{"id":245,"date":"2012-09-28T19:58:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T19:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/?p=245"},"modified":"2012-09-14T20:02:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T20:02:17","slug":"the-things-you-need-to-know-about-compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/uncategorized\/the-things-you-need-to-know-about-compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Things You Need to Know about Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Lighting and Locks, we have a very diverse selection of light bulbs for you to pick for your home. Our selection of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingandlocks.com\/cofl.html\" target=\"_blank\">Compact Fluorescent light bulbs<\/a>, which are also known as CFL\u2019s,\u00a0 are some of the most popular and energy efficient bulbs that we carry. We\u2019ve compiled a list of things you need to know before buying a bulb like this: such as price, efficiency, and installation tips.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_246\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingandlocks.com\/cofl.html\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-246 \" title=\"CFL\" src=\"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CFL.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CFL.gif 238w, http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CFL-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn all you need to know about purchasing Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>When purchasing a CFL, take into consideration the bulb\u2019s design, wattage, color, and if it is recyclable or not.<\/li>\n<li>The bulbs come in many different designs such as A-Line, Spiral, Globe, Indoor, and Post to name a few.<\/li>\n<li>CFL\u2019s also come in many different base types, such as Candelabra, Medium, GU24 etc.<\/li>\n<li>Usually, regular CFL\u2019s do not work with a dimmer switch. You must purchase a dimmable CFL to have it work with your switch.<\/li>\n<li>CFL\u2019s also have a life of over 10,000 hours.<\/li>\n<li>These bulbs do contain the harmful substance, Mercury. If the glass is broken or isn\u2019t intact somehow, it is better not to touch\/use the bulb for precautions against Mercury poisoning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have more tips on how to shop for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingandlocks.com\/cofl.html\" target=\"_blank\">Compact Fluorescent light bulb<\/a>? Leave us a comment below!<\/p>\n<!-- Start Shareaholic Recommendations Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic Recommendations Automatic -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Lighting and Locks, we have a very diverse selection of light bulbs for you to pick for your home. Our selection of Compact Fluorescent light bulbs, which are also known as CFL\u2019s,\u00a0 are some of the most popular and energy efficient bulbs that we carry. We\u2019ve compiled a list of things you need to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}