I could probably buy them locally if I tried enough but they are certainly not everywhere. The “glowing heater” versions, when found, are often darkly coloured to reduce the glow to a level which makes them useless as light source. The law isn’t completely dead around here. My main problem is that it is difficult to obtain an equivalent of a 200W bulb, since such strong fluorescent or LED sources aren’t generally available.
I would expect this to be the case in Germany, but not in Czech Republic, as I have now looked at your profile. In Poland they’re as available as before the ban and the only difference is a “not for home use” sticker added or printed on a box… when laws are stupid it’s good they’re being ignored.
I’ve populated my house with 30W 6400K fluorescents, which claim to be 150W equivalent. Put two of those next to each other. (One is bright enough for me in practice, fwiw.)
I could probably buy them locally if I tried enough but they are certainly not everywhere. The “glowing heater” versions, when found, are often darkly coloured to reduce the glow to a level which makes them useless as light source. The law isn’t completely dead around here. My main problem is that it is difficult to obtain an equivalent of a 200W bulb, since such strong fluorescent or LED sources aren’t generally available.
I would expect this to be the case in Germany, but not in Czech Republic, as I have now looked at your profile. In Poland they’re as available as before the ban and the only difference is a “not for home use” sticker added or printed on a box… when laws are stupid it’s good they’re being ignored.
http://img30.otofotki.pl/obrazki/no811_100w-pdelko.jpg :)
I’ve populated my house with 30W 6400K fluorescents, which claim to be 150W equivalent. Put two of those next to each other. (One is bright enough for me in practice, fwiw.)