Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
Technically they're not supposed to be used w/ dimmers, but they're fine. They just don't do the slider/dimmer part - ie, they're either on full or off.
With mine, the dimmer hums when I put CF's in. We left one regular bulb in (there are four cans in the circuit) and the hum went away.
Originally Posted by
thenelsons
Did I read right that these bulbs are $4.03 EACH? I think I paid about .98 for the last 4 pack of regular light bulbs I bought..so about a quarter each. That means each bulb would have to save 3.75 + over the life of the bulb.....how long are those things supposed to last???
You can often find them under $2. They save
far more than $3.75 over the course of their life. They typically last 5,000 - 20,000 hours (which is far longer than normal bulbs). At $0.16/kWh, a 100 Watt equivalent will save about
$60 over 5,000 hours.
At $2/bulb (vs. $0.25 for regular ones) and $0.16/kWh, they'll pay for themselves within about 150 hours. If you have a light that's on 8 hours a day, that's less than a month. Even if it's only on 30 minutes a day, it'll pay for itself in less than a year.