Light bulbs

Posted by Glenn on February 25, 2007, 12:23 pm

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For what it's worth.
I have been using the new florescent light bulbs lately and like them. =
In the table lamps in the living room, I had 75W regular bulbs. I tried =
the supposedly equal to 75W florescent light bulbs and with them side =
beside, I thought they were a little bit dimmer than the ordinary ones. =
Although the lumens on the package shows them brighter. I took them =
back and got the equal to 100W ones and they work just fine. If =
anything they may be a smidgen brighter than the regular 75W's.
I have them in the 2 lamps and the 5 recessed kitchen soffit lights so =
far. They are really good in the recessed because they run MUCH cooler. =
Every one of the 7 are replacing regular 75W's and they each pull only =
25W so I'm saving 350W right there. Only problem is I have a lot of my =
lighting on dimmers and they can not be dimmed so I'm limited to their =
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Posted by Matt Whiting on February 25, 2007, 2:42 pm

Glenn wrote:
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If you are talking about CFLs, you can buy dimmable and 3-way versions.
I have both and they work pretty well. The dimmables will begin to
flicker if you dim them too low, unlike incandescents that just
gracefully disappear, but the dimming range is still pretty large.
www.buylighting.com is where I bought mine.
Matt

Posted by Steve Barker on February 25, 2007, 4:30 pm

BY GUM!! that place is a rip off! $10 a piece??? Hell, I buy 6 for $10.
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Steve Barker
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Posted by Matt Whiting on February 25, 2007, 5:09 pm

Steve Barker wrote:
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Where do you buy 6 dimmable CFLs for $10? Or 6 3-way bulbs?
I wasn't suggesting anyone buy the run of the mill bulbs there.
Matt

Posted by Steve Barker on February 25, 2007, 9:51 pm

I was looking at the non-dimmable on the site you cited. $10 each!
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