8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Not as Good as Other Brands,
November 29, 2010 Scott from Detroit (Warren, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Qty. 3 15W R30 CFL Dimmable Floodlight Bulb (65W)
Pros of the dimmable CFL technology:
- Use 75% less energy compared to similar incandescent lights
Pros of this specific brand:
- Price
Cons of the dimmable CFL technology:
- Take about a minute to "warm up" to full brightness
- Don't have the same dimmable range of incandescent lights
Cons of this specific brand:
- Noise at all brightness levels
- Noise increases at dimmed levels
- Dimmable range is considerably smaller than other brands I have used (they simply shut off when given power levels less than ~30%)
- More susceptible to voltage dips (dips cause the lights to turn off and they don't come back on until given more power first)
- I had a significant issue with 1 out of the 12 bulbs I ordered
This brand costs significantly less than other brands, however, it also does not perform as well. The lights suffer from a lot of noise at dimmed levels and even some noise at 100% power, but nothing...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Poor dimming but faster warm-up than most CFLs,
August 31, 2011 George Shaw (San Ramon, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Qty. 3 15W R30 CFL Dimmable Floodlight Bulb (65W)
I've yet to run across a CFL bulb that dims well, including these, regardless of special dimmers. I tried a new premium $30 dimmer and got no better results with these bulbs than with my 14 year old standard dimmer. They dim maybe 30-40%. That seems to be common for most dimmable CFL bulbs.
The bulbs are quiet and bright for the wattage (720 lumens at 15W) when on full. I actually chose these for several locations in the house because they come on brighter and warm-up to full brightness faster than the several others I'd tried. Dimming was not as an important issue, so I kept them. They get 4 stars because in all other ways they work better than other CFLs I've tried.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Flickering disaster,
August 10, 2011 Ilana "K" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Qty. 3 15W R30 CFL Dimmable Floodlight Bulb (65W)
I do not know how are other dimmable fluorescent bulbs, but I hated these. Out of the pack, rule of thumb, one instantly stops working. Luckily I bought two of the sets. Shortly after a few weeks they began flickering. Once it flickers so long, it typically turns off or goes back to ok if you turn a dimmer up. Either way, the dimming technology on here is not advanced at all, so it is a shame, but I had to go back to not very energy efficient bulbs again.
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