tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post6612572393428446490..comments2024-03-24T09:36:51.494-04:00Comments on delagar: Contrarians, Not Conservativesdelagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-67023930060274089602014-01-03T07:49:43.062-05:002014-01-03T07:49:43.062-05:00The CFC has a lifespan of 8,000 hours; the incande...The CFC has a lifespan of 8,000 hours; the incandescent bulb has a lifespan of 1,300 hours. So that's quite a bit longer.<br /><br />LEDs have a lifespan of 30,000 hours.<br /><br />I can't speak to what occurred with your LED bulb. Perhaps your house has a wiring fault? <br /><br />Another possibility is that you simply bought a bad bulb, in which case you could have returned it.<br /><br />Citation here: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/the-light-bulb-showdown-leds-vs-cfls-vs-incandescent-bulbs-whats-the-best-deal-now-and-in-the-future/<br />delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-12928703816206153002014-01-02T21:03:51.385-05:002014-01-02T21:03:51.385-05:00Sorry, but CFCs do not last longer than incandesce...Sorry, but CFCs do not last longer than incandescent bulbs. The only reason I find them cost effective is because the local PUD let's me swap dead ones for live ones, but that's not the same thing as lasting longer. Also, don't start on LED bulbs. I had one, and it lasted three weeks.<br />Kaleberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283840743310507878noreply@blogger.com