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Re: Re: Do X10 Dimmers save electricity?




Darren,

It depends very much on the dimmer, but basically if you make the the
lamp 50% brightness, you will be saving anything from 10% to 25% of the
electricity.  So yes, you will be saving, but nowhere near 50%.

The dimmer isn't perfect, it uses elecy to do dimming, and the bulbs
don't have a linear response....

Like Phil says dim because you can (under remote/computer control), if
you want to save money, buy CFL low energy lightbulbs and forget the
expensive bulbs and dimming hardware....

Lee


>
> Now, Bill you've added a 3rd answer! All I wanna know is that if I
> dim my lights by (around) 50% does that mean I'm using half the
> electricity? If not, how does it all work?
>
> TIA
> Darren
>
>



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