Please help me find replacement light bulbs for my gadget. [more inside]
posted by SquidLips on Jun 13, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for a gardening tool & have no idea what it is: seedling waterer? bonsai tool? It's a metal rosette like you'd see attached to a watering can, maybe 3" across, with a pencil-sized metal pipe leading to a squeezy rubber bulb on the end. [more inside]
posted by bitter-girl.com on Jun 5, 2009 - 11 answers

Why do the glass parts of my light bulbs keep separating from the metal? [more inside]
posted by emumimic on Jun 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Three of our lights have burned out, and it's about time I replaced them. Thing is, I have no idea where to start. [more inside]
posted by robcorr on Feb 21, 2009 - 4 answers

Which CFL bulbs are the longest lasting and cheapest to buy? I'm concerned about saving money on my electric bill but not worried about mercury content (if lights are broken). Are there any CFL bulb giveaways that are online?
posted by boby on Dec 20, 2008 - 12 answers

Where can I get different colored light bulbs for a refrigerator? [more inside]
posted by jinatrix on Apr 20, 2008 - 9 answers

Is Al right? Am I really saving the environment by switching to CF bulbs? [more inside]
posted by Pollomacho on Dec 22, 2007 - 46 answers

How can I keep scoreboard light bulbs from working their way loose? [more inside]
posted by unclejeffy on Oct 6, 2007 - 7 answers

To maximise bulb life, what's the minimum length of time an LCD projector should be turned off for? [more inside]
posted by Busy Old Fool on Jan 31, 2007 - 14 answers

I want to plant some Casablanca lily bulbs, so that I may cut them at various times and give them to the SO. I live in Los Angeles, and have sandy soil around my property at different degrees of sunniness and facing different cardinal directions, mostly directly against one wall or another. What should I know?
posted by sdis on Aug 2, 2006 - 1 answer

Is it normal for a halogen light bulb to crackle a little bit after you first install it? [more inside]
posted by adrian_h on Jul 5, 2006 - 8 answers

Homerepairfilter: a light bulb blows out. The glass and metal part separate. How do I get the metal part out so I can replace the bulb? [more inside]
posted by Famous on Jun 6, 2006 - 21 answers

Holy %#$!. I just priced out bulbs for our Proxima X350 video projector. The stores I looked at want $350, about equal to the price used projectors are going for on eBay. If I shell out $350, am I getting ripped off? Since when did it cost so much to make a light bulb?
posted by zek on Dec 26, 2005 - 17 answers

Fluorescent light problem:

I have a fluorescent light fixture in my bathroom using two, different-sized, doughnut-shaped bulbs. Lately it's been taking a long time to turn on (15-30 minutes) after I throw the switch in the morning. If the fixture has been running for a while, this warm-up time seems to go down. Does this sound like a ballast problem (and thus my landlord's problem), or a light-bulb problem (mine)? I'm leaning to ballast because the lights look fine once they start, but I haven't been able to find the same symptoms on the half dozen fluorescent lighting websites I've looked at so far.
posted by cardboard on Jul 16, 2004 - 5 answers