Best type of CFL bulb for house?

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  • sunnysun
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 27
    #1

    Best type of CFL bulb for house?

    CFL bulbs are the most energy efficient right?

    I'm looking for the most efficient, yet gives off a good amount of light. They are for my house.

    Any suggestions on a good bulb to get? Thank you!
    Tags: cfl, led
    • Mike90250
      Moderator
      • May 2009
      • 16020
      #2
      LED's are the most efficient. Also the most expensive (right now)

      There are many different "colors" of CFL, warm white, cool white, daylight, .... The IKEA furniture stores have a pretty good selection of CFLs, standard base and candelabra base too!

      The "heavy" (rare) ones have a transformer in them for the ballast, the new lightweight have an electronic ballast.

      THE BULBS NEED AIR. The ballast in the base gets hot, and in a base UP orientation, they have a short life. In enclosed fixtures, they get hot and have a short life. Chose wisely.
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        • indalecio.feng
          Member
          • Apr 2009
          • 91
          #3
          My T8 1,2m LED lamp cost 64USD.

          And the lamp has 1210lm. The rated power is 18W.

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