Timeline for What kind of bulb should I use for a recessed can?
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| Jan 27, 2011 at 20:04 | vote | accept | Boden | ||
| Jan 27, 2011 at 20:01 | comment | added | Boden | I'm going to accept your answer, but here are the specifics of what I learned. 1) The trim makes a lot of difference. An open trim from Halo is much shallower than their baffle trim, 2) R30 is a much longer bulb than PAR30, PAR30L, or BR30. 3) PAR30 CFL bulbs do exist, but are low output and still slightly larger than halogen. So, if you're going to use Halo open trim, you need to go with halogen PAR30 if you don't want the bulb to stick out past the trim. If you're going to use the baffle trim (which I think is better anyhow), an R30 CFL will be ok. | |
| Jan 26, 2011 at 5:21 | comment | added | Boden | Thanks, I got the open trim which shouldn't be a problem. I also adjusted the trim for R30 which was the uppermost position. The bulb still hung down out of the trim...but I think that's how R30 is supposed to look maybe...it gave great coverage, I just didn't like the looks of it. | |
| Jan 25, 2011 at 13:22 | history | answered | mohlsen | CC BY-SA 2.5 |