Well you chose well.
Where these compact fluorescents really shine (sorry couldent resisist) is in applications where they are turned on and left on for long periods of time. Good for porch lights or applications like yours. For hall closets pantrys etc. where you flick the light on get what you want and flick the light off your better off with incandescents.
Believe it or not frequently turning on and off a CFL for short periods of time can lead to a substantial shortening of their life and a dramatic fall off of light out put of up to and beyond 60%.
Oh and once again LEDs outperform in this aspect as well, they dont care how long their on and can even be 'strobed' without impacting their lumen output or lamp life.
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