GE 13-Watt Energy SmartTM – 8 Pack – 60 watt replacement
Product Features
- Pack of 8 Twist Medium Screw Base Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb
- 1 CFL Lasts as Long as 8 Incandescent Bulbs
- Energy Star qualified
- Save hundreds of dollars a year by switching to these energy saving bulbs Use up to 75% less energy
- Elecronic Flicker-Free Starting
Great deal At a little over 10 bucks for 8 of these, you can’t go wrong.These are just your basic CFLs, at the 2700 kelvin temperature range. That means they’re about the same shade as your basic ordinary 60W incandescent bulb. A pale yellow white, not pure white (5100 Kelvin), or daylight (around 6300 Kelvin).Pure white or daylight CFLS cost more because the phosphors in them are more expensive, but they do have the advantage of being more natural light, rather than imitating the…
CFL Facts and figures Things to look on the package:1. Kelvin temperature (K): The only accurate measurement for the kind of light or “color” of light you’ll get. 2700K is pretty close to the “warm” incandescent we are all used to, 4100/4200K is known as “Cool White” (you might look “ghostly under that) and 5,000+ is the daylight/sunlight. If the lamps do not have the K designation, do not buy them – they are the cheaper variety since establishing the K temp. costs more.2. Lamp Life (Hrs): The life of a…
Energy savings? Yes, while they last I bought two 8-packs at my shopping club a couple of years ago. I needed them to replace 8 incandescent bulbs in the basement where, with the exception of the area where my home office is located, I didn’t need very bright lights. The second carton was bought for ‘spares’ and because they were on sale at the time I made the purchase. Two years later, the spares carton has 3 bulbs left, indicating that 5 out of 8 have burned out. This tells me that the 5-years/8000 hours life expectancy claim is…
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