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Has anyone noticed that Compact Florescent bulbs burn out at the same
time? The first time I thought it was a coincidense, but it just
happened again. The last time I had 2 of them in a kitchen ceiling
fixture. I installed both at the same time, same fixture, on the same
switch. One bulb burned out, a few days later the other one did.
(these were the ones that stick straight out of the base)

Now, it's the bathroom. The bathroom has one switch that controls two
identical wall mounted fixtures on each side of the mirror. About 10
days ago I turned on the bathroom lights and one of the CF bulbs went
up in smoke (literally). There was a shower of sparks in the base of
the bulb, and a puff of smoke, which ended the bulb. I replaced that
one with a standard bulb. Today I went in the bathroom, flipped on
the lights and the other CF bulb started flashing on an off and
seconds later it got real dim and then died. (these were the twisted
type, and both were installed at the same time).

This is more than coincidense.

Note: There is nothing wrong with the wiring, switch or fixtures.

I am going back to standard bulbs though. The CF bulbs do not have
anywhere near the life they state, in fact standard bulbs seem to last
much longer. For the price of these CF bulbs and their short lives, I
dont think I am saving any money. Sure they use about 60% less power,
but they cost ten times as much as regular bulbs. Besides that, after
watching that one go up in smoke, I think they are a fire hazzard.

I have three of them in a kitchen fixture. One of them burned out in a
relatively short time period, replaced it and all OK for now. Got them
from Home Depot, brought it back and got another one based on 7 yr. life
warranty. I guess we both experienced the "infant mortality" syndrome.
MLD