ecosmart Dimmable Flourescent R30 Flood
Bulb Color – Harsh OK. Dimmable CFL – Bad. Heat – Good.
Update 12/23/08
The color is acceptable, but now that it’s been in use for a while, the bulb takes a few minutes to brighten up. It will only light up with the dimmer fully ‘on’, and even just a bit off, and it’s dark. I think a better term is ‘dimmer compatible’ as opposed to dimmable.
Reviewing the ecosmart 16 watt dimmable flood. Costs about two dollars more than more than an incandescent R30, so I have high hopes. Label says it is soft white 2700K. 75 watt equivalent. 750 lumens.
It is marked as good for ceiling cans, as well as flood fixtures. It is also marked as good for wet weather if the base is up (light shining down). It is about half an inch longer than the R30 incandescents, and looks the same in the ceiling can.
The dimmer we have is current technology (2 years old), and is driving just the one bulb. The bulb drops out early when the dimming starts.
The color starts out very good, and after several minutes takes on the classic CFL Death Pall.
Robert Townsend said,
November 16, 2009 @ 11:54 am
this bulb did not make me happy it only lasted one year not the 7 years that the warranty states. #785 283 R30 flood soft white dimmable
diane richter said,
January 13, 2010 @ 4:14 pm
Dimmable compact florescent bulbs (CFB) require a dimmer switch specially made for CFBs. I found them in Home Depot for about $90 each, but ordered them online for about $25 each. I have 5 of them installed in my house, each dimming 2 or 3 bulbs each. On the inside of the dimmers, there is a “screw” that allows you to preset the lowest dimmable level for the line of bulbs you have on that switch so that when you lower the dimmer level to the lowest setting, the bulbs will not go off, but just down to their lowest point. The less bulbs you have on one switch, the dimmer they will go. So, my 3 bulb switches will not dim the lights as much as my 2 bulb switches. Hope this helps someone out there cut their costs and/or installation time down.
Adam said,
January 23, 2010 @ 10:34 pm
Menards has a CFL dimmer plus a “Free Dimmable CFL Bulb” for only 14.99. I really thought that it was most likely not going to work, but sure enough its awesome. It even has a blue LED in the switch so you can see it at night. Highly Recommend. Its perfect for the bathroom for when I need to see what I’m doing, or those mornings after a “good night” that I just need some nice dim lighting.
RSweeney said,
January 27, 2010 @ 1:15 pm
Had 4 of these bulbs used in a dimmed bedroom lightbridge… one failed within 1 month, 1 in 6, the other two in less than a year.
Put the old Philips back in… still running after 3 years in same service.