Reddit reviews GE 13-Watt Energy Smart Fluorescent Light Bulbs, 8 Pack, 60 Watt Replacement
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GE Energy Smart 31064 13-Watt Spiral CFL Bulbs (8-Pack) General Features: 8-pack of bulbsSpiral style CFL bulbs Equivalent light to 60 watt standard incandescent bulbsThese CFL bulbs are Energy Star qualifiedSave hundreds of dollars a year by switching to these energy saving bulbs Use up to 75% less energyLasts up to 10x longer than standard incandescent bulbs
8-pack of CFL's for $7.
http://www.amazon.com/GE-13-Watt-Energy-SmartTM-replacement/dp/B000NISDNU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310149960&sr=8-1
Ehh.... I just bought a pack of 8 energy efficient light bulbs off Amazon for roughly $9. That's $1.10 per bulb, shipped. I was in my local store earlier, they wanted $4 per bulb or $32 for 8 bulbs before taxes. Sorry, but it just doesn't make sense to always support local. If it was about $1.50 per then ok, fine... but 363% price markup is ridiculous.
Our cost for energy and materials was pretty different---enough to make the results far more significant.
Energy cost is almost double that, at $0.11/kWh.
$12.53 to run the 13w CFL (24/7/365).
$8.67 to run the 9w LED (24/7/365).
LEDs are much less expensive.
40w LED bulb = $4.97 at Home Depot.
40w CFL bulb = $1.48 on Amazon
Lifetime cost
CFL operation cost ($35.70) + initial cost (2.5 x $1.48 = $3.70) = $39.40
LED operation cost ($24.72) + initial cost ($4.97) = $29.69
really?
Try: Amazon - 8 for $7, free shipping w/prime
See also:
Target
Ikea
Lowes
Walmart
Home Depot
I also have a pack of lightbulbs on my list. We have a light (in the kitchen) that keeps burning out bulbs for some reason!
Also kinda boring but wanted items:
I'll break it down as simply as possible. The 60-watt Cree led bulb is rated 25,000 hours. Let's assume 10.8 cents/kwhr (the cost your website assumed).
To run the CFLs (I'm using the cheapest ones I could find) for 25,000 hours, using the same 10.8 cents/kwhr, would be:
That's a difference of $9.45 cents, in electricity alone. Now, those CFL bulbs are rated for 8000 hours, so you need 3 + 1/8 of them to run for 25k hours. The cost for that many CFL bulbs is:
A single Cree bulb costs $8.24 per bulb (8-pack).
So where does that leave us?
TOTAL COST TO RUN CFLS FOR 25K HOURS: $35.10+$5.22 = $40.32
TOTAL COST TO RUN A SINGLE CREE LED FOR 25K HOURS: $25.65+$8.24 = $33.89.
DIFFERENCE: $6.43
Even if you get those bulbs for $1.20 a piece, the single LED is less expensive.
>super expensive bulbs
CFLs are, like, a dollar. Incandescent bulbs? About 50¢.
The price differential is almost negligible. LEDs, on the other hand, are substantially more expensive than CFLs, even when accounting for energy use. They're still cheaper than incandescent lights, though.
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my item thank you for the contest!
It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
You did say each of my wishlists, right?
Here I go:
Thank you for this discussion. It's helped me get a bit off my chest. I hope you don't mind.
The dimmer seems to be working.
When I try using one of these bulbs—another working bulb I had on hand —it works....but it gives off an inconsistent, occasionally flickering light. If I check the dimmer while that bulb's in there, the light does respond.
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Holy crap. Similar bulbs in the United States are about €1.45
Maths time!!
Assuming a 60 watt bulb, 15 cents per kilowatt/hour and 6 hours of usage a day per bulb that works out at 131.4 kilowatts or $19.71 worth of electricity used per year. For a CFL equivilent (14 watt) that works out to be 30.66 kilowatts or $4.60 per bulb per year.
8 pack of CFLs for $9.80 works out at $1.23 per bulb that will last 8000 hours ( about $0.16 per 1000 hours)
24 pack of incandescent bulbs for $15.88 at $0.66 per bulb that will last 1000 hours (?)
Total cost for 2190 (1 year at 6 hours a day) hours for a CFL bulb at $4.94 and an incandescent bulb at $21.16
So it is certainly possible to save a fair amount of money swapping to the energy saving bulbs.
TLDR: Swapping to CFL bulbs could save you $16.22 per bulb per year.
I would suggest used 90's bands CD's. You can get many popular artists for $0.01 plus 2.98 shipping.
If music isn't your thing, perhaps some cheap CFL's?
http://www.amazon.com/GE-13-Watt-Energy-SmartTM-replacement/dp/B000NISDNU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324870565&sr=8-1
Could you state your assumptions (electricity cost, bulb lifespans, comparable bulbs used)?edit: Ahh, your calculations are off because you're using 75 watts. I hate deceptive marketing…Here are my numbers. According to their site, the cool-white EvoLux puts out 650 lm, equivalent to a 50 W incandescent bulb. To last 50,000 hours you need 6 CFLs ($8 on Amazon) vs. $53 for the EvoLux. They're both 13 W, so power use is the same.
Thank you. This is the actual fan I have:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_44687-82939-40093_0__?productId=4165413
So I can switch to a 3 light bulbs like these, and still be ok safety-wise (because actual watts used 3x13 < 3x40)?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NISDNU