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I use regular incandescents in my Kitchen and garage. I use CFL's in my 3-way table lamps and outside lamps. I have had very "iffy" success with them in ceiling fans. I turn them on and off too much.
I get about five years out of an outdoor light that is on for hours at a time. I get 3 days to 3 months normally out of one used in a ceiling fan (non dimable fixture, GE bulbs) In fact all GE bulbs I have purchased lately have been about 80% duds... I will stick to Sylvania as they seem to be the ones that last longest. The three way lights work fine, albeit I use one of the blue Incandescents that "imitate" daylight better. They seem to make reading easier.
The reason why you don't want to use a CFL in the closet is that it changes the color of your fabrics as you view them.... I have to take items into a room with an Incandescent bulb some times to tell if they are green or brown... What I do now is use two incandescents and two two CFL's in the ceiling fans in the bed rooms. I use only incandescent in the family room and den because they aren't on all that much and they look better.
As far as noise goes, the only buzz I get is on my radio if the porch light is on (plugged into the same circuit) at the same time. I turn off the light, and the noise goes away.....
I do notice the warm up time on the bulbs, albeit it isn't all that long. If it's a room where I want full light instantly, I use incandescent.
I'm surprised no one has perfected an LED for home lighting yet. The one in my Surefire TLR-2 sure lights things up in a hurry!!! Almost too bright to use the built in laser at the same time...almost! One would think you could build a light with several bulbs that size (or perhaps larger) aimed upwards at a reflective, dish shaped, background and it would do well. A varying of the design of the reflective surface would make for a wider range of useage.
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