What kind of screw-in lightbulbs do you use at home?

[Turtle]

Standard incandescent
Flourescent
LED

[Zythryn]

Flourescent, half the energy, four to five times the life

[TheBigDog]

I am converting to flourescent. My house in Colorado was almost completely switched. I am going slower here in Ohio because the cost of the bulbs is higher. And my wife doesn't want them everywhere as they behave differently.

Bill

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Zythryn

Flourescent, half the energy, four to five times the life

Actually it's closer to 1/4 the energy. For the equivalent light of a standard 100W incandescent, the fluorescent on average uses 29 Watts. I started converting 3 years ago & have lost no screw-in fluorescents to burnout; I have dropped & broken several.

Originally Posted by TheBigDog

I am converting to flourescent. My house in Colorado was almost completely switched. I am going slower here in Ohio because the cost of the bulbs is higher. And my wife doesn't want them everywhere as they behave differently.

My housemates have voiced similar complaints, such as [whining]"it's not the same color as regular bulbs" [/whining] I slip them in anyway when they aren't looking. I agree about the cost & my new place is larger with more bulbs so I have put the incandescents in the most seldom used locations.
I am OCD about not wasting & I am so tight with a nickel that I squeek. Reduce your costs, reduce your carbon footprint; install fluorescents or LED lights & turn them OFF when you are not activelly using them.
Waste not, want not.

[Jay-qu]

Mainly incandescent, but a few flourescent

[Zythryn]

Thank you for the correction Turtle. My mind/memory isn't what it used to be

[ronthepon]

Been using incandesent ones for the decor, and the flourescent ones where I need some real light. Wonderful contraptions, the CFL lamps.

LED bulbs?! Where do I get them?! I wantit wantit wantit!

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by ronthepon

LED bulbs?! Where do I get them?! I wantit wantit wantit!

Better save your Rupees Ron :
http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/index.aspx

[Drip Curl Magic]

Flourescent for me.

but LED's would be so cool.

Aren't LED lights the closest we've come to replicating the natural lighting from the sun?

[Drip Curl Magic]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Better save your Rupees Ron :
http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/index.aspx

If they really care about saving energy.... then why don't they work to make these lightbulbs the cheapest?

If LED's and flourescent lightbulbs were cheaper, more people would buy them, and more energy would be saved. but nope.

Using energy Efficiancy as a marketing ploy to jack up the prices? Or do they really cost THAT much more to make?