Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

  • Lifted_lowered
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    291 year ago

    Wondering if incandescents can still be sold as heat bulbs because that’s what they are

    • Hildegarde
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      251 year ago

      Yes they can. Also your fridge and oven will still have incandescent bulbs because more efficient lights aren’t great at operating in extreme temperatures.

      manufacturers can still build and stores can continue selling:

      Appliance lamps, including fridge and oven lights
      Black lights
      Bug lamps
      Colored lamps
      Infrared lamps
      Left-handed thread lamps
      Plant lights
      Floodlights
      Reflector lamps
      Showcase lamps
      Traffic signals
      Some other specialty lights, including marine lamps and some odd-sized bulbs
      
      • @over_clox@lemmy.world
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        81 year ago

        We have an LED light bar in our deep freezer and also our mini fridge. LEDs seem to work absolutely fine in the cold actually.