Have you worn out a CFL Yet?!

I don't have any but am thinking that it would be a good way to save money and reduce the electric bill. My momma has them and says that she saved a good $20 on her bill but just using these bulbs and now she won't buy anything but these bulbs. She started using them a year ago and has yet to replace one. The only bulbs she replaces is the regular bulbs. She couldn't afford to replace each and everyone but as one regular bulb goes out she replaces it with one of the CFLs.

hi shepherdspy,all of my bulbs are CFL and it saves 80 percent of energy.I am trying to go green,but we still have to be carefull when disposing of CFL's because of the mercury,for me disposing a CFL bulb is a one big problem

I've been slowly replacing my light bulbs with them - never had any burn out yet. They're kind of expensive to buy, but if they last as long as they say they will, it will be worth it.

Well, I took the leap of faith, as my standard bulbs burnt I replaced them with CFL's....but they were burning out twice as fast as my standard bulbs/and costing three times as much to purchase! BCMike, thankfully, answered the question as to why they were burning out so fast...If you live in an area where the power source fluctuates, the CFL's burn out FAST, talking 3 to 4 days! Standard bulbs, once a year or every two years! Obviously, I live in an area where it is going to be extremely expensive, when in the 2010 year, the standard bulbs will no longer be available. I do not know what to do. Cheers!

I like them because it makes me feel liek I am doing somehting to help with the climate crisis. They also are not as hot, and I think I'm hleping my electric bill. I dont really like the way they look,but I will live with it. I think that I will eventually wear one out.

I have changed all my house lights to CFL, but my wife and daughters are not happy. They feel that CFLs are not as bright enough and they find it difficult to read ina CFL light. They feel that CFLs donot give the same quality light as a tube light. I have not worn out a CFL as yet, but Ihave had many fused CFLs. I wonder if they are maintaining proper quality control.

Yes, I have, I think I've had to replace them every 5 years or so, not bad considering I used to have to place the ordinary bulbs at least every 2 years. I definately recommend them. I like that they come on slowly too, that way we've got time for our eyes to adjust to the light.

We've been switching over to the CFL's as our regular bulbs burn out. The only CFL that has burnt out was the one in our porch light. It was in there for about two years and we had it on each night for about 8 hours so that's about 6,000 hours, which is pretty good. I think it would have lasted longer indoors without the temperature changes. As for disposal, I read that now all Home Depots in the US and Canada will take the bulbs back for recycling at the service desk.

About 7 or 8 years ago I entered a contest that gave two of these CFL bulbs away. I won and got them. At the time they were being sold for about $13 each. We put them up on the porch and one in the garage and found out that they dont handle cold very well. They are still burning good though. In the winter they take a minute to light up but that isnt much of a hassle. I just bought enough to do the reat of my house. 13 CFL bulbs for $13. The price has come a long way.