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Getting CFLs to fit
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Posted by socalgal z10CA (My Page) on Thu, Nov 29, 07 at 15:24
We have two torchiere-type lamps which each take two 150 watt incandescent bulbs. We need that amount of light/lumens in those areas. I wanted to switch to compact fluorescents (CFLs), but they didn't fit because the ballasts ran into each other. Then I discovered socket extensions. By extending the sockets, they allow the CFLs to fit. I only needed to extend one socket per lamp. Admittedly the lamps look a bit weird, because the spiral CFLs poke out the top - but it's actually sort of cute.
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RE: Getting CFLs to fit
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| I don't mind the spiral CFLs in most of my lights, but I have one chandelier over my kitchen island, and it's the focal point of the kitchen area, and I did look for more traditional looking CFL for that and found it. They look almost like a traditional incandescent bulb. |
RE: Getting CFLs to fit
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- Posted by bry84 England (My Page) on
Mon, Dec 17, 07 at 11:49
| Many years ago I replaced almost every bulb in the house with energy savers. The big bulky ones with prismatic glass cases were the only option at that time, and we had to mail order them as nobody was selling them back then. We still have all but one of them now. Some people have said they're ugly, but really it has never bothered me. Ordinary bulbs aren't pretty either, it just helps that we're used to them. Thankfully it's an irrelevant point now as you can buy inexpensive energy savers that look almost exactly like normal bulbs. |
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