tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399147363009190.post7850624321269502283..comments2023-04-07T03:15:14.022-06:00Comments on Royal Ranch- Green from the "Bottom" Up!: CFL BulbsJudy Jeutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226134160013164029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399147363009190.post-48273413463919955912010-04-15T18:20:19.222-06:002010-04-15T18:20:19.222-06:001. Ask an electrician to give your house a once-ov...1. Ask an electrician to give your house a once-over just in case.<br />2. Consider the newer alternative: halogen light bulbs. I reviewed a set recently, and we liked them enough to buy more. These work well in my old (1890) home.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399147363009190.post-71301136628017097192010-04-15T18:18:40.454-06:002010-04-15T18:18:40.454-06:00Ours only blow if we get a power surge and the sur...Ours only blow if we get a power surge and the surge goes to that particular area of least resistance. We get lots of surges because of the electrical carrier we have who has to borrow electricity or buy electricity from time to time from other electrical companies. When they do the switching during the buying times they don't always get it just in sync and therefore we end up with a very momentary surge.<br />We finally put surge protectors on anything that gets plugged in, but there is no way to do that on ceiling lights.<br />We use the GE CFL's too, and I have never noticed a problem except when we've had a couple of bad and longer surges.lfhpueblohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860942907478830438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399147363009190.post-20693881282724927392010-04-15T14:00:57.069-06:002010-04-15T14:00:57.069-06:00Judy, we have had problems with these too! We ret...Judy, we have had problems with these too! We returned a box too and have replaced many in the amount of time a regular bulb would last. It's possible that it could be your wiring too. But all our wiring is new and spent a fortune replacing all bulbs. Not only did we waste several hundred dollars doing this, we never even saw a dent in our bill. Personally, I think they are a hoax. We are always replacing them also! Going back to regular bulbs and just being more conservative on using the lights.Mishaun Searchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360651879321724091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399147363009190.post-38251503167840324072010-04-15T14:00:57.068-06:002010-04-15T14:00:57.068-06:00Judy, we have had problems with these too! We ret...Judy, we have had problems with these too! We returned a box too and have replaced many in the amount of time a regular bulb would last. It's possible that it could be your wiring too. But all our wiring is new and spent a fortune replacing all bulbs. Not only did we waste several hundred dollars doing this, we never even saw a dent in our bill. Personally, I think they are a hoax. We are always replacing them also! Going back to regular bulbs and just being more conservative on using the lights.Mishaun Searchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360651879321724091noreply@blogger.com