On 20 Mar 2007 at 7:38, Nick Arnett wrote:

> On 3/20/07, Jim Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Charlene and I swapped out a majority of our incandescents for those
> > double helix-looking flourescents several months ago, and I really
> > can't tell the difference in the lighting.  I'll have to ask her if
> > our electrical bill's gone down in a noticeable way, though.
> 
> 
> I have found that some of them didn't last nearly as long as advertised.  I
> had 'seven year' bulbs fail in less than a year.  I know that the older ones
> will die faster if they're turned on and off often, but I'm not sure about
> those with electronic ballasts.

Less so. My main problem with them is I have for many years used 
"natural" light bulbs, and getting those in energy saving formats is 
expensive.

I find it really does make a difference (and work uses them as well, 
which is even better).

AndrewC
Dawn Falcon

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