I've been using CFL's for a long time now, since they were first readily
available. I've had the best luck with Sylvania. GE performs OK for
me, but the Menard's brand (FEIT?) and the L of A are pretty sad.
I can understand how someone whose first experience with CFL's is with L
of A would have a negative opinion of CFL's in general, because their
products really suck. FEIT isn't much better.
OTOH -- if Sylvania products aren't doing it for you, odds are nobody's
will.
Have you tried maybe using a single 13w Sylvania CFL in there instead of
a spot?
DA wrote:
DA had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...-s-295739-.htm
:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
I just bought a 3 pack of Sylvania 15W CFL spot lights for my kitchen
fixture.
I know that CFL's take a little while to reach full brightness, but
these take over 2 minutes! They'd barely be called a
"nightlight"
when they first come on.
It's not bad in the morning since it's gentle on the eyes, but at
night it's pretty annoying.
Gotta call Sylvania and see what they say.
CFLs slowness is a real PITA in most applications and is really hindering
their acceptance. I'm trying to convert to LED bulbs wherever possible.
But LED prices still hurt and the brightness is not there yet.
Anyways, I am using CFLs throughout the house anyway and found that
over-sizing them (in terms of wattage and light output) appears to help
remedy the slowness.
Of course, oversizing defeats the purpose of having CFLs but in places
like bathroom it's the only way to see anything in dark. If I use 40W
light output CFL, I'll be out of bathroom before it reaches the full
brightness, LOL. So I stepped up to 60W. By the way, Phillips CFLs are not
fast either.
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