Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist, Soft White, 6 Pack

Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist, Soft White, 6 Pack
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Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist, Soft White, 6 Pack List Price: $24.99
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Manufacturer: Sylvania
Model: 29490
Product features:
  • 23W bulbs
  • Soft white
  • 6-Pack
  • Mini twist
  • Integral 120V ballast medium screw base

Tools and Hardware Reviews of Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist, Soft White, 6 Pack

Customer Review: 24 Hour Life
Summary: 1 Stars

About a week ago I decided to finally give a CFL a try. After all, we will soon no longer be allowed to purchase incandescent bulbs. I went to the store and picked one out (why buy a 6-pack if I don't know if I'll like it). It was a Sylvania 23-watt bulb that was claimed to last 10,000 hours and produce the same number of lumens as a standard 100-watt light bulb. I carefully thought this through--in my application it would be burning 7 hours a day and would save about 1 penny per hour in electricity. This meant that the $5.00 (plus tax) bulb need last fewer than 600 hours to pay for itself. Free light bulbs! Why is legislation required to force people to save money? It made no sense to me. The only drawback I could see was that it contained mercury--about four milligrams (although in government documents this four milligrams magically becomes 0.6 mg when the bulb is landfilled).

When I arrived home from the store that evening I marked the date on the base of the bulb (1/4/10) and smugly replaced the 75-watt bulb with the new, money-saving one. When it finally burned out (in about four years) I would be able to congratulate myself on how much money I had saved. When I turned the bulb on it took a second to light up (not bad) and had a very harsh white light (not good--but I can live with it).

On the morning of January 8th, 2010, I arose at my usual hour (4 AM) and turned on the light. For some reason it only gave half of its usual illumination. It was a cold morning (60 degrees in the bedroom); perhaps it simply needed to warm up. Minutes later, with a popping noise, it expired. The bulb had given 24 hours of service. Is this is why they haven't caught on?

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