Tools and things for this job. This has an inner core single wire with a finely woven copper screen and foil around it.  This type of cable can only be joined by using special joiners sold by hardware and electrical stores. Male and female plugs are required for this operation.
CFL longevity and how to make it last longer. Compared to incandescent light bulbs, Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) rated lifespan is typically 8 to 15 times longer (6,000 to 15,000 hours). CFLs produce less light over time and it is expected that they produce 70â80% of their original light output by the end of their projected lifetime.
Theyâre like light bulbs, and depending on how you use them, some will just last longer. To put it simply, if you watched television three hours a day the lamp would last approximately 333 days at the 1,000-hour lamp life and 666 days at the 2,000-hour lamp life.