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This is Spam. There are a few dozen of these with better economics on Amazon. And if you want to light a house on the cheap, the LED "ropes" are more efficient
by drakaal 14y ago
This is Spam. There are a few dozen of these with better economics on Amazon. And if you want to light a house on the cheap, the LED "ropes" are more efficient, and will last longer.
Also a CFT would be 12W and cost $2 ($1.25 if you look around). Over 10 years in most markets that would be cheaper.
PS: My Home is almost 100% LED's. I love them. But that doesn't mean they are always the cheapest, the most efficient, or the best for the planet. I just prefer the dimmable nature and the consistent color across the dimming.
- pizza 14y agoI thought the analysis was insightful..
- RHSeeger 14y agoWe use CFT in our house for a number of places (kitchen lamp, etc). For other places, we use LED... specifically in places where, when I flip the switch, I want full light output immediately like my office. CFTs are horrible at taking too long to get to a useful state of light output.
- umsm 14y agoIf a bulb slowly becomes brighter, it's easier on the eyes.
- SystemOut 14y agoIf his are like mine it can be more like minutes. You get some immediate light and then over the next minute or two it gets to full brightness. This is probably due to cheap bulbs or what not but it can be annoying. I even have a problem with CFLs in a different room where on occasion I turn the switch on and the light won't come on at all right away unless the other switch that controls a different set of lights is on already. It's pretty bizarre. It's not a big enough deal to spend the money on finding an electrician for something this small but it is strange.
- ars 14y agoIf your CFLs take too long then get some new ones. Walmart ones are great. All of mine turn on instantly - if they are not technically at full brightness I certainly can't tell. Except for those from Feit Electric - those are terrible, don't buy from that company.
- umsm 14y agoYou may have electrical problems (or any number of other problems) that may effect your judgement of CFLs. I was just saying: An "instant" on and off light will affect your vision differently than one that (for example) dims slowly for a few seconds after turning it off. If this isn't "by design" and it takes minutes, than that's a serious problem.
- No1 14y agoAvoid the amalgam CFLs - they get more on/off cycles before they go kaput, but are allowed up to 3 minutes to reach full output and still get an energy star rating. The rest of the energy star rated CFLs are supposed to reach full output within a minute.
- umsm 14y agoHome Depot has CFTs on sale for less than $3 for a pack of 4. A few months ago, they had a sale: 4 bulbs for $1 :D Needless to day, I bought a box full of them.
- jcampbell1 14y agoI dislike the consistent color across dimming. The whole point of dimming lights is to lower the color temperature. It is impossible to get a candle like ambiance with LEDs. If you want less total light, it is easy to just turn fewer lights on.
- hosh 14y agoWhat an amazing insight! Turn on less lights! ;-)
- r00fus 14y agoMy bedroom has exactly one lamp - aside from dimming (which I use) what do you recommend? To "turn on less lights" I'd have to install "more (varied) lights".
- justin66 14y ago> I dislike the consistent color across dimming. The whole point of dimming lights is to lower the color temperature. To each his own, but it's funny, I _love_ this about the LED lights. It has been a pet peeve of mine pretty much forever that I cannot get the low level of light I want out of dimmed incandescents because the light becomes unbearably orange when turned down that low.
- clauretano 14y agoPhilips has solved this with "DimTone" http://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/lightcommunity/trends/led/dimtone/ http://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/lightcommunity/trends/le...