http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/ Observations on the home remodeling and construction process. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-12200 UFL-CF26TE/835 Goes Kaput Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:44:43 +0000 http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/#comment-12200 [...] In California, the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards require the installation of high-efficacy lighting. And, to prevent you from swapping high cost fluorescents with low cost incandescents, screw-in CFLs do not count. So, 2 1/2 years into this energy saving experiment, our first triple tube 4-pin fluorescent failed. So much for that 10,000 hours average rated lifetime. I guess the plug-in CFLs fail just as well as the screw-in CFLs. [...] [...] In California, the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards require the installation of high-efficacy lighting. And, to prevent you from swapping high cost fluorescents with low cost incandescents, screw-in CFLs do not count. So, 2 1/2 years into this energy saving experiment, our first triple tube 4-pin fluorescent failed. So much for that 10,000 hours average rated lifetime. I guess the plug-in CFLs fail just as well as the screw-in CFLs. [...]

]]> http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Compact Fluorescent Meltdown Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:59:07 +0000 http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/#comment-14 [...] a previous post, I griped about a fluorescent bulb that expired before its time. Well, I finally got around to [...] [...] a previous post, I griped about a fluorescent bulb that expired before its time. Well, I finally got around to [...]

]]> http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Chad Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:26:59 +0000 http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/#comment-7 Read the warranty, i installed 80 fluorescents lights in my house and also had the same break downs happening. But.. there is a 6 year warranty on my 290.oo bulb investment and i have already replaced about 10 with in 3 years?? Good Customer service!! The bulbs do help the Pg&E bill. Read the warranty, i installed 80 fluorescents lights in my house and also had the same break downs happening. But.. there is a 6 year warranty on my 290.oo bulb investment and i have already replaced about 10 with in 3 years?? Good Customer service!! The bulbs do help the Pg&E bill.

]]> http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Joan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:32:16 +0000 http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/01/08/fluorescent-cost-benefit-analysis/#comment-5 I just had the same thing happen to me with two of those bulbs in my kitchen. I've since heard that for lights where you're constantly turning them on and off, the CFLs are not so economical. I just had the same thing happen to me with two of those bulbs in my kitchen. I’ve since heard that for lights where you’re constantly turning them on and off, the CFLs are not so economical.

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