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color=#0000ff size=2>To elaborate on David's further
elaborations...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=287072316-03062010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I've cut wattage with many of my CFLs - generally from a 60
watt incandescent to the equivalent of a 40 watt fluorescent (13 or 14 watts
actual). Particularly with the globes in the bathrooms and the overhead
enclosed lights. I'm probably using the bright fluorescents and not the
"warm" ones.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>The light we use a lot at night is the one over the
sink which was a flood and like 90 watts. We replaced that with LED (7
watts) and it looks cool now too (IMHO).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>-Nate</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> cialug-bounces@cialug.org
[mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>David
Bierce<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:21 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Central
Iowa Linux Users Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cialug] OT: cheap CFL
bulbs<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>To elaborate on a few of the comment a little further, based on my
experience.
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<DIV>If there is too much light for you, half the number of of active bulbs.
It might look ugly, but it work. Globe/specialty bulbs are usually
expensive anyway compared to normal bulbs. I haven't seen the Globe type
in anything other than LED at the local stores. It'd go LED, or keep the
incandescence for the bathroom. Usually the color of CFL lights combined
with the "it takes forever to warm up" makes wifes angry for bathroom
usage.<BR>
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<DIV>Also, Do not put CFL in an enclosed light fixture, it cuts their life
half as the heat eventually breaks the ballast, resulting in a dead bulb.
This isn't universally true, but if it is a long running bulb like in a
kitchen or office space, the heat builds up and has no where to go.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Matt Breitbach wrote:</DIV><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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
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[mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Matthew Nuzum<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:37
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">Central Iowa Linux Users Group</ST1:PERSONNAME><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Cialug] OT: cheap CFL
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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)<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>Any suggestions? My goal is to avoid the up-front cost of
replacing all these bulbs.<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Matthew Nuzum<BR>newz2000
on freenode, skype, linkedin, <A href="http://identi.ca/">identi.ca</A> and
twitter<BR><BR>"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek
what they sought." –Matsuo
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