I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.

On Feb 8, 6:54 am, wrote:
I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.


Try LED lights.

They are expensive but they use almost no electricity and you can get
from 50,000 to 100,000 hours of use out of them.

And they are instant on.

http://www.theledlight.com/120-VAC-LEDbulbs.html

wrote:
On Feb 8, 6:54 am, wrote:

I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.



Try LED lights.

They are expensive but they use almost no electricity and you can get
from 50,000 to 100,000 hours of use out of them.

And they are instant on.

http://www.theledlight.com/120-VAC-LEDbulbs.html



Those are crazy expensive, wait til they come down

Try this, put a 60 watt regular in one or two cans, especially near the
switch or near the task area. The rest use any old cf bulb. Odds are she
will be happy

In article .com, wrote:

I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things.

You can find information (user reviews) on some bulbs he

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/...2&campaign=mts

(Get a list of bulbs, then click on the individual bulb to see user comments.)

I use 2 kinds in my basement, the 2 that Costco has sold, Westinghouse and FEIT, and they both seem
to me to come on fine. I will be putting them in my kitchen as the incandescents there (left over
from previous owner) burn out.

I really don't notice any of my CFLs taking long to come on, except one torchiere light. They
really are way better than they used to be.

Anne

On Feb 8, 6:54 am, wrote:
I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.

I try to replace incandescents on a per lumen basis but have similar
problems with my wife. You might try replacing on a higher lumen
basis which will consume a little more electricity but improved
brightness may satisfy her. Off hand, I think the 60 watt light
equivalent uses 15 watts and the 75 uses 20, so try the 75
equivalents.

One problem with any light replacement is that spectrum is bound to be
different. I got one set of CFL's whose light was so white, I had to
remove from the kitchen and put on the porch. I've seen blue, red and
greed LED's but nothing like the incandescents we are used to.

Frank

On 8 Feb 2007 03:54:32 -0800, wrote:

I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.


I had "older" R30's in my kitchen canned lights, I got tired of
flipping the switch and having to wait for them to warm up, so I
changed them. I changed them to regular cfl's that I picked up at
lowes. It seems like regular one's work well, and they are instant
on.

later,

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info

Frank wrote:
On Feb 8, 6:54 am, wrote:
I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.

I try to replace incandescents on a per lumen basis but have similar
problems with my wife. You might try replacing on a higher lumen
basis which will consume a little more electricity but improved
brightness may satisfy her. Off hand, I think the 60 watt light
equivalent uses 15 watts and the 75 uses 20, so try the 75
equivalents.

One problem with any light replacement is that spectrum is bound to be
different. I got one set of CFL's whose light was so white, I had to
remove from the kitchen and put on the porch. I've seen blue, red and
greed LED's but nothing like the incandescents we are used to.

Think filter.

On 8 Feb 2007 03:54:32 -0800, wrote:

I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things.

I'm not a fan either, but I need the money. If Edison had invented
these first, we'd all be satisfied with them. We'd condider them much
better than gas and kerosene light.

"Oh my gosh it takes so long!" we would not say.

But the 4 for 10 dollars of the non-curley-cue that Walmart have gone
up in price and are no 3 for 10 dollars. I'll stick with the
curly-cue** and wait for the others to come back down. If I wait a
year they may be 4 for 5 dollars.

**6 for ten dollars at HD, and they are fine in most places.

But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.

In article , NOPSAMmm2005
@bigfoot.com says...

[curly-q CFL] **6 for ten dollars at HD, and they are fine in most places.

Around here (suburban Chicago), Ace Hardware sells these every couple
of months for $.99 each after an "Instant Rebate", usually with a
limit of six per visit. That's a good enough stock up price for me.
Most of the fixtures in my house that tend to stay on for extended
periods are now equipped with these, including those that are left on
due to pure laziness (it doesn't bother me nearly as much with CFL).
As for the slow start, the higher light output of the 17 watt lamps
("75 watt equivalent") compared to the 60 watt lamps I replaced,
apparently is an equitable tradeoff - nobody complains. Evidently,
they feel it's worth the wait.