Comments on Chris' review of Compact Fluorescent Bulb
Compact Fluorescent Bulb
Description: Energy efficient light bulb.
A little education goes a long way
Compact flourescent lights put out a LOT of light for the amount of power they consume but you need to be mindful of the color temperature of the bulb.
I prefer a softer light for lighting large areas (2700K) but for the bathroom areas and tasklighting for the kitchen and my desk I prefer a greater contrast so I go with a daylight bulb (5000K).
Most people are used to a warm color hue from the "softlight" incandescent bulbs and go out and buy the daylight bulbs and try them as a direct replacement - end result is a weird unnatural light which turns people off to CFLs alltogether.
All CFL packages will tell you the color temperature somewhere on the package - just remember that the lower the temperature the "softer" the light and the higher the temperature the greater the "contrast".
Since they came out with the electronic ballast I have been crazy about CFLs - I don't have any incandescent bulbs in my house - not even in the fridge (found a CFL that works at low temps)
Chris' keywords: flourescent lights
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