So cold here this morning my outside CFL bulbs wouldn't fire
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Thu Feb-10-11 07:52 AM
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So cold here this morning my outside CFL bulbs wouldn't fire
-9 when I woke up at 5:00 am. Its a balmy -8 outside now. My dogs need to go out bad but I am afraid their paws will become injured from the cold. Going to give it a little while before I take them out. Don
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Thu Feb-10-11 07:55 AM
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1. mine gave up last week...
to lazy to replace them with bulbs that work in northern il.
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Thu Feb-10-11 07:56 AM
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2. CFLs go out in the cold? I have one outside and it's lasted several years.
I live in northeastern Minnesota.
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:00 AM
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5. They should be alright later when it warms up
Edited on Thu Feb-10-11 08:02 AM by NNN0LHI
Not sure what the temperature range is on them? I recall reading it on the package but don't remember the low range? Whatever it is I hit it this morning. Edit: I also think they will stay on even past the low rage if you get them turned on before the temperature drops. They just won't turn on under certain temperature. Don
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:01 AM
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8. Also, dogs can handle going out in below-zero weather to do their business.
Don't make them wait! :hi:
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:04 AM
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9. The good quality ones don't cut out in the cold as much
You can buy special "low temperature" bulbs as well.
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Thu Feb-10-11 07:59 AM
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3. It is -13 here with windchills of -30.
I'm staying bundled up on the couch for a while.
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Thu Feb-10-11 07:59 AM
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4. They never thought about that when they killed the incandescent light bulb
I have no experience with LED in cold, do they have a similar problem?
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:17 AM
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12. No. LED's should work at well below any temperature nature can give.
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:01 AM
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6. Your dogs aren't going to be injured
Edited on Thu Feb-10-11 08:02 AM by Canuckistanian
It's the same temperature here and our dog spent her usual 1/2 hour outside running around. Those pads are pretty tough. The only time you have to worry is when you get freezing rain followed by a hard freeze.
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:01 AM
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7. Rub 'em with a wool sock.
Works here on the ones that konk out on me, at least down to -20F. I do wonder why some do and some don't. :shrug:
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:04 AM
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10. My CFL's pretty much the same, takes em awhile to come on (bad in an emegency...)
I plan on replacing the out side light on the porch with a 'real' light bulb when this one dies.
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:15 AM
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11. They are used extensively in Norway, Finland, Greenland and Iceland
You just have to buy cold weather rated bulbs they cost a little more.
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Thu Feb-10-11 08:53 AM
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13. That was a surprise. We were at -8 and it took your breath away...
to go out for the paper. All I was looking at was the warm-up ahead and I missed that minus reading for this morning. I can't wait for the tropical air that will be here this weekend.
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