I'm replacing traditional bulbs with the CF type as they fail. I think I have about six in the house so far, and have had one failure, which was not on a dimmer.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cheetah Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 17:13 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] CF Green Bulbs well i have 5 of them and they are going on 3 years now and still going. jim At 10:32 AM 4/6/2008, you wrote: >Before you invest a lot of money in switching out all the bulbs in your >house, I would just try one or two out first. I put one in my basement, one >in my laundry room, one in my bathroom, and one in my dining room - they all >burnt out within one year and I do not have voltage spikes in my area. So, >for the price you for these bulbs versus standard bulbs, I don't see >anything "green" about them. > >Tom >On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Alan & Terrie Robbins < ><mailto:arobbin1%40nycap.rr.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:arobbin1%40nycap.rr.com> rr.com> wrote: > > > With the new "green" CF replacement light bulbs, does anyone know what > > the > > deal is with using them with dimmer switches? I know historically, dimmer > > switches and traditional florescent bulbs did not go together. Just > > wondering as my wife and I are currently converting and do have some > > dinner > > switches in the house. > > > > thanks > > Al > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.8/1362 - Release Date: >4/6/2008 11:12 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
