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 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
