Hope this topic isn't too OT for this forum. What's the general consensus on stocking up on incandesant bulbs give the ban on them that's coming next year?
mayhem said:I've been severely disappointed with the CFL's I've been getting for the last few years. Enough so that I went out abd bought 8 100w incandescent bulbs. The CFL's just haven't been lasting as long lately or they make a very loud buzzing noise. I do have some CFLs in my house that have been operating faithfully for nearing 10 years now, some that I bought this past spring have already been replaced due to failure. I think just ever cheaper electronics really.
Anxious to try LED bulbs, but at $25-30 per bulb I'm in no hurry.
jeffoc said:mayhem said:I've been severely disappointed with the CFL's I've been getting for the last few years. Enough so that I went out abd bought 8 100w incandescent bulbs. The CFL's just haven't been lasting as long lately or they make a very loud buzzing noise. I do have some CFLs in my house that have been operating faithfully for nearing 10 years now, some that I bought this past spring have already been replaced due to failure. I think just ever cheaper electronics really.
Anxious to try LED bulbs, but at $25-30 per bulb I'm in no hurry.
The big problem that I have with CFL's is that they contain Mercury and other harmful chemicals. Read the instructions to clean up one if it breaks in your house. It's scary.
No-one around here will recycle them and you aren't supposed to throw them in the garbage so I have about 8 of the burnt out ones in the basement waiting till I can figure out how to get rid of them. I'm sure there are millions of them in landfills already.
granpajohn said:If you have outdoor fixtures that use this style bulb, you would be very disappointed with CFL.
I was a very early user of CFL lamps, (always the scientist), over 12 years ago I bought my first "100w equivalent".
My biggest problem is that the CFLs don’t work with dimmers.
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