Sylvania 29149 13-Watt 120-Volt Compact Fluorescent MiniTwist Lamp with Medium Base, Warm White, 12 Pack #CF13ELMTWSTCVP
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Sylvania 29149 13-Watt 120-Volt Compact Fluorescent MiniTwist Lamp with Medium Base, Warm White, 12 Pack #CF13ELMTWSTCVP
Customer Review: Got wrong item.
Summary: 1 Stars
Harry Shearer (voice from the Simsons):
I tried to ordered the his new comedy songs CD and thought the light bulbs were included for pressing a certain 'trial offer' button. Normally Amazon isn't so confusing to use.
Customer Review: Great Deal!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sure~it takes a mini second to come on~~who cares? Excellent price for a dozen~you can't go wrong and your saving on your electric bill..win/winCustomer Review: Great alternative to standard light bulbs
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchasing these bulbs was among many things we're doing to be more energy efficient and 'green'. Even though these bulbs may not be so green. Overall, I'm please with them as a replacement. As with any fluorescent, there are some things to get used to.
1) There's definitely a color difference. You do get used to it, but it's noticeable.
2) When you turn them on, there's a short delay in getting any light and then a long delay to reach full brightness. Again, not that big of a deal, but it takes getting used to.
3) We had intentions of replace all of our incandescent bulbs with these. However, their design makes them ugly when used with exposed light fixtures. We've taken advantage of the somewhat graceful look of incandescents. With these sticking out, there somewhat ugly.
4) I love the fact that they're somewhat cooler, which makes it less dangerous when you have children.
I may not have bought the pack, if I hadn't gotten such a good deal. I'm please with the purchase and the differences are fairly easy to get used to. I would recommend for those that are interested in energy conservation and saving money!
Customer Review: Great deal for earthday
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these for my grandparents after doing my whole house with them. They love them and the startup time really isn't an issue due to the fact that they usually leave their lights on all the time.Customer Review: Headaches connected directly to fluorescent lights
Summary: 1 Stars
We thought we'd do the "green" thing by replacing all of our lightbulbs with fluorescents. I noticed that I was getting horrible headaches--the kind that just keep you from thinking. Nothing would help them at all--advil, tylenol, even prescription meds. The doctors even sent me to have a CT of the brain, but didn't find anything. After about a year (yes it took that long) I read a medical journal account on the Internet about how these can cause major headaches--so we took them out, and put the old ones back in. The headaches disappeared. Recently, one of the regular ones burned out and (unbeknownst to me) my husband replaced it with the fluorescent (it was convenient and available) and my headaches returned. When I mentioned it to him, he told me about the bulb.
I have similar headaches in warehouse stores that use fluorescent bulbs that are uncovered, but when they are covered, it seems to be better.
And of course, everyone knows that when disposing of these bulbs, you must be very careful, as the mercury levels are very high and can make you very sick if you break the bulb.
They use much more material than a regular bulb, and use up much more space in our landfills. Between that, the cost and energy used to produce them, the mercury levels and the headaches, I think these sorts of bulbs are horrible.
Yes, they last awhile longer than the regular bulbs. But at what cost?