December 23, 2008 at 11:33 am
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Good Color, Good Size, Good Bulb
The Bright Effects 60 watt globe CFL is marked as a G25 bulb. It’s marked as having soft white light, but you have to look for it carefully. It has the Energy Star marking, and says it lasts for 7 years. The fine print says it’s warranty is for 2 years. Wattage is marked at 12 watts. My measurement indicates 8 watts.
The fine print says not to directly expose to the weather, and the usual about not using it with timers and dimmers. No mention of use in an enclosed fixture. The bulb itself says that if exposed to water, install it base up/ bulb down. The unit looks to be sealed.
I installed one in the exposed globe fixture in the bathroom, and – drum roll – my wife didn’t notice.
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December 23, 2008 at 11:08 am
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Good Bulb, Good Color, Dimmer Compatible, but not Dimmable
The Sylvania Dimmable CFL is marked as ‘soft white’ and says 2700K on the package.
The color is a replacement for an incandescent bulb, and is rated as a 100 watt replacement, with a 7 year life. It says it uses 24 watts, and puts out 1500 lumens. Using a Kill-A-Watt, it is using 18 watts.
The dimmer function is not a dimmer, it just cuts out. There may be certain switches that work better than others. When I get a chance, I’ll buy a set of different switches, and see what happens.
Some notes from inside the package – don’t use it on a timer or photocell, don’t totally enclose it, don’t use it outside where not protected. A note I have not seen: “light output has more than 5% decrease when lamp is used in base down position”. If you’ve got suggestions on what that means, post a comment. The wattage with bulb up, and bulb down appears to be the same.
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