[Cialug] OT: cheap CFL bulbs

[Jeff Chapin]

We have a restroom in our basement that is used exclusively for the
toilet, as it is next to my office. I eventually removed the CFLs from
is, as by the time the bulbs brightened up, I was already done washing
my hands and turning them off again.

jrnosee at gmail.com wrote:
> Yeah, I got CFL "round" bulbs (CFL's with a round diffuser) for our
> bathroom. We did this because CFL's match the light tone of the
> fluorescent we put in the other half of our bathroom.  The CFL bulbs
> take a while to "warm up" and now my wife hates them.
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com
> <mailto:chapinjeff at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Be careful with the cheap ones and be prepared to return them. I have
>     tried more than a few CFLs and I have found that the cheap ones, even
>     from 'name brands' often have issues that I do not like -- the
>     spectrum
>     is *way* off, they are dim, or they take 2-3 minutes to turn on fully,
>     or even longer.
>
>     I'm not saying don't buy the cheap ones, I am saying keep the receipts
>     handy, and don't settle. Return and try again if you are not
>     *completely* happy.
>
>     Jeff
>
>     Matthew Nuzum wrote:
>     > 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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