On 8/27/2012 9:01 AM, George wrote:
On 8/27/2012 8:17 AM, Art Todesco wrote:
On 8/27/2012 6:27 AM, Robert wrote:
On Aug 26, 5:15 pm, bob haller wrote:


CFLs now work so well theres no reason to use incadecents for most
applications. I am looking at LED bulbs for some applications

The local DOLLAR STORE has LED night lights which draw about
.3 watts, for a dollar. They put out almost as much light as the
4 or 7 watt incandescents, and last a lot longer. I am impressed
by the high brightness versions of LEDs, and hope for the price to
come down for the larger models.
I currently use CFLs throughout the house and, although I really
railed against the government as an initial reaction, I am very happy
with being able to reach up and unscrew a bulb without burning my
hands..... It may be a couple bucks more up front, but the decreased
load on my air conditioning together with the decreased electric cost
for lighting makes it a good business decision.

Actually, technology will prevail. We probably don't need not stinking
law. CFLs are actually pretty good and are getting better. LED stuff
has come a long way and will continue to improve. I built a new home 3
years ago and installed all CFLs. However, there was one place where
they were a dismal failure ... over the bathroom mirror. Either they
started out so dim or took so long to to even come on. So, they are now
incandescent. I'd bet if they were replace today, I'd find something
that would be ok. But, they don't get that much use anyway ... in the
grand scheme of things it won't change much. I would like to replace
the light that are on every night, with LEDs, but they are just not
there yet.

Get some newer CFLs. The new ones come on so quickly that I don't notice
a difference.
Actually, I know that, however, there are 3 60 watt incandescents above
the mirror in each bathroom. They are on for probably less than 10
minutes per day, so it's probably not worth the bother. Maybe when they
start burning out, if ever in my life, I'll convert.