I've been switching over to CFLs, and now LEDs on an as-needed basis.
Without doing rigoroous scientifical testing, I've noticed that CFLs do not last as long as hyped, so people tell me I have to get higher quality lamps. Yeah, well, OK, whatever.
And I have noticed that CFLs do not give adequate brightness if cold, according to the one I have on my back balcony.
OK, so that brings up three questions.
(1) If I replace my refrigerator light with a CFL, will the cold make it too dim? Most of the time, the door is opened for only a few seconds, probably not time enough for the lamp to warm up.
(2) What about CFLs in industrial cold sites, like restaurant or other industrial freezers? WIll they have to keep incandescents in those kinds of places?
(3) Haven't tried it, so I don't know, but do LEDs have the same problem (dim light) in cold environments?
Terry, 230RN