Posted on 09/10/2009 5:57:54 PM PDT by Kaslin
For continuous use, the CFL is way way better.
However for intermitent use like closet lights, the incandescent is more energy efficient, lasts longer and is just all around better.
Our house is almost 100% cfl going on two years and we have had ZERO failures. That includes using standard cfl's in the ceiling fans.
This is an amazing flip-flop from the enviro wackos.
Mercury used to be the worst thing in the world, to hear them tell it. Now, they are forcing every home and every landfill to have mercury in them.
CFLs don’t last long with lots of cycling. One I installed in my upstairs hall only about 2 years. I have an incandescent bulb in my downstairs powder room (a large globe type) that has been there since 1986. CFLs don’t work in light dimmer or photocell controlled circuits - ruined a couple trying, without reading the fine print. Lots of places where CFLs make good sense to use, have them in many places - but there are some lighting solutions that call for incandescent bulbs. If this country were free, we wouldn’t be dictated to by our elected reps to use low flow toilets and CFLs, under threat of force.
You can get incandescent light bulbs rated for 25,000 hours that are used by the hospitality industry. If you use them for an average of 7 hours a day they’ll burn out in just a little under 10 years and cost about a buck or less per bulb depending on how many you buy.
https://www.nathosp.com/product/25k19_c/standard_incandescent_light_bulbs
Once you stock up all you’ll have to do is watch out for the light bulb police who’ll be monitoring everyone who might be using those unauthorized, evil incandescents!
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