Reply #12: I changed to compact fluorescent bulbs about seven to ten years ago and

[1monster]

found a $20 reduction on my electric bill the first month I had them. And the cost of electric power has gone up considerably since then. The complact fluorescent bulbs last significantly longer than incandescents; I've changed the first fluorescent bulb I used once in these years. Some are still working after seven years.

The only thing I worry about is how to dispose of them. There are so many steps, one practically needs a text book, and what to do when the cats knock over a lamp breaking the bulb... Is my family, including the furry, four-legged ones, in danger of being poisoned by mercury? :scared: