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Can someone recommend a decent brand of R30 CFL? crutnacker 02-08-2007
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Posted by on February 8, 2007, 6:54 am


I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.


Posted by on February 8, 2007, 7:13 am


On Feb 8, 6:54 am, crutnac...@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
> are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
> on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
> things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
> would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.


Try LED lights.

They are expensive but they use almost no electricity and you can get
from 50,000 to 100,000 hours of use out of them.

And they are instant on.

http://www.theledlight.com/120-VAC-LEDbulbs.html




Posted by yourname on February 8, 2007, 10:22 am


greg6755@gmail.com wrote:
> On Feb 8, 6:54 am, crutnac...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
>>are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
>>on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
>>things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
>>would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.
>
>
>
> Try LED lights.
>
> They are expensive but they use almost no electricity and you can get
> from 50,000 to 100,000 hours of use out of them.
>
> And they are instant on.
>
> http://www.theledlight.com/120-VAC-LEDbulbs.html
>
>
>
Those are crazy expensive, wait til they come down

Try this, put a 60 watt regular in one or two cans, especially near the
switch or near the task area. The rest use any old cf bulb. Odds are she
will be happy

Posted by Anne on February 8, 2007, 11:09 am


crutnacker@gmail.com wrote:

> I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
> are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
> on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
> things.

You can find information (user reviews) on some bulbs here:

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=632&campaign=mts

(Get a list of bulbs, then click on the individual bulb to see user comments.)

I use 2 kinds in my basement, the 2 that Costco has sold, Westinghouse and FEIT,
and they both seem
to me to come on fine. I will be putting them in my kitchen as the
incandescents there (left over
from previous owner) burn out.

I really don't notice any of my CFLs taking long to come on, except one
torchiere light. They
really are way better than they used to be.

Anne

Posted by Frank on February 8, 2007, 1:16 pm


On Feb 8, 6:54 am, crutnac...@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm looking for something to put in the many recessed "cans"(?) that
> are in my kitchen and living room. I need something that is instant
> on and quick to get bright because my wife is not a big fan of these
> things. But, with 18 of these things drawing 60 watts apiece, it
> would be nice to reduce my power consumption if I could.

I try to replace incandescents on a per lumen basis but have similar
problems with my wife. You might try replacing on a higher lumen
basis which will consume a little more electricity but improved
brightness may satisfy her. Off hand, I think the 60 watt light
equivalent uses 15 watts and the 75 uses 20, so try the 75
equivalents.

One problem with any light replacement is that spectrum is bound to be
different. I got one set of CFL's whose light was so white, I had to
remove from the kitchen and put on the porch. I've seen blue, red and
greed LED's but nothing like the incandescents we are used to.

Frank


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