The compact florescent bulbs from about 10 years ago didn't seem to last as long as was claimed. Today they do seem to last and last. They will get dimmer and dimmer, however.
You can buy a package of 5 from Home Depot for about 8 bucks. We put the small curly ones in our ceiling fans and they don't look that bad. --- Vince Teachout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MB Software Solutions wrote: > >> > >> > > > > Is there savings because you don't have to replace > it as often, or does > > it actually consume less energy, resulting in > lower monthly electric bills? > > > > > PMFJI, but both. It obviously consumes less energy > (30W vs 100W), but > also usually lasts much longer. I have bought the > odd turkey or two > that burned out in a few months, but have several > going on 5 years now. > > Ken, > Keep your eye open. Quite often energy groups or > hardware stores will > offer sales as low as 99 cents a bulb. The last > time it happened here, > I bought a case of 25. I shouldn't have to buy more > bulbs.... uhm.... > ever. :-) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
