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To add to the list, my experience is that half of the CFLs I have been using die way earlier than expected, which has not been the case with LEDs. Also, you can
by dorfsmay 13y ago
To add to the list, my experience is that half of the CFLs I have been using die way earlier than expected, which has not been the case with LEDs. Also, you cannot use regular CFLs outside in cold countries (-20C), and the special one that are supposed to work in cold temp. are as expensive as LEDs.
At this point I find that the LEDs are cheap enough to be worth buying, one to avoid the pain point of CFLs (slow start, fragile, early death), and two to support the industry into the next generation.
- trafficlight 13y agoI also hate the hum of fluorescent ballasts and the cheaper CFLs, in my experience, have a louder hum that I drives me insane.
- ars 13y agoFluorescents and CFLs have not hummed in about a decade - just how old are your bulbs?
- trafficlight 13y agoBrand new. I bought 10 new CFLs at Home Depot a few weeks ago and returned them a half hour later.
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