A Fluorescent Bulb for your Garage Door Opener

By

dwmoar

CFL's should not be used in an area where they are switched on and off in short periods of time. IE: like in a bathroom or closet. I would also thing that it would not be smart to use them in a garage door opener, since the light normally comes on when operating the door and stays one for a relative short period of time there after. In the garage door I use a LED lamp. The lifespan of the led light is 30,000 hours or more than 20.4 years being lit 6 hours a day. LED lights a very energy efficient producing 45-50 watts of brightness using less than 11 watts of energy. Sure they are not as cheap as a CLF or standard bulb. I paid $49.00 but when figuring the savings in energy costs the standard bulb cost $0.27 per month and the led cost a fraction of that $ 0.07 per month a savings of $0.20 per month. Isn't a lot of savings per month, but it all adds up in the longer run. I have over 27 lights in the house. If you run you light about 8 hours at a time the cost would be about $0.36 per bulb a month or $0.09 per month. A saving of $0.27 per month.

By Max (Guest Post)

I tried using a fluorescent bulb with my Craftsman garage door opener, but it simply would not light up. An incandescent bulb would. Anybody knows why would a good fluorescent bulb not work with a Craftsman garage door opener?

By

Harlean from Arkansas

I had the same trouble with light bulbs in my ceiling fans. I switched over to fluorescents and have not had to change a bulb in over 2 years.
Harlean from Arkansas