If you have to much light, go with 3 fluorescent lamps of a lower wattage than your incandescent lamps. I use those all over the house.
It sounds like you know how to be energy conscious, fewer watt usage. But to combine that w/ earth conscious, you need to use few lightbulbs, w/ just the right lumins (measure of light given off) for the space. I suggest using one florescent light bulb (earth friendly) w/ the best lighting for your room. Also, most florescent bulbs last a great deal longer than their old fashioned counterparts which saves much waste. This will leave empty sockets in your fixtures but when you think about preserving energy, small asthetics like this dont matter.
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