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gascort · 04-10-09, 09:14 AM

I had about a 25% failure rate when I bought like 25 back in 5/2003. The real cheap sylvania ones, as I recall, failed the fastest, some within 6 months.
Most of the GE/Westinghouse ones I got then are still in use, and I've had a few of them burn out in the past 2 years.. at least they lived up to their 5 (or was it 7?) year promise.
I have one bulb now in our living room (CFLs there are on 5+ hours each night) that occasionally turns on in a 2-bulb fixture. Like once a week we're just sitting there and it's like a supernova in our living room!

04-10-09, 09:14 AM	#19
gascort Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had about a 25% failure rate when I bought like 25 back in 5/2003. The real cheap sylvania ones, as I recall, failed the fastest, some within 6 months. Most of the GE/Westinghouse ones I got then are still in use, and I've had a few of them burn out in the past 2 years.. at least they lived up to their 5 (or was it 7?) year promise. I have one bulb now in our living room (CFLs there are on 5+ hours each night) that occasionally turns on in a 2-bulb fixture. Like once a week we're just sitting there and it's like a supernova in our living room!