Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #15 on: January 06, 2025, 02:26:09 AM » Author: Baked bagel 11
@Lcubed3- Wow, never knew. In my local hardware store they still sell t5 and t8 fluorescent lamps and fixtures.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #16 on: January 06, 2025, 08:31:32 AM » Author: dchen4
It's technically banned only for the regular mercury fill ones, manufacturing and import, reduced mercury eco friendly ones are still allowed but yeah incandescent is long gone.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #17 on: January 06, 2025, 04:47:23 PM » Author: Baked bagel 11
Damn, never knew.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #18 on: January 13, 2025, 10:32:21 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
For what it's worth , I just bought a case of Philips G8T5 germicidal tubes for my UV light in the furnace for $34 + shipping from a Colorado eBay seller . Funny thing is that they were shipped thru the USPS! For the price , I may just buy another case !
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #20 on: January 13, 2025, 10:53:10 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Dunno when they were made . Made in Poland . Not sure where the date code is on the tubes or case.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #21 on: January 25, 2025, 04:16:30 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Quote from: xmaslightguy on December 23, 2024, 09:57:22 AM Was in a Home Depot yesterday, and they had all their remaining fluorescent lamps marked down cheap. Looked through them & picked up a few daylight F8T5's but thats it. Might go to another Home Depot today to get the boards I wanted(nothing but bent scrap in the shelf at the 1st store. .lol. ) Ofcourse I'll check the lights while there... Here in California with a fluorescent ban already in effect, I also saw the remaining fluorescent lamps at Home Depot and Ace Hardware stores marked down for cheap prices. I was amazed to see that the Ace Hardware store I visited still had a decent supply of fluorescent lamps even after the ban, but oddly enough, replacement fluorescent ballasts and starters were still sold at normal prices though as I would have expected ballasts and starters to disappear from the shelves too. It seems like replacement ballasts might still be sold in order to run plug and play LED tubes intended to be retrofitted into fluorescent fixtures.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #22 on: January 25, 2025, 07:53:31 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote from: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA replacement fluorescent ballasts and starters were still sold at normal prices though Same here with  ballasts at H.D. being sold at full price. Still had fluorescent fixtures too... but none of that stuff was banned here, it was just lamps.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #23 on: January 25, 2025, 07:57:14 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote from: wide-lite 1000   For what it's worth , I just bought a case of Philips G8T5 germicidal tubes for my UV light in the furnace for $34 + shipping from a Colorado eBay seller . I believe those are exempt from the CO ban. Wouldn't need a whole case, but I should look & see if there are any singles on there cheap. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have a couple spares.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #24 on: January 25, 2025, 07:58:28 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I just find it interesting that the Ace Hardware store that I visited still seems to have preheat fluorescent ballasts in stock despite the fluorescent lamp ban.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #25 on: January 25, 2025, 08:54:45 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Quote from: xmaslightguy on January 25, 2025, 07:57:14 PM I believe those are exempt from the CO ban. Wouldn't need a whole case, but I should look & see if there are any singles on there cheap. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have a couple spares.  Right now the cheapest on eBay are $9.09 ea. w/free shipping . https://www.ebay.com/itm/363541993941
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #27 on: February 02, 2025, 01:10:42 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote from: wide-lite 1000   Right now the cheapest on eBay are $9.09 ea. w/free shipping Pretty pricey especially if I got a couple. Will have to wait til a better deal comes along .lol.
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #28 on: February 02, 2025, 01:22:44 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Tell me about it ! That's why I bought the entire case of 25 .  With shipping + tax . They were around $2.10 ea.  Since I use them 24/7 in my funace during the colder months , I figured it made more sense to just buy the case .
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	Re: Sad day for Colorado coming up 1/1/25 no more Fluorescent sales « Reply #29 on: February 12, 2025, 07:26:03 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote from: wide-lite 1000   Tell me about it ! That's why I bought the entire case of 25 .  With shipping + tax . They were around $2.10 ea.  Since I use them 24/7 in my funace during the colder months , I figured it made more sense to just buy the case . Yep. Totally can't blame you there!
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