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How is that good? The new ones last forever. Less hassle. Less trash.

Frank L 64990 posts Joined: Sep 20, 2007

Posted 11:03 pm on Sep 9, 2019

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How is that good? The new ones last forever. Less hassle. Less trash.NT Frank L 11:03pm · 9/9/19
- You break them, your house is contaminated with mercury. At least LEDs are replacing them.NT NedoftheHill 11:32pm · 9/9/19
  - I’ve had zero problems or breakage and they last forever. They are also supposedly more efficient. Frank L 11:23am · 9/10/19
    - LEDs will last much longer than the Fluouescent-Mercury ones that were mandated initially.NT NedoftheHill 1:27pm · 9/10/19
      - Good. I will buy them when these burn out. Frank L 2:46pm · 9/10/19
        
        LEDs also won't spread mercury all over your room if you drop one, or bump into one.NT NedoftheHill 11:05pm · 9/10/19
  - CFL light bulbs produce higher levels of radiation as well as the dangers of MercuryNT NDPatrick30 5:35am · 9/10/19
  - I use only one old fluorescent bulb downstairs to use them up that my dad bought.NT NDPatrick30 1:54am · 9/10/19
- Less trash? Is there a actual problem with too much trash? Has there ever been. NDavenue 11:31pm · 9/9/19

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