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Old 11-10-2009, 02:01 AM   #21
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ESI, How "no out of pocket expense"? Back door?

"Guaranteed" reduction in energy bill? I',ve spent tens of thousands of dollars from my roof to AC to EnergyStar appliances and still the invoices go up every year.

"Positive cash flow" In my business means more coming in than going out. Not going to happen.

I'll ignore the rest. I keep up on this stuff and live in FL. If I covered my entire roof with the latest photo-cells AND planted approx. 20 wind generators that the county would never allow, I'd still lose money.

When the return comes in 3-5 years solar will become viable same with wind. It will all come down to your location.

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Old 11-12-2009, 11:18 PM   #22
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You guys ever heard of CCFL? Their life can be more than 30,000 hrs,
life time will not be affected by switch on and offs. And, they are dimmable.
OK-nice first post. I guess you win.
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Where does one purchase these CCFLs and how much are they compared to CFLs or LED?

Please, educate me.
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The price is between CFL and LED. I can't post the site but you can check
the price at 1000 bulbs.
Gee thanks alot.

If your trade of "higher education" is a contracting trade I have not yet been made aware of, then please elaborate for us.
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Good man for confessing.

However, what is your angle in posting in a contractors only site?
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Yes but it's also to our benefit to worry about ROI. Yes a particular bulb may be more energy efficient than another but if it costs 5x's as much, it may not be worth it.

BTW, I checked out those bulbs and I'm saying not ready for prime time. The largest wattage was only 40W equivalent in any normal base. Also, they are over $15.
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Believe contractors use linear tubes, right? There are actually CCFL light tubes that save energy and can do dimming as well.

So, maybe if you know about CCFL more, you'll be interested. They can
save energy, so might be helpful to get LEED certificate, and save your
customers' money.
You keep telling us we need to know more about CCFL bulbs but havent provided us with any verifiable facts, or any fact whatsover.

You even said you couldn't post a site in your previous post.

My question stands-what are you doing here?
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My question stands-what are you doing here?
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And, there are 13W CCFL bulb and is equivalent to 60W incandescent bulbs.
Yes. There's 1 available with no pricing.


Thanks for the info but this is not something I believe will be a benefit to any of my customers at this time.

...and now back to CT...
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And my question to you still stands.
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