On Apr 27, 6:23*pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
wrote:

We went with CFLs a few years ago and have been somewhat disappointed in how
many we've had to replace far sooner than expected. *I assume that poor
quality control at the factory could kill some bulbs with unusual speed, if
so we seem to have quite a run of back luck in that respect with different
designs from different companies, including a porch-light bulb that only
gets turned on and off once a day respectively. *Still, we immediately
noticed a big drop in our electric bill, so the occasional
prematurely-expired CFL doesn't even begin to erode that.

So far we have had two of about 20 or so to quit working. We figured
these two were burn't out even though they were only a year or two
old. But instead of throwing them out right away, I held onto them
for awhile or until we could bring them to a recycling or collection
place. Then, for some reason, I tried both of them in another fixture
for one last try. At my amazement, they both worked again! I just
rubbed off the end that goes into the socket really good with a
cleaning rag and that's all it took. So before you throw one out that
has quit working, give it a good rub on the end and give it a last
try! :-)
Steve