[quote=ucodegen]I wonder if the GU24 versions of the CFLs are built ‘to fail’ for the purpose of profit. I am noticing several comments in other ‘blogs’ and ratings boards that these are failing fairly quickly. No such comments on the E26 CFLs, and mine have been lasting a while.
So we end up saving ‘CO2’, but putting mercury(a toxic heavy metal) into the environment (most people toss the CFLs into the trash instead of haz-waste disposal)[/quote]
You know it wouldn’t surprise me… See a lot of these lamps I acquired pretty inexpensively awhile back from the manufacturer interested in replacing traditional lamps.. Lots of incentives and rebates to get the old ones replaced. After most of the rebates/etc, there were almost free. Looking at some of the manufacturers of these lamps, it looks like they are more or less associated with some of the bulb companies…. I guess kinda like what some printer companies did….Sell the ink jet printers at a loss, knowing that they’ll make the profits in selling the overpriced ink cartridges that expired earlier than their actual usage life….
Aside from just the costs of GU24 versus E26 CFLs, it’s just the general availability of them.. You can walk into many many stores and get an E26 CFL. But finding a GU24, pretty much means Lowes or HD….
Heck, you can find E26 CFLs at Dollar Tree….
(Yes, Dollar Tree has some redeeming values…Along that line, I ain’t paying $3-$4 for a kid’s birthday card from Hallmark either, since it pretty much ends up in the trash can anyway… I’ll go for the 3 for $1 special at Dollar Tree)….
