Re: Fluorescent Bulbs Are Known to Zap Domestic Tranquillity; Energy-Savers a Turnoff for Wives

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Something like 80% of rebates (which are less of a PITA) go unredeemed so
it's probable that a high percentage of CFL warranties go unclaimed.

"BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>The warranties on the packages all seem to tout 5 to 7 years but in
>reality, my experience has been 4 years tops running them 7 hours a day
>in mild temperatures (never below 65F).  On top of that the DOA rate is
>a very high 3%.  It's a PITA to mail bulbs back and even more of PITA to
>keep track of receipts so the warranty goes unclaimed.
>
> Dave Houston wrote:
>> ericjhwilson@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 30, 4:35 pm, "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1...@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> "Dave Houston" <nob...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> news:463652fe.1689880921@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "Robert Green"
>>>> <ROBERT_GREEN1...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> FWIW, my N-vision CFL floodlight has begun to take a very long
>>>>>> time to
>>>> warm
>>>>>> up and appears never able to reach its initial brightness level.
>>>>>> Too
>>>> bad,
>>>>>> because it looked like a real winner at first.  My wife wants it
>>>>>> gone
>>>> from
>>>>>> the kitchen!  I concur.  Slow warmup is really, really annoying
>>>>>> when you want to look at something right away.
>>>>
>>>>> Take care when you remove it lest you drop and break it. ;)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=aa7796...
>>>> -4c06-be84-b62dee548fda
>>>>
>>>> I'm beginning to think CFL's are the gypsy moths of the '00's.
>>>> Instead of
>>>> catching mercury spewing out of smokestacks like we should (along
>>>> with
>>>> carbon) we're distributing toxic mercury all throughout the
>>>> environment,
>>>> hoping it's all going to be properly recycled even thought we know
>>>> Americans
>>>> aren't the best recyclers in the world.  It is pretty bizarre, when
>>>> you stop
>>>> and think about it.  Perhaps the best we can hope for from CFL's is
>>>> that
>>>> they will spur development of better alternatives that don't require
>>>> creating mercury vapor in fragile glass tubes in our homes.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bobby G.
>>>
>>> http://dafnwebpd.sylvania.com/idmweb/doccontent.dll?LibraryName=ecomcspd^dafnctpd&SystemType=2&LogonId=f7eecb462aecb681dcfbdc3351d22153&DocId=003694126&Page=1
>>>
>>> The mercury emitted by coal power plants to run an incandescent is 26
>>> mg over 5 years.  For a CFL this is 6 mg.  Add to that the max 5 mg
>>> of CFL in the bulb itself and you get 11 mg compared with 26 for the
>>> incandescent.  A mercury thermometer has between 500 and 1,000 mg.
>>> And the 5 mg of mercury in a CFL is contained, as opposed to the
>>> mercury emitted by coal power plants, which is breathed in or
>>> consumed when eating fish.   See the above link for what to do if a
>>> CFL breaks.
>>>
>>> So, as long as 80% of our electricity comes from coal, it's still
>>> better to use CFLs!
>>
>> Many people have reported premature failures after a year or so. If
>> you have to replace the CFL annually, the 5 year score becomes CFL
>> 31mg, Incandescent 26mg.
>