I have put the curly bulbs in my house and they don’t last any longer than the regular bulbs. Also, have you seen a 3-way curly bulb? Have you seen one that works on a dimmer? Have you seen one that comes on when you turn the switch on a lamp instead of guessing if the light burned out. Have you seen one that gives off a natural glow vs that industrial blue haze. Bottom line - curly bulbs equal an ugly house.
They have ones that work with dimmers, I installed them in the kitchen. I haven’t looked if they have 3-way ones yet but I never really used 3-ways....
BTW, I like the light (the ones I bought)give off, more blue than yellow....
My experience is that they are lasting with little problem.
Right....I have an X-10 system that allows total control over any INCANDESCENT light in the house. I can turn them on and off individually and all at once and dim them with a little plug in electronic timer or with a hand held remote from anywhere in the house. I use CFL’s as lights that I neither need nor wish to control remotely.
The CFL’s have gotten much cheaper, do run longer and cooler and are now available in warm colors. It takes conscious effort or extreme bumblefingerdness to break one.
They DO NOT however work with my X-10 system or with dimmers......,etc. As usual, the despicable s..theads in Congress are mandating something the free market should decide.