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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Not Worth Cost and Trouble
RightSideNews ^ | 12/13/08 | National Center of Policy Analysis

Posted on 12/15/2008 12:06:52 PM PST by Sammy67

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To: Sammy67

If you watch your local supermarket circulars, many of which are online, incandescent bulbs frequently on sale, you can pick up 4, 100 watt bulbs for $1.


21 posted on 12/15/2008 12:28:54 PM PST by Joiseydude (Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,)
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To: Sammy67

I hate them because when I turn the light on in my closet I have to go away and come back later in about 2 minutes after it has “warmed up” so I can see anything in my closet.

Waste of time. I say, “let there be light!” immediately.


22 posted on 12/15/2008 12:29:40 PM PST by olivia3boys
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To: LiberConservative
The color of the light is awful.

Not all of them are that way. I learned my lesson about buying the cheap ones.
23 posted on 12/15/2008 12:30:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Sammy67

The problem is mostly that the cheap Chinese manufacturers grabbed the market first and under cut every other companies pricing.

It’s all about Chinese crap.


24 posted on 12/15/2008 12:30:45 PM PST by George from New England (escaped CT 2006; now living north of Tampa Bay)
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To: saganite
I haven't had one burn out yet, but the 3-way CFL's are crap.

Proper disposal almost requires a HASMAT team, and it you break one, the house has to be "evacuated?" How do the greenies get away with endorsing this crap?!

25 posted on 12/15/2008 12:32:11 PM PST by fwdude ("...a 'centrist' ... has few principles - and those are negotiable." - Don Feder)
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To: Need4Truth

LEDs currently are very expensive, although the price will naturally come down because they are going nuts with production. Right now, we only use LEDs extensively in hospitals for lighting, because they can produce a very specific yellow light that doesn’t disrupt a sleeping patient. They also generate a lot of heat at the junction where they attach to the circuit board, which is a major point of failure.


26 posted on 12/15/2008 12:33:02 PM PST by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: uncommonsense

Here’s the EPA CFL ceanup link - enjoy reading: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm


27 posted on 12/15/2008 12:33:09 PM PST by uncommonsense
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To: George from New England

Your correct about the Chinese junk. We bought a package of four for use outdoors, and two failed after a week. What a scam.


28 posted on 12/15/2008 12:33:25 PM PST by Sammy67
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To: cripplecreek

I like the bulb myself and usually they last me couple of years or more. I have not had one break on me yet.


29 posted on 12/15/2008 12:34:45 PM PST by DonaldC
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To: LiberConservative

The newer ones have better color.


30 posted on 12/15/2008 12:37:09 PM PST by null and void (Hey 0bama? There will be a pop quiz every day for the next four years...miss a question, people die.)
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To: gracesdad

They have to be on for 15 minutes or more for them to actually become economical. You’re burning more energy when you turn them on and off because in those cases, they never reach their full capacity. He believes we will eventually go with LED light bulbs.


31 posted on 12/15/2008 12:39:13 PM PST by ChocChipCookie (Homeschool like your kids' lives depend on it.)
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To: ChocChipCookie

“They have to be on for 15 minutes or more for them to actually become economical.”

Most of our lights are on for longer than that once we turn them on.


32 posted on 12/15/2008 12:41:00 PM PST by gracesdad
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To: Sammy67

It’s 15 degrees here in west TX right now. Having my inside lights produce some heat along with light isn’t a problem to me.


33 posted on 12/15/2008 12:41:21 PM PST by Need4Truth
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To: mysterio

Ah, but have you noticed those little pods on it?


34 posted on 12/15/2008 12:42:03 PM PST by pepperdog (The world has gone crazy.)
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To: Retired Chemist

“They can’t be used in closed fixtures.”

Says who? And why?

I’ve been using a 100W-equivalent one in a closed fixture - no problems yet. I’ve got two in a closed fixture with along with a 60W incandescant - again, no problems. I’ve also got them outdoors, hanging downwards (supposedly a no-no) where they work fine (but take a little while to warm up) in temperatures well below freezing.


35 posted on 12/15/2008 12:42:54 PM PST by -YYZ- (Strong like bull, smart like ox.)
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To: pepperdog

Pods?


36 posted on 12/15/2008 12:43:49 PM PST by mysterio
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To: Sammy67

These bulbs have mercury in them.

Why do the enviro-weenies want us to us bulbs, that upon disposal, will put mercury into the ground and ground water?

Good old incandescents are the only way to go, IMHO.


37 posted on 12/15/2008 12:48:08 PM PST by TheConservativeParty ("A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not why the ship was built." by The First Gal of AK)
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To: gracesdad; ChocChipCookie
“My husband is an electrical contractor, and he has been trying to talk his customers out of using these bulbs.”

I am always trying to talk people out of using those awful bulbs.

I was trying to find an article I read in the Ottawa citizen, by Kelly Egan, about the dangers associated with them. No luck so far. :-(

38 posted on 12/15/2008 12:49:25 PM PST by fanfan (Update on Constitutional Crisis in Canada.....Click user name)
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To: mysterio

A CFL should be shielded.

Your African Violet loves the UV rays.


39 posted on 12/15/2008 12:52:23 PM PST by fanfan (Update on Constitutional Crisis in Canada.....Click user name)
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To: cripplecreek

I have had great luck with them and enjoy the low wattage use of them.


40 posted on 12/15/2008 12:53:43 PM PST by omega4179 ( Those who can't write, write the news)
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