They can state all they want that the life of the CFL bulb is 8,000 hours. It absolutely isn't in my experience. If they lasted 6 months, I was surprised, most of them were gone in 4-5 months. 8,ooo hours would be almost the equivilant of 4 full work years, assuming the lights were turned off for the lunch period, as everyone was gone from my client's office. NO WAY...
I don't know what kind of "testing" was done, but the bulbs he paid $7 for did not last anywhere near 8,000. I think someone slipped a zero somehwere. More like 800 hours in our usage experience. I won't use them.
Why is there such a push to keep "fixing what isn't broken"?????
The millions of illegal intruders from south of the border are using far more power than any change in light bulbs would even put a dent into. Get them out.
After several years, I still haven't lost a CFL bulb. I guess YMMV.
Why is there such a push to keep "fixing what isn't broken"?????
Because incandescents are very broken. They get hot and waste a LOT of power.
The millions of illegal intruders from south of the border are using far more power than any change in light bulbs would even put a dent into. Get them out.
But that would mean these nanny-staters would actually have to do something they're supposed to do -- protect the country. They'd rather mandate their little pet peeves onto the masses.