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"Dimmable" CFL Bulbs

So much for being green...

My local hardware store quit selling incandescent bulbs so I figured I would give these a try. Damn.

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Added: Mar-12-2012 Occurred On: Mar-12-2012
By: nonad
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Tags: CFL, Dimmable, Light Bulb, Garbage.
Location: United States (load item map)
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  • No complaining allowed! Your government knows what is best for you!LOL!

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    bob150388 (82.90)  

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  • Just throw them away and buy some news ones. It's all part of the "Big" picture. The more you spend, the more the Greenies can say how good it works.

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    Arizona_Patriot (3118.66)  

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  • You must use a C.L Dimmer switch with a dimmable CFLs and LEDs bulbs.

    Go to
    http://www.lutron.com/Education-Training/LCE/Pages/DimmingCFLsandLEDs.aspx

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    ptplus1957 (0.40)  

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  • I just bought 3 cases of incandescent bulbs... One case each of 60, 75 & 100 watt. I'm set for a while before I have to buy those retarded CFL things.

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    EventHorizon2012 (1857.58)  
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  • As with many of the "alternative" energy items, it's primary function becomes secondary, cost accelerates, and your expectations are either very low or quickly dashed. I actually employ CFLs, solar panels, and even LED lights in particular situations, but they are not replacements for all or even most incandescent uses. But now that we are being forced to use them for all cases, well, enjoy central planning and vote accordingly.

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    Yukon6400 (968.32)

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    • @Yukon6400
      It depends on your environment and what LEDs you are using.

      If in a cold climate, replacement of bulbs yields a shift in electricity cost saved to heating costs. Incandescent is 100% efficient in a heated space.

      For example replacing with top of the range, properly built leds, incandescent bulb replacement then becomes the only cost factor as the leds will outlast your lifetime.

      At 400-2000 hours a pop and a dollar or two, it's cheaper with the high end leds over lifetime.
      Especia More..

      Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
      N4CR (946.00)  

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  • CFLs are a dying technology anyway. LED bulbs are getting cheaper.

    Posted Mar-13-2012 By 
    livewire242 (475.38)  

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  • You can always have a disco party.

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    gonehuntin (2453.36)  

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  • I love how we're conserving energy by installing green bulbs then purchasing the the circuit boards that are necessary to dim them. The manufacturing processes involved in producing the boards more than offsets the energy reduction while increasing the cost to the consumer by more than 300% for products that are of dubious quality...

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    Works4aliving (312.62)  

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  • Fuck. Now my government is telling me what kind of bulbs I can and cannot buy.

    When does it become too much?

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    Meathead12 (689.30)

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    • @Meathead12 when they fold the paper you wipe your ass with, after installing scruncher alarms in all homes...

      Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
      fuchajen (4236.34)  

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    • @Meathead12

      This morning I heard a radio segment talking about the state of Maryland is making it a felony to smoke in a car with a child under 8 years old. I was flabbergasted that someone thought this was a good law. I'm all for protecting kids but do these people not see what they are doing making laws like this? Who is supposed to be checking on this and how do they intend to enforce it? Are cops going to be looking in everyone's car windows now looking for kids? The lunacy never ends

      Posted Mar-13-2012 By 
      Blklight (1892.26)  

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    • @fuchajen

      The most disturbing part is that the paper they're using is our Constitution.

      Posted Mar-15-2012 By 
      Meathead12 (689.30)

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  • Just give me the fucking incandescent bulbs. They produce much "warmer" light

    Posted Mar-13-2012 By 
    RickBond (6546.90)  

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  • In the future, the environmentalists will be crying about all the mecury from cfls poisoning the environment. Bunch of fucktards.

    Posted Mar-13-2012 By 
    Fred Flintstone (231.90)  

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  • Those CFL bulbs are nothing more than devotional candles the Left lights to appease their earth-god.

    Posted Mar-13-2012 By 
    Enod (213.66)  

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  • The CFLs might save money in electricity for lighting, but they end up costing more money to heat your home - the incandescent bulbs give off more heat than the cfls.. Not to mention how horrible the cfls are for the environment - do they really think everyone in the world will safely dispose of their toxic lightbulbs? And personally I think the light from incandescents is better. Bring them back!!!

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    stack001 (56.40)  

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  • Use LED-DC for all your lighting needs....they last and use very little power.

    Posted Mar-13-2012 By 
    LickMyDuck (540.40)  

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  • The electric light globe was one of the best inventions. And now we have de-evolution of such ideas.
    Al Gore has a lot to answer for!!

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    changingpockets (31.22)  

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