Low EMF full spectrum daylight bulbs

These bulbs are recommended by Nick Pineault (The EMF Guy).  They emit low EMFs and they don’t flicker.  I can vouch for them emitting low EMFs (about the same as the halogen bulbs I used to have).  I can’t tell if they flicker, but I trust Nick Pineault’s judgement.

They’ve got 3 settings which emit varying amounts of blue light for morning, afternoon and evening.  It’s easy to switch between the settings – you just press the light switch.

 I don’t know how long they last as I’ve only had mine a few weeks.  At £28 each, they’re not cheap, but they seem to be improving the quality of my sleep so I think they’re worth it for me.

They’re sold by Block Blue Light, a company which has a distributor in the UK.  Here’s a link to the page:

https://www.blockbluelight.co.uk/collections/sleep-enhancing-lighting/products/full-spectrum-light-bulb

I find that these "Block Blue Light" bulbs create radio interference AND increase dirty electricity. I think the best LED light bulbs sold today (from our standpoint) are the "LED filament bulbs", which look very much like an old incandescent light bulb, made of glass and metal, no plastic. All of the ones I've tried generate no radio interference and no dirty electricity. I've tested such bulbs from both WaveForm Lighting and FEIT, both good.

https://www.feit.com/collections/led-filament-bulbs

Hi Marc

I wish I'd posted a message on here about these before a spent a fortune on them!

How did you measure for radio interference and dirty electricity?  

Thanks very much

Cath

For radio interference, I use a small (and old) AM radio a few inches from the light bulb.  Turn the light on and off, and see if there are any changes to what you hear on the AM radio.  Ideally there should be none, as ideally the bulb should not interfere with the reception.

For dirty electricity, I use a Stetzerizer dirty electricity meter, plugged into the outlet next to where the light is plugged in (for this, I have small lamp with a cord that I can test light bulbs with).  Again, turning on and off the light should ideally not change the values on the meter.

Although I didn't test the exact same bulb you have, as mine was a USA bulb (120 volts not 220 volts), and mine was a BR30 (reflector) shape not an A19 shape. So your results could be different than mine.

Marc

Thanks for the info.  I love the idea of testing for radio interference with an old radio!  I've been looking at equipment that costs hundreds of pounds and looks as if you need a degree in electrical engineering to use it!

I'm definitely getting rid of these bulbs.  The fact that they're plastic is reason enough alone.  I'm very sensitive to VOCs and I can't believe that I've put a load of plastic bulbs which are going to get hot around the house!  

I've been looking at the bulbs you recommended from Waveform.  They all seem to be dimmable.  I'm not going to use them with a dimmer switch so I wondered if the fact that they're dimmable is still a problem.

Thanks.
Cath

Aren't you in the UK? Does Waveform sell bulbs in the UK? As mine say 120V only, which won't work in the UK.

Although certainly there are LED filament bulbs sold in the UK. With a quick search I found this:

  https://www.nationallighting.co.uk/bulbs-accessories/led-filaments
  https://www.zico.lighting/shop

But a light being "dimmable" isn't a problem in itself. I think dimmer switches can be a problem, so long as you are using a light bulb with a regular on/off switch it should be fine.  

But, as for the radio, this is the specific radio I like to use, a vintage portable Sony.  To check for interference, I can just run it from the bottom of the AM scale to the top pretty quickly, and any loud interference I hear I can check if it's still there if I turn the light off.

  https://www.ebay.com/itm/267541269882

Thanks very much for all the information.  I didn't realise that lightbulbs in America are different from those in the UK.

Cath