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What is the difference between dimmable and non-dimmable CFL bulbs?
I have a dimmable ceiling light fixture in the Dining room. I put in CFL bulbs a few months ago. It all seems to work fine, no problem. I went to a hardware store yesterday and saw that there were CFL ...
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Does lamp maximum wattage matter for CF bulbs? [duplicate]
Say I have a table lamp that states (via a slightly scary sticker) that it takes a 60W max bulb. Of course, that was based around incandescent wattages.
Is there any risk with putting in a CF bulb ...
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Can I use a 23 W CFL in a fixture that's rated for a 60 W incandescent?
I have a lamp that is rated at 60 Watts for an incandescent bulb with a disclaimer to use a 13 Watt bulb instead when using a CFL replacement. Do I really need to respect that disclaimer? Would not a ...
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Fluorescent Lights and CFLs Take Longer to Startup in Cold
When it is colder outside, I noticed that the CFLs in my house and the fluorescent lights in my garage take longer to come on and get bright. Sometimes they flicker more. I am in Florida so coldest is ...
