“Another reason is that the bulbs are burning out faster than expected. “
Poor construction and cheap materials employed by Chinese manufacturers
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Too many and too frequent on-off cycles versus design specs.
NET: wait for LEDs to mature, THEN convert from incandescents.
I switched to CFL's three years ago and saved $15/month on my electricity bill. I kept the warranty info for the bulbs just in case they failed before their guaranteed lifetime. So far I've only lost one bulb, and that was due to a power surge.
Wait...then convert.
I converted 15 years ago, figure I have saved about $2,000 over those years. I have had an occasional batch that burned out sooner than I expected, but have mostly found they last a long time. Now they have two kinds of light soft and warm and cool and bluish.
In normal "turn out the light when you leave the room" service they are expensive and short-lived.And most create a buzz in the radios nearby.
On-off cycles are very hard on all types of lighting even LED.I've had several LED lights fail after only a year or two.The intial current surge when turned on is what usually kills electrical/electronic items.
It makes good economic sense to use lights only where and when needed,that the lighting fixtures direct the light where it does the most good.
Do we really need millions of high wattage lamps beaming light into the sky and drivers eyes ?,or would some bettter design save electric ?
And for the home and many other uses the old cheap incandescent is easily replaced and proven design.