CFL Rant

[KubotainNH]

I have a few CFL's and they are mostly crappy. The ones that hang down in the basement lights seems to fail quicker. Maybe because the electronics get hotter, I dunno. What I do know is that I will not buy any more CFL's. I bought a big pack of incandescents before they started getting hard to find. I still have plenty left. I did buy a Cree LED bulb to try, it is the type that has similar light to the old bulbs. I've tried it in different areas of the house and really like. It was like 12 bucks a year and a half ago, maybe has come down some by now. It's now outside by my steps seeing that light is on quite a bit. No issues whatsoever, hopefully they will come down in cost so I can buy more.

 

[bumperm]

I just replaced a bunch of BR30 (small flood) incandescent can lights with these:

TCP LBR301027KND6 LED BR30 - 65 Watt Equivalent Soft White (2700K) Flood Light Bulb - 6 Pack - - Amazon.com

Nice warm light and a lot brighter than the 65 watt bulbs I pulled. Note that this particular LED won't work with a dimmer, but is a little cheaper than LEDs that are dimmable.

I had no idea how many can lights there were in my house - - seems almost an infinite number :c( I've mostly been replacing the ones where the additional light is welcome, like in the kitchen, or where the lights get turned on and off frequently, LEDs don't mind short cycles at all.

bumper

 

[Ken45101]

Now don't forget, you have to properly dispose of those old CFLs. You can't just dump them in the trash.

Around here, there is NO place to take fluorescent bulbs, I have a couple of dozen old 4 footers sitting around. The only legal way to dispose of them is to take them to the recycle center, 25 miles away but they only take them one day a year! Oh yes, we save so much energy!

 

[bumperm]

Now don't forget, you have to properly dispose of those old CFLs. You can't just dump them in the trash.

Around here, there is NO place to take fluorescent bulbs, I have a couple of dozen old 4 footers sitting around. The only legal way to dispose of them is to take them to the recycle center, 25 miles away but they only take them one day a year! Oh yes, we save so much energy!

You could always hand them out to the neighbor kids and tell them they are for StarWars light saber fights. :c)

 

[Rock knocker]

Remember, Warren Moon got his start in the CFL.

 

[DoubleL]

I ended all my rants and took my $ losses with CFL's about 1 year ago and replaced everything with LED's. LED's are what you want. Take your gasoline savings and buy LED's. One time investment then don't worry about changing a bulb or waiting for a warmup and reap the energy savings.:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

I ended all my rants and took my $ losses with CFL's about 1 year ago and replaced everything with LED's. LED's are what you want. Take your gasoline savings and buy LED's. One time investment then don't worry about changing a bulb or waiting for a warmup and reap the energy savings.:thumbsup:

You know, I'd like to do that, but do you have any idea what it would cost! I think most people don't realize how many light bulbs of different wattages they have in a house. Just offhand, I can think of 44 incandescent bulbs in our house, 16 CFL bulbs, 21 4' florescent tubes, and 4 8" florescent tubes. And I also have a pretty good supply of spares on hand, except for the 8 footers.:laughing:

 

[Bird]

I ended all my rants and took my $ losses with CFL's about 1 year ago and replaced everything with LED's. LED's are what you want. Take your gasoline savings and buy LED's. One time investment then don't worry about changing a bulb or waiting for a warmup and reap the energy savings.:thumbsup:

You know, I'd like to do that, but do you have any idea what it would cost! I think most people don't realize how many light bulbs of different wattages they have in a house. Just offhand, I can think of 44 incandescent bulbs in our house, 16 CFL bulbs, 21 4' florescent tubes, and 4 8" florescent tubes. And I also have a pretty good supply of spares on hand, except for the 8 footers.:laughing:

 

[KiotiKowboy]

Just wait - the EPA will mandate CFL headlamps on your tractor

 

[vulcancowboy]

I ended all my rants and took my $ losses with CFL's about 1 year ago and replaced everything with LED's. LED's are what you want. Take your gasoline savings and buy LED's. One time investment then don't worry about changing a bulb or waiting for a warmup and reap the energy savings.:thumbsup:

I finally bought an LED bulb, so far, so good. I'm still a little gun shy and will wait a while before I jump on the LED wagon.