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The abbreviation CFL stands for Compact Fluorescent Lamp, sometimes known as a circular fluorescent bulb. CFL and incandescent bulbs each generate light in different ways.
Since Thomas Edison's invention of incandescent light bulbs they have pretty much worked the same way. Light is produced after electricity is connected to both sides of the carbon filament causing it to get hot. CFLs and normal fluoro tubes contain a closed glass tube with a fluoro coating that glows when current is applied to the argon and mercury vapour inside.
Although you may have heard how these bulbs work, no matter how cheap they are, if you are turning them on more than about twice a year you are wasting your money. Green products will help you save money. Compared with an incandescent bulb the newer Energy Star CFL bulbs can save around 75% in costs. In a period of 6 months A CFL bulb will pay for itself and save you about $30 per bulb over the period of its lifetime!
The CFL bulb has come a long way these days giving us a much wider choice of light spectrum that is omitted. The mood of the rooms in your house, office or any other rooms can be greatly changed. The CFL color choices vary from a daylight blue to a warm yellow. Choosing a warmer colored light would be the right choice if you prefer incandescent bulbs. Some people are sensitive to bright white light so it's a good idea to remember that when choosing bulb colors, the bluer lights can create this harshness.
If you see a K on the bulb packaging, that K or Kelvin rating, will give you the "temperature" of the bulb. A Kelvin rating of 2700K-3000K means it's a warm/yellow bulb. If you're looking for a cool white bulb look for a rating of 3500K-4100K. And if you wanted the Daylight Blue bulb look for a Kelvin rated bulb of 5000K-6500K.
Use 9-13 watt CFL bulbs if you want to replace 40 watt incandescent bulbs. Use a 13-15 watt CFL to replace a 60 watt incandescent. Replace a 75 watt incandescent with an 18-25 watt CFL. And to replace 100 watt incandescents use 23-30 watt CFLs.
Please remember to recycle all compact fluorescent bulbs. It's forbidden in some states to throw away old mercury bulbs with the normal solid waste trash. They do this as about 5 milligrams of mercury is in each CFL bulb.
When you want to recycle your used CFL green products, places like ACE Hardware, Orchard (OSH), IKEA and Home Depot will accept and properly dispose of the used CFL bulbs.
If you are wanting decorative lights, consider Energy Star qualified light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. They produce the same amount of light as an equivalent incandescent bulb and use up to 90% less energy! It takes the same amount of energy to power up one 7 watt incandescent bulb as it does to power up to 140 LEDs!
Give the CFLs a try for inside and the LEDs for the outside. The bulbs will help the environment and keep lots of money in your pocket at the same time.
The abbreviation CFL stands for Compact Fluorescent Lamp, sometimes known as a circular fluorescent bulb. CFL and incandescent bulbs each generate light in different ways.
Since Thomas Edison's invention of incandescent light bulbs they have pretty much worked the same way. Light is produced after electricity is connected to both sides of the carbon filament causing it to get hot. CFLs and normal fluoro tubes contain a closed glass tube with a fluoro coating that glows when current is applied to the argon and mercury vapour inside.
Although you may have heard how these bulbs work, no matter how cheap they are, if you are turning them on more than about twice a year you are wasting your money. Green products will help you save money. Compared with an incandescent bulb the newer Energy Star CFL bulbs can save around 75% in costs. In a period of 6 months A CFL bulb will pay for itself and save you about $30 per bulb over the period of its lifetime!
The CFL bulb has come a long way these days giving us a much wider choice of light spectrum that is omitted. The mood of the rooms in your house, office or any other rooms can be greatly changed. The CFL color choices vary from a daylight blue to a warm yellow. Choosing a warmer colored light would be the right choice if you prefer incandescent bulbs. Some people are sensitive to bright white light so it's a good idea to remember that when choosing bulb colors, the bluer lights can create this harshness.
If you see a K on the bulb packaging, that K or Kelvin rating, will give you the "temperature" of the bulb. A Kelvin rating of 2700K-3000K means it's a warm/yellow bulb. If you're looking for a cool white bulb look for a rating of 3500K-4100K. And if you wanted the Daylight Blue bulb look for a Kelvin rated bulb of 5000K-6500K.
Use 9-13 watt CFL bulbs if you want to replace 40 watt incandescent bulbs. Use a 13-15 watt CFL to replace a 60 watt incandescent. Replace a 75 watt incandescent with an 18-25 watt CFL. And to replace 100 watt incandescents use 23-30 watt CFLs.
Please remember to recycle all compact fluorescent bulbs. It's forbidden in some states to throw away old mercury bulbs with the normal solid waste trash. They do this as about 5 milligrams of mercury is in each CFL bulb.
When you want to recycle your used CFL green products, places like ACE Hardware, Orchard (OSH), IKEA and Home Depot will accept and properly dispose of the used CFL bulbs.
If you are wanting decorative lights, consider Energy Star qualified light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. They produce the same amount of light as an equivalent incandescent bulb and use up to 90% less energy! It takes the same amount of energy to power up one 7 watt incandescent bulb as it does to power up to 140 LEDs!
Give the CFLs a try for inside and the LEDs for the outside. The bulbs will help the environment and keep lots of money in your pocket at the same time.
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