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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The only thing I don't like about them so far is the ones I have in ceiling pots in the bedrooms on dimmer switches don't get as dim as the incandesents still in the room. [/quote]

Flourescent lights, including CFL's, aren't designed to be dimmed.  (Or, to be more accurate, dimmers are designed for incandescent, not flourescent, bulbs.)  When you use a flourescent in a partial-voltage situation, you're significantly shortening the life of the bulb, and getting flickery, crappy light.

In situations where you really like having dimmers, keep using incandescents.  ([b]BTW, LED's don't dim well either.[/b])

But to answer the original question, we have CFL's everywhere in the house we can.  Never had one break.  They save significant energy and significant greenhouse gas.
Only place we don't have is over the bathroom mirrors, DW's bedside table (she hates them but has generally given in elsewhere), and the one dimmer in the house.  [/quote]

We've been slowly switching to LED bulbs. They make dimmable ones which cost a bit more, but dim much better than the regular LED bulbs.

Tried some CFL bulbs a while back but they seemed to cause more migraines. The "natural light" LED bulbs are fantastic.[/quote]

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