Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist Light Bulb, Soft White, 6 pack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist Light Bulb, Soft White, 6 pack
Customer Review: Excellant light !!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Finally, lights that are bright enough to read by without straining, and, at a fair price.Customer Review: Poor Packing broke the bulbs
Summary: 3 Stars
I did not get a chance to use the bulbs because I left them in the blister pack and returned them. Whoever packed the box put it in a box with only one wrap of bubble wrap, and a lot of loose space in the box. One bulb was broken. I read other reviews that said the same thing. Lately, orders from Amazon have not been packed very well. I am very disappointed.Customer Review: Deceptive
Summary: 2 Stars
I have read several reviews about these fluorescent bulbs, and I must admitt I was taken in at first. One of the biggest sellers was the length of time these bulbs would last. Well I never got that benefit. My fluorescent bulbs burned out within a few months. This was three different types of fluorescent bulbs at that. All made by Sylvania. In my hallway, I used fluorescents designed to replace the recessed floods, in less than a year I had to replace them because they were no longer working. In the laundry room I replaced a 40 watt incandescent with an equilivent fluorescent bulb. It no longer functions. This has happened in other parts of the house as well.
So what I have had to do is replace these mercury laden fluorescent bulbs with LED bulbs. Expensive? Yes but I believe they are worth the price in the long run.
Customer Review: Burnout
Summary: 2 Stars
My experience with this Sylvania CFL has been quite poor. Of the 3 bulbs I have purchased, one failed within a month, one failed within less than a year (BTW an incandescent installed in a tandem lamp prior to the CFL is still working) and the third is still working. These bulbs have been used, on average, about 4 hours a day. When they work the 23 watt bulb produces good light. However, as energy efficient as they may be, in my opinion they are not reliable and as a result probably not cost efficient.Customer Review: 24 Hour Life
Summary: 1 Stars
About a week ago I decided to finally give a CFL a try. After all, we will soon no longer be allowed to purchase incandescent bulbs. I went to the store and picked one out (why buy a 6-pack if I don't know if I'll like it). It was a Sylvania 23-watt bulb that was claimed to last 10,000 hours and produce the same number of lumens as a standard 100-watt light bulb. I carefully thought this through--in my application it would be burning 7 hours a day and would save about 1 penny per hour in electricity. This meant that the $5.00 (plus tax) bulb need last fewer than 600 hours to pay for itself. Free light bulbs! Why is legislation required to force people to save money? It made no sense to me. The only drawback I could see was that it contained mercury--about four milligrams (although in government documents this four milligrams magically becomes 0.6 mg when the bulb is landfilled).
When I arrived home from the store that evening I marked the date on the base of the bulb (1/4/10) and smugly replaced the 75-watt bulb with the new, money-saving one. When it finally burned out (in about four years) I would be able to congratulate myself on how much money I had saved. When I turned the bulb on it took a second to light up (not bad) and had a very harsh white light (not good--but I can live with it).
On the morning of January 8th, 2010, I arose at my usual hour (4 AM) and turned on the light. For some reason it only gave half of its usual illumination. It was a cold morning (60 degrees in the bedroom); perhaps it simply needed to warm up. Minutes later, with a popping noise, it expired. The bulb had given 24 hours of service. Is this is why they haven't caught on?