[Cialug] OT: cheap CFL bulbs

[Dave Hala Jr]

I have all CFL's in my house, various brands and in the last 5yrs have
had a 60% failure rate. The 5-7 year lifetime is obviously marketing
hype.

On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 10:46 -0500, Matt Breitbach wrote:
> Well, some people aren't going to like this, but I say stick with
> standard incandescents.  I use CFL's all over in my house, and after 4
> years, I'm happy to say that I've only had about 5 bulbs fail.  With
> that being said, it's always a nightmare to get rid of them after they
> do.  So much so that I still have 5 bulbs sitting in a box waiting for
> disposal since they contain hazardous materials.  I'm wondering how
> good all of this low power usage is if the bulbs themselves can't go
> into a proper landfill.  I also wonder how many people do just throw
> them in the trash without even thinking and are polluting our
> landfills with mercury.
> 
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> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:37 AM
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> Subject: [Cialug] OT: cheap CFL bulbs
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> 
>  
> 
> Hello, I just moved and my new house uses an astonishing number of
> light bulbs. For example, the master bath has a vanity with 15 40w
> bulbs. When you turn it on you get a sun tan. (I hope they're 40's -
> they're the fancy kind and there's no imprint indicating their
> wattage)
> 
> The problem is that a lot of the light bulbs are the round globe kind
> (not the normal bulb shape, but the spherical shape). I have 24 of
> these and Home Depot wants $12 for 2.
> 
> I also have lots of the smaller base bulbs. Some of these are the
> candle flame shaped bulbs, others are just smaller bulb shaped bulbs.
> I have 13 of the bulb shaped ones and 8 of the flame shaped ones.
> 
> I found normal bulbed shape CFLs at Sam's club for about $1 per bulb.
> (GE) That, imho, is an awesome price. Home Depot also has contractor
> packs of the common CFL spiral shaped bulbs for only slightly more per
> bulb. I can't find a deal on any of the other bulbs though. 
> 
> Any suggestions? My goal is to avoid the up-front cost of replacing
> all these bulbs.
> 
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