CFL bulbs at home.

(part of this text was used in a May 18, 2015 toledotalk.com comment)

In the summer of 2006, I switched our two front porch lights to the curly CFLs, and I have not replaced them since, and I leave our front porch lights on all day and night. I figure that I won't remember to turn on the porch lights at night, so I leave them on.

I use two CFLs in our kitchen, and I replace one or both at least once a year.

Maybe it's an electrical issue in the kitchen, or I wonder if the lifespan of such bulbs depends upon how often they are powered on and off each day. Obviously, the kitchen lights go on and off several times a day, but the front porch lights are rarely

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In the summer of 2006, I switched our two front porch lights to the curly CFLs, and I have not replaced them. I scoffed at the 5- to 7-year lifespan when I bought the lights, but it's going nine years.

And I leave our front porch lights on all day and night. I figure that I won't remember to turn on the porch lights at night, so I leave them on. Our front "porch" has a small roof overhang.

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