"sammy" sammy@toast wrote in message
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hi,

we have an outdoor ceiling fan with a glass globed light kit in our
screened
in porch. it takes two light bulbs. the owners manual says to use 60w
bulbs.

the 60w bulbs don't throw quite enough light for reading out there at
night. is there
any danger in my using 75w bulbs instead of the 60w bulbs?

Practically speaking, no. They do make newer bulbs that put off the same
number of lumens as older 75 watt bulbs, but consume less energy. So you
really can't use that rating exactly anyway. It's a guide that puts you
safely in a zone. But it's not an exact thing.