In article om, RickH wrote:
On Sep 19, 2:43 pm, wrote:

I hate em, to the core of my being I hate em, except in the outside
fixtures where they last long. They make a bad humming sound, put
interference on the power line, and generally give off ugly light,
contain mercury, etc. Now with your fire post I hate em even more, I
never really thought of that.

I like the light of most spirals up to 23 watts, and few of them hum -
none in my experience so far when they have "Energy Star" approval. OK,
many do hum fainly enough to hear faintly from 1 foot away, and then only
in some fixtures.

I get little interference, usually none. Ones with electronic ballasts
are subject to FCC approval. (Dollar store junkers usually lack
indication of this.)

- Don )