I have almost all CFL in our house. The first few years we tried them, they only lasted a year or two. The next set we bought are still running with one exception. They are standard models (nothing special), nd are upside down, right side up, sideways, inside and outside. this house was built in 1979.
Yes, I'll be replacing them with LEDs when they do die. On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > On 07/07/2011 12:58 PM, redghost wrote: > >> could be my 80+ year old wiring, though most of it is actually less than >> 11 years old. No real idea why I get crap CFL life. Still not cost >> effective to use the stupid things. I like the heat coming off a bulb in >> the winter. Reduces heating costs. >> >> clay >> >> My house is not all that old - built in 1981. I get no long life from the > CFL bulbs either. I think they are intended to be installed upright only in > table lamps but we are being told to put them all over the house.I don't > like the light they give off either. As I get older, I find I need more > light, not less and they seem to give off less light than a comparable > incandscent lamp. > > The other thing that I object to is that they do not appear to be intended > to fit inside most existing light fixtures. That is no saving if they expect > me to replace all of my fixtures. In addition, the stores do not appear to > have many new fixtures that are intended to house the CFL bulbs. > > I have hopes for the LED lamps but they don't appear to be quite ready yet > either. > > Randy > > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
