This has been bugging me and this is the perfect place to comment, listen, learn and share about it. I've been hearing a lot of radio commercials and seeing Jade Moon, which by the way I respect and like a lot trying to sell us all on using CFL lightbulbs.
What is bugging me is that the whole story isn't being told. I don't think even the Advertiser covered every possible problem with these things. The little bit of mercury in them isn't their biggest downside.
A regular CFL bulb is not supposed to be put in any fixture that is a three way fixture, only three way bulbs belong in those. There are CFLs made three way but they aren't easy to find on island, to purchase. I think it was the Star Bulletin that did a story on this a few mos. back and they had contacted local stores and only found one lighting store that had, or could order three-way CFLs. Walmart at the time didn't have them, I looked, and the article mentioned that until CFLs, in general become more in demand the stores said they weren't stocking the three way ones.
Another potential hazard is putting the CFLs in enclosed fixtures.
Problem is that whomever Jade is making the commercials for isn't serving the public well. She alludes to it being a good idea to replace ALL of our light fixtures with CFLs, with no mention about the potential three-way hazard, or them not being safe in enclosed fixtures.
What is bugging me is that the whole story isn't being told. I don't think even the Advertiser covered every possible problem with these things. The little bit of mercury in them isn't their biggest downside.
A regular CFL bulb is not supposed to be put in any fixture that is a three way fixture, only three way bulbs belong in those. There are CFLs made three way but they aren't easy to find on island, to purchase. I think it was the Star Bulletin that did a story on this a few mos. back and they had contacted local stores and only found one lighting store that had, or could order three-way CFLs. Walmart at the time didn't have them, I looked, and the article mentioned that until CFLs, in general become more in demand the stores said they weren't stocking the three way ones.
Another potential hazard is putting the CFLs in enclosed fixtures.
Problem is that whomever Jade is making the commercials for isn't serving the public well. She alludes to it being a good idea to replace ALL of our light fixtures with CFLs, with no mention about the potential three-way hazard, or them not being safe in enclosed fixtures.
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