I replaced almost every bulb in my house with these. I paid $3.97 each in Pittsburgh. The price depends on if your local electric company chips in and pays Home Depot. Both 60 and 40 watt equivalent are available. Be sure to get the soft white. Daylight gives that ugly blueish hue. They work well and I'm happy with them.
Still unsure as to why no one knows why CFLs are not ideal. They're not instant on,not safe to dispose of at home, and do use more energy than an LED.
... because it can easily be cheaper to use the existing stock of CFL you have than buy more lights for any areas that aren't constantly lit, and LED lights depend more heavily on subsidies that aren't available in all areas so for many people the cost exceeds the value of the power savings.
I'm not sure why people don't realize T8 fluorescent tubes are more efficient, cost less over a lifetime, have a longer lifetime for constant on uses, and are less material waste when it comes time to recycle them. Even if you break a tube the mercury exposure level is lower than eating a tuna fish sandwich.
They're almost entirely recyclable and the two primary materials needed to make them, silica and aluminum, are the 2nd and 3rd most abundant elements in earth's crust.
$8.97 in Ohio. I bought one and it says its dimmable, but it doesn't follow the same dimming pattern as incandescents. The curve is not linear and more so logarithmic.
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$4 is a pretty decent price. I think I paid more than that a while ago.
Thanks for the info, pittgoat!
... because it can easily be cheaper to use the existing stock of CFL you have than buy more lights for any areas that aren't constantly lit, and LED lights depend more heavily on subsidies that aren't available in all areas so for many people the cost exceeds the value of the power savings.
I'm not sure why people don't realize T8 fluorescent tubes are more efficient, cost less over a lifetime, have a longer lifetime for constant on uses, and are less material waste when it comes time to recycle them. Even if you break a tube the mercury exposure level is lower than eating a tuna fish sandwich.
They're almost entirely recyclable and the two primary materials needed to make them, silica and aluminum, are the 2nd and 3rd most abundant elements in earth's crust.
Thank you!