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Posted by Kenneth Porter on November 23, 2007, 11:00 pm
I bought a ceiling fan and light fixture for my bedroom and it has a single
candelabra fixture allowing a 60 watt incandescent. I had been planning to
put a higher equivalent fluorescent bulb in before the laws changed all the
fixtures to candelabra bases, so now I'm having trouble finding such a
bulb. Are any bulbs available that go above 15 watt (60 watt equivalent) in
this base?
Here's the fan I've got:
http://www.westinghouseceilingfans.com/fan_pop-up/78144.html
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Posted by Jeff Jonas on November 24, 2007, 3:59 am
>I bought a ceiling fan and light fixture for my bedroom and it has a single
>candelabra fixture allowing a 60 watt incandescent
Ikea sells compact fluorescent lamps with
edison, medium and candelabra bases.
Or you could cheat and use a candelabra to Edison adapter.
Or a candelabra to medium adapter, if you want to use expensive bulbs :-)
--
-- mejeep deMeep ferret!
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Posted by B. Z. Lederman on November 26, 2007, 9:30 am
> I bought a ceiling fan and light fixture for my bedroom and it has a single
> candelabra fixture allowing a 60 watt incandescent. I had been planning to
> put a higher equivalent fluorescent bulb in before the laws changed all the
> fixtures to candelabra bases, so now I'm having trouble finding such a
> bulb. Are any bulbs available that go above 15 watt (60 watt equivalent) in
> this base?
Unfortunately, I don't think so.
I recently purchased some CFLs with candelabra bases from
bulbs.com , who seem to have the best selection I've been able to
find (at least for mail / web order), and the best they have is
14 watt (claimed 60 watt equivalent). I'm using them in a
bathroom fixture that had a row of 40 watt incandescents, so I'm
getting more light, but I don't think that will help you.
I have a ceiling fan in the kitchen that used a single 60 watt
incandecent in a globular glass enclosure. It had a standard
base, so I tried a CFL in it: but there was only one that was
small enough to fit inside the glass enclosure. As I recall, it
was 30 watts (real), and it helped, but it had a short life: I
don't think it was made to run enclosed, and possibly not base
up. As a temporary measure I tried another CFL without the glass
enclosure, but it was ugly and it also was specifically labeled
not for base up operation. In my case, the only long-term
solution was to remove the part of the fixture that held the lamp
and replace it with a new enclosure that uses two circline
flourescents. This gives me a lot more light (and instant on),
and it's "flatter" so there is more head room, but this might not
be the solution for you.
I went to several stores, and you can get a variety of
lighting kits for ceiling fans, but none of them have flourescent
lamps. The industry is really very far behind for these
fixtures. If you want something, you'll probably have to put
something together yourself. I would have used something with a
2D lamp if I could have found one, but the circline (originally
intended as direct mounts to the ceiling or wall) worked out
well enough for me. Fortunately, I didn't need anything with an
ornate style of enclosure.
--
B. Z. Lederman. My personal opinions.
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Posted by Kenneth Porter on December 1, 2007, 9:42 am
p_mccarthy@sbcglobal.net wrote in news:6591bbc1-5531-4afa-80db-
e69b0bac32ff@s36g2000prg.googlegroups.com:
> Ken, it looks to me like you could get at least one more candelabra
> bulb into that ceiling fan, maybe two. You just go to an electrical
> supply store, buy candelabra bulb sockets, and wire them in -- a
> little bit of drilling and screws. There are dimmable candelabra CFLs
> available too. The ones I got are actually no longer than the
> incandescents they replaced -- a bit fatter.
Thanks! This sounds very promising.
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Posted by Kenneth Porter on December 1, 2007, 9:54 am
At bulbs.com I found this model:
http://www.bulbs.com/eSpec.aspx?ID=12296&Ref=Candle+%26+Globe&RefId=42&Ref2
=Compact+Fluorescent+Screw-in
10714C (Candelabra Base)
60 Watt Incandescent Equivalent, 14 Watt, 120 Volt Torpedo CFL Bulb
Ordering Code 10714C (Candelabra Base)
Product Number TEC10714C
Energy Used 14 Watts
Volts 120
Bulb Shape Torpedo
Base Candelabra (E12)
Diameter (in) 2.100
Length (in) 5.400
Average Rated Life (hr) 8,000
Light Output 720 Lumens
Finish Warm White
CRI 84
Color Temperature (Kelvin)
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