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<blockquote data-quote="doctorjj" data-source="post: 1290958" data-attributes="member: 7292">If you replaced 10 of your track lights (65 watt) with CFL&#039;s (which LED&#039;s are more efficient AND last longer than CFL&#039;s), your yearly savings, from typical use would be $73. The bulbs would pay for themselves in the first year. If the bulbs are failing prematurely, then they are using the wrong bulbs for the application, some are not meant for recessed lighting, or they are just using them more than they think. I&#039;ve had incandescents, CFL&#039;s and LED&#039;s. I can tell you that incandescent bulbs do not last nearly as long. The manufacturers can&#039;t just put some bogus life rating on their bulbs. Of course you will have occasional premature failures but that will come with any technology. Get the proper bulb for the proper application and a CFL will outlast the incandescent by about 5X. A proper LED will, under typical use, last 40+ years. Dispose of your used bulbs properly, at a recycling center, and the concerns about mercury are non-existent. Most current dimmable LED and CFL bulbs don&#039;t need any particular dimmer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorjj, post: 1290958, member: 7292"] If you replaced 10 of your track lights (65 watt) with CFL's (which LED's are more efficient AND last longer than CFL's), your yearly savings, from typical use would be $73. The bulbs would pay for themselves in the first year. If the bulbs are failing prematurely, then they are using the wrong bulbs for the application, some are not meant for recessed lighting, or they are just using them more than they think. I've had incandescents, CFL's and LED's. I can tell you that incandescent bulbs do not last nearly as long. The manufacturers can't just put some bogus life rating on their bulbs. Of course you will have occasional premature failures but that will come with any technology. Get the proper bulb for the proper application and a CFL will outlast the incandescent by about 5X. A proper LED will, under typical use, last 40+ years. Dispose of your used bulbs properly, at a recycling center, and the concerns about mercury are non-existent. Most current dimmable LED and CFL bulbs don't need any particular dimmer. [/QUOTE]

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