Light bulb dilemma: Shift to CFL lighting a concern
Credit: JOE MAHONEY/TIMES-DISPATCH Lois Fay, who has a disorder that makes her very sensitive to light, uses amber colored low-wattage bulbs in a heavily draped bedroom. By: Tammie Smith |…
Myth #1: CFLs last up to 10 times longer than incandescent light bulbs. | Fact #1: Only true if CFL is left on continuously. When turned off and on in average home use, most fail before an incandescent. |
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Credit: JOE MAHONEY/TIMES-DISPATCH Lois Fay, who has a disorder that makes her very sensitive to light, uses amber colored low-wattage bulbs in a heavily draped bedroom. By: Tammie Smith |…
Sharon Vaselenak I am writing on behalf of the people who have Irlen syndrome. This is an inherited condition which results in the individual being hypersensitive to certain wavelengths…