Posted: 9/14/2007 3:56:36 PM EDT
| Anything to look out for when buying low energy bulbs? I plan on switching my whole house over. I've never used one since maybe 12 years ago and they were horrible. What is a good one to get for general household lighting? Or do I need to buy a few different ones and try them out. |
| We switched the whole house earlier this year. The best place I found to see what's available was Light Bulb Emporium. They have dimmables, 3-ways, candlebra and standards in various temperatures. Once you decide what you want, then search for cheaper prices as LBE is not the cheapest but has the best selection. |
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If you use them in a multi-lamp fixture (ceiling fan for ex.), you should change all of the bulbs when one eventually burns out. As the lamps ar eused, the phosphors change. Put in a new (unused) one - even the same brand / model / age, and the light will have a different quality. Just swap them to single lamp fixtures & slap the required number of new ones in and you're good to go. |
There are some dimmable ones like the TCP10111 Haven't found dimmable candebra base ones yet though. |