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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,11:19 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I've just about switched all my lamps over to them and I am rather happy with 'em. They give out good light, save electricity and aren't much more expensive than normal bulbs.
My Havi house is 99% CF.  Tiny electric bill from there.
My Ca. home is around 75% done or so.
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I was skeptical at first, but I do believe they are $ and resource savers. The equivelent of a 60 watt lamp uses 14 watts. I even tried some spot lights for the backyard that are fanphuckingtastic........
The one type of lamp they seem not to work the best for is motion sensor lights because the bulbs need about 30 or so seconds to get fully bright.
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Anyone else have these or considered converting?

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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,11:43 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
When we recently moved into our house we replaced all the bulbs to the energy savers.  The only ones that I wouldn't allow hubby to replace were the ones where you can see the bulb like all of the ceiling fans...
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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,11:53 am Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I put them in our 3 outside lights a year and 3 months ago. I admit I do not like the looks of them but they sure last one hell of a lot longer than a regular bulb. I was changing the regular nice looking bulbs every 2 1/2 to 3 months.
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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,11:54 am Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I have one light and it is a CF... :D :D

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We are slowly but surely change them over. :D It's my little tree hugger moment. :grouphug

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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,12:44 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I've Been Using Them!! They Last Alot Longer Than Regular Bulbs!! :good

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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,12:53 pm Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
i can't buy into the whole LED Christmas light thing though.  I personally think that they are ugly and too bright-- there has got to be a way to design the cover of the bulb to give off the warm glow of a regular Christmas light...... :stupid
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There is a rumour that we may be getting electricity to our area soon, when that happens I'll be sure to install tree hugger bulbs thru out the house :D

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i can't buy into the whole LED Christmas light thing though.  I personally think that they are ugly and too bright-- there has got to be a way to design the cover of the bulb to give off the warm glow of a regular Christmas light...... :stupid

Hmm, I thought that they weren't as bright??? I went to a store in SD near Sea World, they had a story on the news about the LED bulbs and said that they had plenty in stock, I know why they had plenty in stock, $59 for a box of 25 bulbs, not including the power cords, the salesman tried to tell me how great they were, I picked up a couple of boxes, walked around the store for about an hour then set them down and left, that store is smoking crack, stupid thing is there were people picking up the boxes left and right...  :stupid

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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,1:32 pm Post # 10 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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I picked up a couple of boxes, walked around the store for about an hour then set them down and left, that store is smoking crack, stupid thing is there were people picking up the boxes left and right...  :stupid

So There Were Boxes Scattered All Over The Store?? :stupid  :laugh  :D

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I Bought Three Strands Of Regular Light Bulb Lights This Year. I Was Tired Of Messin' With The Miniture Lights.....Those Things Are A Pain!! :pissed

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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,1:59 pm Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
If everyone says that cf's last longer, I'll have to check them out.....I hate changing light bulbs.  :banghead

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Post Icon Posted: Dec. 27 2007,2:25 pm Post # 13 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I Used To Change The Bulb In The Porch Light About Every 2 Months Or So, But Since I Put A CF In It, It's Lasted Over A Year!! :good

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I think I'll stick with the candles till the price comes down.

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I Bought Three Strands Of Regular Light Bulb Lights This Year. I Was Tired Of Messin' With The Miniture Lights.....Those Things Are A Pain!! :pissed

I still use the mini whites for the house but gave up trying to fix them if a section goes dead...at a couple bucks for 100 light strand I just as soon avoid the anger.... :laugh
I'm not particularly gentle with them, and maybe the staples aren't the best for 'em either  :rotflmao

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There is a rumour that we may be getting electricity to our area soon, when that happens I'll be sure to install tree hugger bulbs thru out the house :D

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There is a rumour that we may be getting electricity to our area soon, when that happens I'll be sure to install tree hugger bulbs thru out the house :D

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I put the CF bulbs in about 2 months ago and I like them alot except that they take a little longer to come on. :good

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Ok, what is all this talk about "CF" bulbs, what does CF stand for, this must be a cali fo you thing,LOL, As for the X-mas lights, can't find the LED one's, I have seen them on tree and things, I know you have no tree in cali, but we do, And I would love to find some, but can't, as far as the mini lights go, yes they are a pain in the a$$, I have 4 totes full of the things, if they quit, I pull the light out and toss it.



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This past summer we have been going to garage sale and yard sales, and picking up pre-lit X-mas trees, you know the 3 or 4 ft tall ones, and stiking them in my front yard, Plug and play.



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Ok, what is all this talk about "CF" bulbs, what does CF stand for,

Compact Florencent

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Oh, Ok.



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We gots a few CFLs around...some places (appliances) they won't fit...but the light is decent.  

Electric savings seems to be there... :cool  :good
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