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Compact Fluorescent (CFL) Bulbs Save Money

Compact fluorescent bulbs or “CFL’s” are becoming more and more popular daily as the average consumer realises that using the older standard light bulb is not very cost effective and can be a little irritating.

Before the last 5 years or so, standard light bulbs were all that was available and were seen as a part of your everyday life and budget. Sure you had to replace it every year and sure it technically burned a lot of energy, but with no alternative, no one knew the difference.

But when the first compact fluorescent bulbs were introduced onto the market, they were both very expensive, hard to find and gave off a type of light that was not very comfortable for your eyes.  But through time and as they gained popularity, these disadvantages were ironed out. What also helped is some governments banning the sale of the standard lightbulb after a certain date.

Sure the compact fluorescent bulb was still more expensive than your average everyday 50 cent incandescent bulb, but it also consumed only 13watts of power when compared to the 60watts consumed by the older bulb. If you have a house with 20 bulbs as an example, you will be saving 940watts per hour. Say you use them for 6 hours a day for a year and you will save 61758000 watts/hours  per year! Now I know that people will not be having 20 bulbs blazing for 6 hours, but you can certainly see how it will add up over time.

Also you need to realize that compact fluorescent bulbs have an average lifespan of 50,000 hours whereas the standard long life incandescent bulb is only 2000 hours. So, you will be changing a incandescent bulb 25 times before you change a compact fluorescent.

With compact fluorescent bulbs being priced at about $2 now for 50000 hours use, it is a far better deal that replacing a 50 cent bulb 25 times which results in an approximate cost of $12.50.

So with operating costs and energy savings, the bulb pays for itself on average in SIX MONTHS! Then everything from there is cash back in your pocket.

Forget the initial cost and start saving huge money by switching your house over to compact fluorescent today! Every hour you don’t you are throwing away money.

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