http://mommygoesgreen.com/2009/10/switching-to-cfl-bulbs/ A Community for Moms Going Green Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:26:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://mommygoesgreen.com/2009/10/switching-to-cfl-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-4427 Matt Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:16:59 +0000 http://mommygoesgreen.com/?p=1434#comment-4427 Really liked this article. What youre doing with this site is great! Really liked this article. What youre doing with this site is great!

]]> http://mommygoesgreen.com/2009/10/switching-to-cfl-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-2555 azm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:14:42 +0000 http://mommygoesgreen.com/?p=1434#comment-2555 Ive been using CFLs for a long time-- my parents have always been frugal and replaced all their bulbs when they first came out in the early 90s. BUT, Im really excited about emerging LED technology-- they use less energy, last longer than cfl, are less fragile, and no mercury! Unfortunately they are not very affordable yet, BUT I did find some bulbs for recessed lighting at costco for about $14! They also have the larger LED lights for outdoor motion detectors for about $18. The other unfortunate thing is that the light is very white and doesn't come in the color ranges that cfl does, but right now I have 2 LEDs in my kitchen mixing with 2 soft white CFLs and the color is just fine. Once regular bulbs are more affordable though, I am going to replace all my cfls with LED when they burn out. Ive been using CFLs for a long time– my parents have always been frugal and replaced all their bulbs when they first came out in the early 90s. BUT, Im really excited about emerging LED technology– they use less energy, last longer than cfl, are less fragile, and no mercury! Unfortunately they are not very affordable yet, BUT I did find some bulbs for recessed lighting at costco for about $14! They also have the larger LED lights for outdoor motion detectors for about $18. The other unfortunate thing is that the light is very white and doesn’t come in the color ranges that cfl does, but right now I have 2 LEDs in my kitchen mixing with 2 soft white CFLs and the color is just fine. Once regular bulbs are more affordable though, I am going to replace all my cfls with LED when they burn out.

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