CFL vs Incandescent

[Mitch]

Not at all. My oldest are no more than 2 years old. The most recent were purchased within the past 2 months.

[ransley]

I have new HDs that take minutes

[Don Klipstein]

You may try replacing some of the CFL floods with Philips Halogena "Energy Saver" floods, available at Home Depot. Yesterday, I saw 40 watt ones (60-65 watt equivalent) in 2 different sizes. The larger size is BR30 (3.75 inch diameter).

They are not nearly as efficient as CFLs, but they are more efficient than ordinary incandescents. And they are dimmable.

I somewhat remember (I hope correctly) that floods are not affected by the upcoming ban.

- Don Klipstein ( [e-mail])

[Don Klipstein]

Most CFLs that have outer bulbs have a serious need for warmup - often starting at 1/4 of full brightness or less, and needing a good minute or two to reach full brightness.

Ones with bare tubing usually start brighter and warm up more quickly. But that generally excludes floodlight ones.

- Don Klipstein ( [e-mail])

[Mitch]

It's kind of funny, because you can watch the light slowly spiral down the tube.

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Mon 28 Apr 2008 09:06:06a, told us...

I have twelve in my kitchen, all the same brand, as I ordered them online. Unfortunately, I don't remember the brand, and I would need to drag out the

10 ft. ladder to check them.

[DerbyDad03]

My Sylvania floods are just a few weeks old and take up to 3 minutes to reach full brightness. I'll still have the package and receipt. They're going back and I'm gonna try the Philips Halogena "Energy Saver" floods that Don mentioned.