I'm sure there's some category of home lighting for which you can't find a CFL bulb, but so far I haven't run across it. Finding bulbs for more specialized applications such as dimmer switches or recessed lighting seems to be more of a question of looking harder and paying a few more dollars--although even the more expensive CFLs pay their way several times over.
PEC is encouraging people to shop at the businesses that are participating in Enlighten (see the list: http://enlightenva.org/) but if you can't find what you need at local stores www.bulbs.com seems to have everything. On that site, the bulbs are cheaper the more you buy. A number of people have let me know that they'd be interested in going in with others on bulk orders. If you're one of them, comment on this blog to let other people know.
Enlighten
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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3 comments:
Wish I had known! I just got busted in the incandescent section of Home Depot. I have dimmers on my back carriage lights and didn't want to let go! Does anyone know if the new CFL's work at low temperatures?
The minimum operating tempature for CFLs is -20 F so that is not a problem arround here. It may take a few seconds for the bulb to warm up and give off its full brightness when it is below freezing.
If you have lights on a timmer (as I do) you may also need the "dimable" CFLs for them.
i got very excited about switching to CFL's. Then I found out that they are made with mercury. There is nothing on the label to that effect. If people don't know this and don't dispose of them properly, we will create a disasterous mercury pollution. I think this aspect of CFLs needs to be discussed.
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