Hi David, Do you know if any of the major suppliers--Lowes, etc--have recycling facilities for the compact fluorescent bulbs? Since they contain mercury, you can't recycle them with regular household recycling. Since these stores sell them, I would hope that they'd have a green way to get rid of them, too. I don't know what your experience has been with the LED stick up fixtures generally used for "lighting up" places like closets, underneath cabinets, etc., but my experience has been that they're useless. I bought one recently with six LEDs to put on the cabinet by my sink hoping that they'd put out enough light that I wouldn't have to climb a ladder to replace the compact fluorescent bulb in the fixture. Not enough light to do anything but keep me from running into the cabinet--maybe. I've not been impressed with them. I hope the bulb you showed from 1000bulbs does a better job. I'd be willing to try it--even at $11.00--if I could be sure I could actually see with it. I didn't find anything in the specs that told what the equivalent light from these bulbs was compared to the light from an incandescent bulb. Is it the same as a 20W, 40W, 60W? I've not tried the LED lanterns or flashlights for this very reason.Thanks for the info. Louise
List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:52:19 -0500From: [email protected]: [email protected]: [ot_caving] saving electricity Everyone now is installing small flourescent light bulbs in their house. It is now common knowledge that these spiral-shaped bulbs work better than our good ole trusty incandescent light bulb. http://www.greenelectricalsupply.com/images/products/detail/SpiralCFLMaxlite.15.jpg There may be an even better way to save money and electricity. There is a new type of flourescent light bulb: http://www.betterbulb.com/a19_ccflbulb.html I have seen these at Home Depot or Lowes. I think these new CCFL's are currently less efficient than regular spiral flourescent light bulbs ( CFL ), shown in the 1st photo. But the new CCFL's are alleged to have other positive benefits that make them a better choice. And the future of these becoming more efficient looks good. The new CCFL's are much more expensive than the CFL's on the rack. But there are situations where you might want to consider a new LED light bulb. http://www.1000bulbs.com/images/LEDW-5WBULB-600x.jpg LED's supposedly last longer for example. Has anybody seen the one below yet? http://www.1000bulbs.com/images/TCP-LG16120VWH-600x.jpg David Locklear Ref: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/11/cold_cathode_compact_fluorescents.php http://www.1000bulbs.com/Litetronics-Microbrite-Standard-Shape-Cold-Cathode-Fluorescent/
