Re: CFL's and X-10

[Ian Shef <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Bobby Green" <robert_green1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> I understand CFL save lots of bucks, and I use them where possible, and
> I appreciate the tip but I'd really rather have the HE incandescents
> that
>
> 1) don't afflict my X-10 gear,
> 2) don't darken considerably over time,
> 3) don't care if they're cycled on and off by a motion detector,
> 4) don't care if they're installed base up or down,
> 5) dim at least two or three steps on X-10 without buzzing
> 6) don't cause "relighting" or "flickering after turnoff" problems
> 7) didn't have even a teensy weensy bit of mercury in them  (-:

I want to add one to this list.  Living in the desert, I have nine ceiling
fans in my house.  I have been using CFLs in the lamp assembly for some of
them.  In this application, the CFLs are pointed downward at an angle, are
subjected to any vibration from the fan, and have a service life no better
(and maybe worse) than an incandescent bulb.  Thus:

8) Don't become unreliable in common household applications such as in
ceiling fans.

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