CFLadopter
Newly Enlightened
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- May 19, 2014
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We have mostly recessed and totally enclosed lighting in our home. The bulbs are flushed with the ceiling, and have a clear plastic panel covering the area. We use standard incandescent 60 watt bulbs in the edison styled fixtures. Now we plan on using CFL's(40-60watt equivalents), however, we do not have the money to convert to a more updated type of lighting in the house. My wife refused to leave the panels off due to the exposed fixtures being "ugly'. She's convinced nothing will happen other the possibility that the bulbs might burn out earlier than expected. It's to the point where it becomes an all week argument whenever the matter is brought up. My question is, just what are the chances of a fixture fire or one of those "house burning down" scenarios popping up? I can live with shorten lifespan CFL's but potential fire is a whole another matter. Thank you for your time.