On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:24:02 +0000 (UTC), (Don
Klipstein) wrote:

In article .com,
wrote:
On Apr 24, 7:19 am, deke wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:14:59 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

About those new energy-saving light bulbs -- I think some are called
compact florescent?

Anyway, say I have a desk lamp with a small label that says that I
shouldn't use more than a 60-watt bulb. A new "60-watt" florescent
bulb uses only 13 watts of energy and doesn't get as hot as a
60-watt incandescent light bulb. A 100-watt florescent
would only use, say, 24 watts of energy (I don't know the exact
amount). So could I use a 100-watt florescent bulb in the desk lamp
that's rated for no higher than a 60-watt bulb?

Thanks in advance,

Those new bulbs are supposed to last 8 years, but I've noticed a very
high failure rate. I've bought 20 and 10 of them failed either out of
the box or within 6 months. Keep your recieipts.

Also, the 100 watt ones produce less light than the 75 watt
incandescents.

And keep in mind the hard lesson some have learned - when these bulbs
break, you have serious hazardous waste situation with the mercury
powder in the bulbs. For all the hysteria about how "eco-friendly"
these CF bulbs are, they are a homeowner's nightmare.

In a word, just say "no."

The powder is not mercury. The mercury is something else, in quantities
small enough for disposal by homeowners into regular household trash to be
perfectly legal in most jurisdictions. (However, using info from
www.lamprecycle.org is preferred.)

- Don Klipstein )

Bottom line, when they break, toss them in the trash and wash your
hands.