Roger wrote:
>
>
>>> You pay a fair amount more up-front for the CFL bulbs and I have seen
>>> nowhere near the lifetime they are claiming. They blow around here all
>>> of the time and I would be surprised if I was getting a year on average
>>> for the CFLs. Granted, my line voltage is high -- about 125 -- but then
>
> Our line voltage is showing 117-118 on the UPS which is typical through the
> house. The shop which is on its own transformer runs 119-120. Even with 5
> computers running my bill is pretty close to what it's been over the last 30
> years with the exception of about 2 cents per KWH in taxes. OTOH 40 years
> ago I had an all electric house. Everything including hot water ran about
> $90. Then the ACLU complained about preferential rates and the bill went to
> over $270 in one month. The total utilities were back to $90 the next
> month. (I put in oil fired hot water heat)
>
>>> many people have that high of line voltage.
>
> We've replaced nearly all the lights (17 so far) in the house with them
> although we upped the rating to about double what they say to get the light
> we want. They actually do deliver the equivelant on the package as measured
> by a light meter, but part of the spectrum is missing and they don't look as
> bright to me.
Do they fade in the same way that 'regular' fluorescent tubes do? I had
to dismantle a fixture to replace a dead tube at work, so I thought I'd
do all four while I was there. I was staggered by the extra light (same
spec tubes from the bulk lot I bought when the fittings went in three
years ago).
Steve
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