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CurlysQuilts
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Sarah
Northeast Kingdom
VT
USA
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 Posted - May 15 2011 : 1:27:04 PM
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Okay, so here's the deal. I all about saving money, doing things better for the environment and my husband and I are always on board with making the changes to save money, etc... We went out a couple of years ago and bought a bunch of CFLs and changed over a good majority of our lights to those to save money. Then we qualified for a state program that provides for winterizing and making your home more efficient energy-wise and they changed the rest of our light bulbs for us (as well as insulating, sealing, weatherstripping; it was phenominal all they did for us!). I read the statistics like in the current issue about how these bulbs are supposed to last 10 years, but I'm sure that we've changed almost every CFL in our house in the last two years at least once, if not twice! We have a couple of fixtures where the CFLs don't fit, so they still have incandescents, and those haven't needed changing since we moved into this house 4 years ago. So what's up? Does anyone else find this to be true about their CFLs, or do we just have weird light fixtures?
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“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” - Micah 6:8
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2011 : 1:34:28 PM
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| I just read a piece that CFL's don't last long if they are in a fixture that is turned on and off a lot. They have to be disposed of carefully and I'm afraid in rural areas this will be hard to do. I know our recyle center won't even take plastics (except milk jugs) so I doubt they will be taking CFL's. JoAnn |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2011 : 5:04:44 PM
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As was already stated, they do better in fixtures that will be on for more than 10 minutes.
Constant flicking on and off shortens the lifespan
We haven't made a total conversion for that reason since when we leave a room ,we are used to turning the light off |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1143 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - May 19 2011 : 5:29:01 PM
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I just read about the German research where it states that CFLs emit 'cancer causing agents' and may cause migraines. They also do emit UV rays (likely not harmful, but you should at least know). I have also read that they may worsen insomnia as they might affect melatonin levels. So, the research is not being widely advertised, but we DID remove the CFLs in our reading lamps. My husband had been getting lots of headaches in the last year and after removing his reading lamp bulb and replacing it with an incandescent, he has not complained once with one, so.....I don't know. I don't know the truth, but it sure made me wonder!
FarmGirl #1390
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 19 2011 : 5:52:41 PM
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I have heard that LED lights are more energy efficient and without causing any leakage issues. I saw a youtube where they had everything shut off and then turned on the CFL and their was a huge spike in the energy leakage in the room in comparasion to the incandecent. After we use up all of the CFLs that we have (probably last another 2 years or more) we are going to switch to LED lights.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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