[geeks] Quiet CFLs

[Joshua D. Boyd]

When I started with CFLs in my prior apartment, they lasted so much longer than incandescent bulbs and seemed to have no downside beyond warm up time. I never had a CFL burn out there.

In my house, I have had many burn out with great frequency.  The only thing keeping me from switching back is that I don't want the extra heat.

I'm interested in LEDs, but I'm concerned about burn outs. They are still too expensive to put up with frequent burnouts.  A lot of my lamps are recessed or enclosed (or both), making heat build up even worse.

Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net> wrote:

>On 09/29/12 15:57, Jonathan Patschke wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a brand or model of Edison-base CFL that doesn't
>> buzz?
>> 
>> I have a few rooms in my house that would be good candidates for
>CFLs, but
>> every one I've tried buzzes audibly at some harmonic of 60Hz.  It's
>not
>> really _loud_, but it's definitely distracting, especially over a
>piano.
>
>At this point I'd go with LEDs anyway.  I don't intend to buy any more
>CFLs.
>
>
>
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