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What were the dumb things you did in 2020 to prevent COVID? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How do you go though so many light bulbs?? I haven't had a single one fail in the past 2 years

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

We use incandescent bulbs as heaters to keep water pipes from freezing in the winter. When put in a brooder lamp housing they're safer than dedicated space heaters on a thermostat and useful for places where heating tape isn't practical (eg around a pressure tank)

We usually go through 8-10 100w bulbs a year across the three pump houses and crawl spaces We have to maintain. Running continuously they only have a life span of a couple months.

Very unusual situation of course. Idk i think we last bought LED's for the actual inside of the house maybe 5 years ago lol.