Chicagoist: ComEd Not All Bad, Just Mostly Bad

guest

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:24:30 -0600

Don't forget that CFLs have mercury in them, and must not be thrown away. They should be recycled on your city's hazardous waste collection day.

Stephen

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:29:24 -0600

er, that should have been "Home Depot", not "Deport" - I'm sure some of you can make a pretty good joke out of that typo!

Stephen

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:22:47 -0600

Guests #2 and #5, there is a certain bulb called a 'cold cathode' bulb (known as CCFL), similar to CFLs, but lights immediately, works on three-way switches, and has zero warm-up time. Unfortunately, CCFLs are hard as hell to find. Popular Mechanics did a great test/comparison of various CFL bulbs earlier this year - I'd highly recommend reading it and printing out their CFL buying guide (PDF) to take with you to Home Deport, Lowes, etc...

guest

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:33:12 -0600

Does anyone know if they make 3-way bulbs in the style? We use regular one way CFLs, but it would be nice (at least aesthetically) to have the 3-way option - so to speak.

woodtang

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:11:51 -0600

I replaced all our bulbs too, but the only problem is that they take a few minutes to warm up and get to full strength. Not a big deal, but kind of annoying when you just need to flip on the light in a room to get something.

guest

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:40:45 -0600

CFL's are the way to go. The new ones are so nice that you can not tell the difference from the old ones. Encourage all your friends to change. Cheers, E http://www.redlanternstyle.com

guest

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:12:23 -0600

If only they worked on dimmers, which account for most of the lights in my apartment. Doh!

matty

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:10:08 -0600

This was a colorful article about a relatively boring subject. As a result I will go buy these mega-bulbs.