[RFI] CFLs and LEDs

[David C. Hallam]

Peter Laws wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 07:17, David C. Hallam <dhallam at rapidsys.com> wrote:
> 
>> Do far my experience with CFL's has been very poor.  I mark the date in
>> service on each one as I install it.  6 months is the longest one has
>> lasted with a couple a little as 2 weeks.  Overall, I would rate them as
> 
> I'm shocked at that.  I mark mine, too.  Some globe-type bulbs in the
> kitchen table fixture have started to go (2 of 5 so far) and I was
> extremely disappointed to see that they'd only been in service for a
> year.
> 
> We replaced all incandescents in our Chicagoland house in 2000-2001
> and most of those were still in service when we moved in 2006.
> Notable exceptions were the two lamps in the outdoor fixtures.  We
> also had some problems with CFLs in a seiling fan fixture which I
> attribute to the fact that the bulb sits at about a 45 deg angle
> instead of vertical (come to think of it, we've had the same issue
> with a ceiling fan fixture here, too.
> 
> Except for special-needs fixtures (like the oven and some others),
> I'll never use incandescents again.
> 
I don't remember the date when manufacturing of incandescents is 
supposed to cease but based on my experience so far I may go out and buy 
a life time supply of incandescents before it happens.  That may not be 
too many as I am 72.

David
KC2JD