Neon house numbers mean the pizza delivery guy will always find you fast

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  Posted by Melody Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:41pm PDT

  I love this!

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  Posted by Mom of Two Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:18am PDT

  This would be great for those of us who live in rural areas, where it's pitch black at night. The only downside would be if some redneck hunter took target practice on it.

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  Posted by M Fri Jun 6, 2008 8:11am PDT

  Umm, no. I live in a 86 year old Craftsman bungalow....that would look a bit odd.

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  Posted by Liz Fri Jun 6, 2008 8:49am PDT

  Ok, what ever happened to staying GREEN?

  This is a cute idea, but a TOTAL WASTE OF ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY!!!

  I'm going to have to pass :(

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  Posted by Valerie Rains, Shine staff Fri Jun 6, 2008 10:02am PDT

  One counterpoint to consider might be the energy efficiency of whatever porch light you have installed versus a neon house number that you'd only light up when you were expecting company or Chinese food. I'm pretty sure that neon's not the worst offender out there in terms of energy use, but since it's typically measured in watts per foot, I have no idea how to make an apples to apples comparison. Any lighting or energy experts out there care to weigh in?

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  Posted by timmy Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:22pm PDT

  I've been working in the lighting biz for 12 years, and neon seems to be phased out. Why? The High voltage and buzzing make it dangerous and noisy for residential use. Not too mention that if the tube is broken, or burnt out replacement is expensive.

  Hold your breath, in a couple years LED is taking over. Its really low energy consumption, 100% recyclable. (compact fluorescent and neon have mercury in them and are expensive to recycle). And long lamp life 20-25 years.

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  Posted by timmy Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:37pm PDT

  To go on a tangent on energy efficient light bulbs..

  Compact Fluorescent bulbs will eventually create a big problem. They do save energy (and take all the aestetics of your house away while doing it by washing out the color and creating that vibration)

  The big problem is they contain mercury, which is extremely hazardous and has to be recycled. What they don't tell you at Home Depot or Wal-Mart when you buy your 8-pack of bulbs for $10, is that you have to pay $3-4 per bulb to recycle them. Let's face it, do you think people who shop at Wal-Mart and buy CF bulbs to save a couple bucks a month on their electricity bill, are going to drive to a recycling center (usually way out in the burbs at $4 a gallon in gas) and pay to recycle their bulbs?

  A lot of places are offering recycling(grocery stores, hardware stores, etc.) but you still have to pay, and bring the bulbs in. Statistics show that 60-70% are still being thrown away in regular garbage and going into landfills, because people are to lazy or busy to recycle them.

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  Posted by Tracy Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:39pm PDT

  Yeah i guess i'd have to agree about the energy use. But i do think that it does give any home an artsy touch. A previous post did have an idea though about only switching it on sometimes when expecting someone. Overall, I love the idea but the technicalities shut it down as a possibility for my home.

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  Posted by Heather Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:30pm PDT

  hi

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  Posted by Heather Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:30pm PDT

  hi

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