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What is Incandescent Bulb?
They are bulbs that produces light when a filament (wire) is heated at a very high temperature in a glass enclosure containing some gas. Thomas Edison is believed to be the Inventor(even though some other people worked on it before him) in the 19th century. They produce warm coloured light(that is amber/yellow).They are very common and are easily available.
Why should I discard it?
Incandescent bulbs waste a lot of energy. About 90% of their rated power are wasted as heat. When you bought the bulb, it was primarily for the light , but this bulb will "give you more" than you paid for....lots of heat. Even though their initial cost is very low, their running cost are pretty high.
Consider a bulb rated 100 watts (please note that this figure is not about the amount of light it produces but the energy it consumes). 100 watts on it is the power consumption.. However this bulb uses about 90 watts to produce heat(which most times you don't need), that is 90%. That is why they are very hot the heat takes a lot of energy and a lot of money from your pocket. It even makes your Air Conditioner to work extra hard, thus increasing your bills.
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