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Posted by sammy on April 28, 2007, 12:09 am
hi,
we have an outdoor ceiling fan with a glass globed light kit in our screened
in porch. it takes two light bulbs. the owners manual says to use 60w bulbs.
the 60w bulbs don't throw quite enough light for reading out there at night.
is there
any danger in my using 75w bulbs instead of the 60w bulbs?
thanks,
sammy
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 28, 2007, 12:19 am
> hi,
>
> we have an outdoor ceiling fan with a glass globed light kit in our
> screened
> in porch. it takes two light bulbs. the owners manual says to use 60w
> bulbs.
>
> the 60w bulbs don't throw quite enough light for reading out there at
> night. is there
> any danger in my using 75w bulbs instead of the 60w bulbs?
>
> thanks,
>
> sammy
It will build up more heat inside the globe, thus heating up the socket and
wires more. . Danger? Minimal, but I'm not going to give you permission to
use an over rated bulb.
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Posted by Meat Plow on April 28, 2007, 12:26 am
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:09:06 -0400, sammy wrote:
> hi,
>
> we have an outdoor ceiling fan with a glass globed light kit in our screened
> in porch. it takes two light bulbs. the owners manual says to use 60w bulbs.
>
> the 60w bulbs don't throw quite enough light for reading out there at night.
> is there
> any danger in my using 75w bulbs instead of the 60w bulbs?
>
Try 75 watters, if the globe feels too hot then the answer is no. Or you
could buy a pole lamp and position it near you just for reading.
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Posted by Coloradotrout on April 28, 2007, 12:33 am
maybe try a florescent (spelling?) bulb..
if it fits.. and you don't mind the color.. it will generate far less heat
> hi,
>
> we have an outdoor ceiling fan with a glass globed light kit in our
screened
> in porch. it takes two light bulbs. the owners manual says to use 60w
bulbs.
>
> the 60w bulbs don't throw quite enough light for reading out there at
night.
> is there
> any danger in my using 75w bulbs instead of the 60w bulbs?
>
> thanks,
>
> sammy
>
>
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Posted by Lamey on April 28, 2007, 12:44 am
On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:33:34 -0600, "Coloradotrout"
>maybe try a florescent (spelling?) bulb..
>
>if it fits.. and you don't mind the color.. it will generate far less heat
>
>
>> hi,
>>
>> we have an outdoor ceiling fan with a glass globed light kit in our
>screened
>> in porch. it takes two light bulbs. the owners manual says to use 60w
>bulbs.
>>
>> the 60w bulbs don't throw quite enough light for reading out there at
>night.
>> is there
>> any danger in my using 75w bulbs instead of the 60w bulbs?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> sammy
>>
>>
>
Hey CT, You really in CO? Me too. High in the rockies.
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