<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">To elaborate on a few of the comment a little further, based on my experience.<div><br></div><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><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Matt Breitbach wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1257">
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
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<a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a> [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
bulbs</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt">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>
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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>
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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>
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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">
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-- <br>
Matthew Nuzum<br>
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and twitter<br>
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"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they
sought." –Matsuo Bashō<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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