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1. [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:00:56 -0800
Since it has been so quiet, thought I'd share something I recently learned. I have several overhead light fixtures in my home, with multiple incandescent bulbs and a dimmer. Most CFLs (compact fluore
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00060.html (7,953 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@cablespeed.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:14:26 -0500
Will these work with any dimmer or does it require a special type? I have finally found some CFLs I like but it seems that what they rate as equivalent of a 100 watt doesn't produce the same light in
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00062.html (9,162 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:48:22 -0800 (PST)
When we moved to a new house ~3 years ago, it had zillions of those ceiling-mounted 65-watt reflector bulbs. Then I saw that the local hardware store had a real good subsidized price on "Feit" brand
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00063.html (8,394 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:29:24 -0500
We bought our brand new home around two years ago and the first thing I did was replace every bulb in the house that didn't dim or was a spotlight with a compact fluorescent. In those two years I've
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00064.html (10,100 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@cablespeed.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:59:01 -0500
I've put a CFL equal to a 150w in my garage. In cold weather (Michigan) it is very dim when you first turn it on but after a while it comes up to the proper level. At least it doesn't flicker like my
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00065.html (11,028 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "old dirtbeard" <dirtbeard@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:43:18 -0800
It has been my experience that CFL's don't like to be turned off/on (seems to dramatically shorten their lives). I put them in the bathrooms where they are turned off and on many times a day (no wind
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00066.html (10,441 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:16:50 -0800
I've had the same CFLs in one bathroom and the utility room (which likewise gets flipped on and off many times a day) since maybe 2004 with no failures yet. Might not be FEIT brand though. The very
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00067.html (9,552 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:23:39 -0800
AFAIK, will work with any dimmer. Certainly nothing on the box about any required dimmer, and there is nothing special about the dimmers I have tried them with. It does seem like they tend to cheat.
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00068.html (8,506 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: Rich White <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:37:20 -0600
I've heard or read that CFL do not like heat. They last longer when pointed up instead of pointing down like from a ceiling light fixture. Most of the lights in our house are can lights, so they woul
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00069.html (7,705 bytes)

10. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Mele" <paul.mele@usermail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:12:51 -0500
anybody make note of the lumens for the incandescent vs CFL comparison in It does seem like they tend to cheat. Should have mentioned, the ones I got are rated at 23 watts. And to my eye they are a b
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00077.html (8,433 bytes)

11. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:27:10 -0800
Only the rated value; I don't have any way to measure actual lumens. GE Soft White 100w rated 1690 lumens ACE Standard 100w rated 1710 lumens FEIT 23w dimmable CFL rated 1600 lumens But I don't put
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00079.html (8,390 bytes)

12. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:08:58 -0800
Costco yesterday had "65w equivalent" reflector fluorescents. The "dimmable" ones were $20/3 pack; while I think the non-dimmable were about $18/6 pack. Sorry, I've forgotten the brand already, but
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00085.html (9,431 bytes)

13. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, J T (IT)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:08:42 -0600
I remember reading about this a while back. They make two kinds, of CFLs - ones meant to point up, and ones meant to point down. Unfortunately, the "point down" ones are hard to find (and more expen
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00087.html (9,313 bytes)

14. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:49:26 -0500
That's not a problem with CFLs. The problem here is that the person who designed the socket is a moron. I wouldn't have thought you could screw up something as well defined as an edison screw base, b
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00089.html (8,612 bytes)

15. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:10:44 +0000 (UTC)
"When you make something idiot-proof, somebody will just make a better idiot." That's not a problem with CFLs. The problem here is that the person who designed the socket is a moron. I wouldn't have
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00092.html (9,914 bytes)

16. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:11:33 -0800
I think what he means is that the silo into which the bulb is inserted is conical, conforming to the typical taper of an incandescent bulb, with a conventional Edison socket at the bottom, while the
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00093.html (9,836 bytes)

17. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:46:14 -0800 (PST)
I wouldn't consider a garage door opener to be a good application for CF bulbs. When the door opens, you want the illumination right away, instead of having to wait a minute for a CF bulb to reach a
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00094.html (10,111 bytes)

18. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:49:37 -0800 (PST)
One other point: The classic non-compact fluorescent fixture with tube bulbs has immediate full brightness AND higher efficiency than CFs. I've got two jumbo fluorescent fixtures in my garage, which
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00095.html (8,711 bytes)

19. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:52:33 -0500
bulbs. B When the door opens, you want the illumination right away, instead of having to wait a minute for a CF bulb to reach a reasonable brightness. B Also, I can't imagine a garage door opener lig
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00096.html (9,186 bytes)

20. Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:40:07 -0800
Are you sure about that? Those old magnetic ballasts weren't very good and there are still a lot of them around. Their power consumption doesn't usually get included in the fixture rating; while the
/html/shop-talk/2009-02/msg00097.html (8,943 bytes)

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