01-03-2007, 11:26 PM
Mavic-
I know I got the outdoor CFL at Home Depot. (Lowes wasn't open here, yet)
I almost bought the CFL yellow bug lamp because it was rated for outdoors-cold start (down to minus 20 or something like that), then I noticed the white ones with the same ratings on the package right next to it.
I don't go to the Home Depot in my town because it sucks. (less inventory, store is a mess-like Wal-Mart, employees are generally rude and unhelpful) The one 12 miles away just has more stuff/choices. Employees are almost too helpful.
It's quite possible if temps in your area generally don't get too low, they don't stock the low temperature ones.
I do know my CFL porch light works at 0 degrees. It does take about a half a minute to come up from 75% brightness to 100%.
Add: they had CFL floodlights, too. For whatever reason the regular floods and Halogen flood were eating lamps every 6 months. The CFL floods have been in there for two years now. (they work fine in the cold, too.)
When I changed the majority of house lights to CFL my electric bill went down about 2 bucks/month.
Vhttp://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/eep_flour_tips.cfm
I know I got the outdoor CFL at Home Depot. (Lowes wasn't open here, yet)
I almost bought the CFL yellow bug lamp because it was rated for outdoors-cold start (down to minus 20 or something like that), then I noticed the white ones with the same ratings on the package right next to it.
I don't go to the Home Depot in my town because it sucks. (less inventory, store is a mess-like Wal-Mart, employees are generally rude and unhelpful) The one 12 miles away just has more stuff/choices. Employees are almost too helpful.
It's quite possible if temps in your area generally don't get too low, they don't stock the low temperature ones.
I do know my CFL porch light works at 0 degrees. It does take about a half a minute to come up from 75% brightness to 100%.
Add: they had CFL floodlights, too. For whatever reason the regular floods and Halogen flood were eating lamps every 6 months. The CFL floods have been in there for two years now. (they work fine in the cold, too.)
When I changed the majority of house lights to CFL my electric bill went down about 2 bucks/month.
Vhttp://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/eep_flour_tips.cfm