[Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot

[Doug Braun]

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 reflector bulbs, so I bought a dozen.  At this point, there are only one or two left in servixe, the rest have all burned out.  I had left incandescent bulbs in s few places, and I found that the Feit bulbs burned out about as often as the incandescents.

Since then I have generally bought GE or Philips, and they seem to last longer.  Of course, they are all made in China...

Doug

> They are from FEIT Electric (which is a CA company, tho the
> bulbs are made
> in China) and the box says the price includes a discount
> from my local
> electric company; so they may not be found in all stores. 
> But it might be
> worth a look, if you need them.