Yeah! Another one of my incandescent light bulbs went out!

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Depending on the energy mix in your area (you're in CA so this is less true) an incandescent puts out Hg because of the combustion of coal. In areas that make heavy use of coal for electricity an incandescent can put out more Hg over its lifetime than a CFL, or so I've heard. Appearently the Hg content in CFLs has dropped and Walmart is supposedly pushing mfgs to lower it still. By then LEDs may be making serious in roads into the mainstream lighting market.

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Hey Keith, what series are you? 12, 62, something else? I was 19D, 13F, and 13P during my time.

 

My wife and I considered the LED lighting switch, but we didn't want to mess with it until we stopped renting our current apartment and bought a house (next year after our upcoming baby starts to crawl).

Does anyone know if you have to buy LED bulbs online?

 

At this point that's probably your best bet for selection.

 

As I have started replacing floods, etc I just hate to throw away, so will save them up for the next yard sale ...

 

inventor00: I have the same problem, what do I do with all old flood lights? Not sure I want to pass these energy hogs into anyone else though. It's like giving someone a good deal on a hummer then knowing they will 1) destroy the environment and 2) pay more then the initial investment in gas.

I think I will recycle them.