Sylvania Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Bulb 100 watt
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.
