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05-01-2006, 01:02 PM
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CFL update
It's been a while and I figured I'd update everyone with the results after a few months of usage...We're saving average of 132 kwh of use since converting to cfl in any fixture we could. This works out to $8.02 delivery and $14.15 supplier services, so we're saving around $22 a month just in conversion to cfl in all the lites. Not bad everything pays for itself in just about 6 months in the savings alone!
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05-01-2006, 02:55 PM
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Captain Pete
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Scott,
Whats a CFL?
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05-01-2006, 04:54 PM
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mm thought I replied to this earlier sorry. Compact Fluoro Light
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05-01-2006, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
mm thought I replied to this earlier sorry. Compact Fluoro Light
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Is that a light bulb that looks like a dairy queen cone? |
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05-01-2006, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MAC
Is that a light bulb that looks like a dairy queen cone?
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05-01-2006, 05:25 PM
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what???  U telling me that doesn't look like a dairy queen cone?  |
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05-01-2006, 06:04 PM
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I'm a sucker for vanilla 
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Originally Posted by MAC
what??? U telling me that doesn't look like a dairy queen cone? |
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05-01-2006, 06:08 PM
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I get it dipped....mmmmm..dQ on my street...not good for the figure
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05-01-2006, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MAC
what??? U telling me that doesn't look like a dairy queen cone? |
Nice plug |
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05-01-2006, 06:57 PM
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Careful with cfl's if you have kids, they contain mercury
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05-02-2006, 08:36 PM
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God I love Dairy Queen,strawberry sundae...yum.
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05-02-2006, 09:51 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
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I tried them in my house and they just are not bright enough they have to warm up to I do have them in places I don't need to see well. but I am not a fan of them. I thought murcury was illegal
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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05-03-2006, 05:18 AM
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I saw CFL and thought there was going to be a discussion on favorites to win the Grey Cup.
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10-29-2007, 03:38 PM
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We've been saving between $14 and $26 a month now on cfl based on previous bills.
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10-29-2007, 03:58 PM
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I tried them in my house and they just are not bright enough they have to warm up to I do have them in places I don't need to see well. but I am not a fan of them. I thought murcury was illegal
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us too, about 75% as bright as normal bulbs, I've been calling them the "Spence" lightbulbs.  |
making s-b.com a kinder, gentler place for all 
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10-29-2007, 04:31 PM
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wife made me remove all of them...  |
Live at Leeds
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10-29-2007, 04:37 PM
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WHY???
We've gotten very much used to them. Still need the brighter lites in places like the bathrooms but I'm still glad we switched them. This bill today says it too.
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10-29-2007, 04:43 PM
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WHY???
We've gotten very much used to them. Still need the brighter lites in places like the bathrooms but I'm still glad we switched them. This bill today says it too.
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she didnt like the light... 
I bought a load of them and switched them all out....damn things cost me money  |
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10-30-2007, 08:44 AM
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yes i started using those, $.99 each at True Value. They turn 60 watts of brightness into 13 watts. The light is a little softer too, but in a good way. If it ain't bright enuff, put in some more. 2 CFLs at 13 watts a pop is still under half of the usage of a 60 watt bulb.
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10-30-2007, 08:47 AM
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In fact, Im gonna go buy some more today.
-Tell'em bout it Salt
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11-05-2007, 06:54 AM
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so do striped bass
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Careful with cfl's if you have kids, they contain mercury
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but gunpowder still hasn't got back to me
with a report from the woods hole scientists as to
just "how much" mercury striped bass contain.
i for one would like to know....
because the media is saying to eat fish twice a week
and then you hear reports of contamination too  |
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