Replacing Bulbs Could Save You $55 Yearly

Maybe when LED arrays become more affordable, they'll be suitable for such locations.

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Mark Lloyd
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I first got CFLs due to their claims that they last (seven times?) longer than incandescents. our house had a problem of eating bulbs almost monthly. that was about 3 years ago, and i am in a different house (house payments, not rent!) and still have those bulbs, plus a few more to replace incandecents lost thru attrition.

like one person said, they can cut the bills for lighting from $3 to $1.wasn't much of an issue as $2 cant even buy a happy meal :) but i suppose every bit helps.

the rest of you are commenting about colors, not really an issue with me, although I like a lot of light, so being able to cram the equivalent of 300watts into a fixture that states no more than 180W (fire issues?) and only using (69?) watts is more of a plus than cost.

keep your reciepts and buyer beware. last batch of bulbs a bought had one dead, one way too dim, and one working. forgot to check warranty.

Reply to
Tater

when will they make CFL's that are dimmable?

Reply to
readandpostrosie

I agree with the premise, and actually have many of the compact fluorescents in my house, but *outdoor porch or post lamps?* that sounds like a really poor app. for fluorescents as at anything much under 50 degrees they will be slow to start or may not start at all. The PO used the CF's in the garage and they work very poorly in cool weather.

nate

Reply to
N8N

There have been dimmable CFLs on the market for many years now (e.g., you can buy dimmable CFLs made by Philips at Home Depot).

For a list of dimmable CFLs that are also EnergyStar rated, see:

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(be sure to select "Dimmable CFL" as the search criterion).

Cheers, Paul

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Paul M. Eldridge

Hi Nate,

That's not strictly the case. For example, Philips Marathon Outdoor CFLs have a minimum starting temperature rating of -30C (-22F) and are said to provide "stable light output" from -10F all the way up to

140F. They may require a few minutes to warm up fully when cold but if the lamp will be left on for an extended period of time (and that's often true of porch and post lamps), that shouldn't be much of a concern.

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Paul M. Eldridge

Plus 'flooressence' bulbs make things look horrible! Full spectrum bulbs are the only way to go.

How about 'You could save $300/year by only drinking tap water' or 'Save $1,095' a year by not ever going to Starbucks'.

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ephedralover

You can get 5000K compact fluorescent bulbs for around $10 each, that have the light output equivalent of a 120 watt lamp. Just get 5000K instead of warm white that the cheap ones put out.

But for lighting hallway areas at night, we use the cheap ones, which are warm white and put out 120 watts worth of light, and they cost under $2 each on ebay when you buy a box of 12 of them. They consume about 27 watts.

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Ms Individual Rights

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