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I tried a couple of those swirly light bulbs with a motion sensitive switch - they blew both times - I felt like I had just wasted the next 14 years of my life.
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Most CFLs (ice cream or swirly bulbs) cannot handle specialty lighting. You must buy a specialty bulb. It's the same if you want a CFL that doesn't need to warm up.
Also, a fact that's not well advertised is that CFLs are more efficient only in areas that you need light for at least fifteen minutes at a time. CFLs use more power than incandescents (the older-type bulbs) when they are turned on and off frequently. For this reason, we use both CFLs and incandescents in our house.
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They tell me you can't switch the swirlybulbs on and off too often...makes 'em go funny...actually, mine usually last a year and a fraction...I only use the one in a socket that's too difficult to change every couple of months with a regular bulb.
But once they're blown out...how do you get rid of 'em?
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Home Depot (and possibly some other similar stores) accept them back for recycling. CFL's contain a small amount of mercury, so they don't want you to put them in the regular trash.
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I wonder how much extra carbon monoxide is produced by transporting swirly bulbs back and forth to stores and recycling centers.
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