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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (8637)	7/27/2010 9:07:45 AM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16955

TBS The problem with the CFL's is that you have to shop around to get the good ones. There is a lot of bad ones out there but the situation is getting better. I wouldn't use them in the bathroom to light up the mirror area just yet. But for many areas where lights are on for extended periods of time you can find CFL's that fit those applications. I like my outdoor floods. You can get them now that work fine in cold temp environments. Don't use an indoor rated bulb in an outdoor application, they are not designed to tolerate moisture and the temp swings that outdoor bulbs experience. If your going to have a bulb on for only a few minutes then I wouldn't recommend most of them. But we are getting new faster starting bulbs that can work in that application. LED's are fine if you are rich. Current state of the art LED's are only slightly more efficient than good fluorescents. They are slowly getting better and as costs slowly drop they will eventually be the way to go. But we are years away from that. Happy hunting. Eric