{"id":7657,"date":"2017-01-12T14:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T19:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=7657"},"modified":"2017-05-17T05:09:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:09:14","slug":"compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/","title":{"rendered":"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Many Factors can Influence Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Lifespan<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"49%\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan seems to be much shorter than advertised. I have purchased both inexpensive and expensive compact fluorescent light bulbs and both have had much shorter life spans then what I was told they would have. Do you have any idea why this might be?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan varies by product and manufacturer, however in general they are designed to last 10-15 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs.<\/p>\n<p>There are a many factors that can influence the life of a compact fluorescent light bulb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>One factor that can significantly reduce a compact fluorescent light bulb\u2019s lifespan is turning it on for short periods of time, e.g. the bulb is on a switch that is frequently being turned on and off.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\">For example, a compact fluorescent light bulb that is only cycled on for 5 minutes at a time on average could see an 85% reduction in the bulb\u2019s lifespan. The U.S. EnergyStar organization suggests increasing the cycle on\/off time to a minimum of 15 minutes to prevent a dramatically shorter compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>Other factors that can reduce compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan are manufacturing defects, mechanical shocks from dropping or hitting the bulb, and fluctuations in operating voltage and voltage spikes.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"49%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000NISDNU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000NISDNU&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;linkId=181e9b7de857f5014f4afe04ce52ca63\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000NISDNU&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000NISDNU\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: large;\"><b>For help on building a new custom home<\/b><\/span>, see HomeAdditionPlus.com&#8217;s<b><span lang=\"en-us\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/new-home-construction-bid-sheet\/\">New Home Construction Bid Sheet<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN\">. <\/span><\/b>The<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b> <span lang=\"EN\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/new-home-construction-bid-sheet\/\">New Home Construction Bid Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span> provides you with the knowledge on how to plan a custom home building project, and what to look for when hiring contractors for your new home construction. It also includes a detailed cost breakdown table and spreadsheet for estimating your own new home construction building costs.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: large;\"><b>Related\u00a0Information<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs-video\/\">Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Video<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/types-of-light-bulbs-for-dimmer-switches-video\/\">Types of Light Bulbs for Dimmer Switches Video<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: large;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/install-light-chandelier-video\/\">How to Install a Light Chandelier Video<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 align=\"left\"><b><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: large;\">Additional Electrical Wiring\u00a0Resources from Amazon.com<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<table id=\"AutoNumber9\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/159186612X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=159186612X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;linkId=b03bc7f938c37eee0d0eb190dda35a5f\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=159186612X&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=159186612X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"25%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1580114873\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1580114873&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;linkId=75e760742487fe874523e737fa26bdc1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=1580114873&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1580114873\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: large;\">Free Home Addition Price Quotes with No Obligation!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Fill out our 3-5 minute quick and easy form, and receive a free price quote on a house addition from one of our prescreened and licensed home addition contractors. This process is free and there is no obligation to continue once you receive your house addition price estimate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inforequests.com\/pub5x\/\/?allowRefNet=N&amp;layout=H&amp;PublisherSubID=Room_Addition_Bottom&amp;url=http:\/\/g.gaesy.com\/cgi\/r?;n=203;c=622397;s=4383;x=7936;f=201006161516140;u=j;z=TIMESTAMP;&amp;servicescheckbox=ROOM_ADDITIONS&amp;submit=submit\" width=\"660\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Factors can Influence Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Lifespan By Mark J. Donovan Question: Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan seems to be much shorter than advertised. I have purchased both inexpensive and expensive compact fluorescent light bulbs and both have had much shorter life spans then what I was told they would have. Do you have any idea why this might be? Answer: Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan varies by product and manufacturer, however in general they are designed to last 10-15 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. There&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1928,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7657","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan - HomeAdditionPlus.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan - HomeAdditionPlus.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many Factors can Influence Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Lifespan By Mark J. Donovan Question: Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan seems to be much shorter than advertised. I have purchased both inexpensive and expensive compact fluorescent light bulbs and both have had much shorter life spans then what I was told they would have. Do you have any idea why this might be? Answer: Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan varies by product and manufacturer, however in general they are designed to last 10-15 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. There&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HomeAdditionPlus.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DIYHomeAdditionPlus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-05-17T10:09:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@homeaddition\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/\",\"name\":\"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan - HomeAdditionPlus.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-12T19:20:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-17T10:09:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Do It Yourself Electrical Wiring Repair and Installation Tips\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/\",\"name\":\"HomeAdditionPlus.com\",\"description\":\"Helping Homeowners Every Day!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#organization\",\"name\":\"DIY HomeAdditionPlus.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HomeAdditionPlus_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HomeAdditionPlus_logo.jpg\",\"width\":369,\"height\":73,\"caption\":\"DIY HomeAdditionPlus.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DIYHomeAdditionPlus\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/homeaddition\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/HomeAdditionPlus\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan - HomeAdditionPlus.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan - HomeAdditionPlus.com","og_description":"Many Factors can Influence Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Lifespan By Mark J. Donovan Question: Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan seems to be much shorter than advertised. I have purchased both inexpensive and expensive compact fluorescent light bulbs and both have had much shorter life spans then what I was told they would have. Do you have any idea why this might be? Answer: Compact fluorescent light bulb lifespan varies by product and manufacturer, however in general they are designed to last 10-15 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. There&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/","og_site_name":"HomeAdditionPlus.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DIYHomeAdditionPlus\/","article_modified_time":"2017-05-17T10:09:14+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@homeaddition","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/","url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/","name":"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan - HomeAdditionPlus.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-01-12T19:20:22+00:00","dateModified":"2017-05-17T10:09:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-lifespan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Do It Yourself Electrical Wiring Repair and Installation Tips","item":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/electrical\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Compact Fluorescent Life Bulb Lifespan"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#website","url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/","name":"HomeAdditionPlus.com","description":"Helping Homeowners Every Day!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#organization","name":"DIY HomeAdditionPlus.com","url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HomeAdditionPlus_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HomeAdditionPlus_logo.jpg","width":369,"height":73,"caption":"DIY HomeAdditionPlus.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DIYHomeAdditionPlus\/","https:\/\/x.com\/homeaddition","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/HomeAdditionPlus"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7657"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15934,"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7657\/revisions\/15934"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}