On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:20:27 -0500, "John Gilmer"
wrote:

I have become a true believer in the Compact Fluorescent (CF) lamps than
replace "Edison base" standard lamps.

The problem is that ceiling fan light of the "schoolhouse" type (round
globe) will not accept any but the smallest CF.

A 10" diameter globe would only take a 15 watt CF.

I don't know numbers but the cfls keep getting smaller. I think I have
8 inhc spheres with 60 watt equivalent from HD and though it seems
like the bulb is actually touching the sphere, since the bulb doesn't
get what I would call hot, it doesn't matter. And after it warms up,
it seems like 60 watts to me. The walmart bulb would fit too, but it
costs more moeny and since i can't see the hd spiral through th
efrosted globe, why spend extra money?


In theory that's as
bright as a 60 watt conventional light but who is kidding!

In a rental property, we have two fans with small globes (8"?). The only
CF that would fit was only 5 watts. The same fixtures could take (and I
installed) 60 watt incandescent bulbs. I would MUCH rather use a CF. I
would need a CF that doesn't exceed about 3.5" in any dimension but that
puts out more 15 watts of CF light. That's not much but it's better than a
5 watt light.