"Max" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:09:06 -0400, "sammy" sammy@toast graced this
newsgroup with:

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?

thanks,

sammy



try using a non-frosted (e.g. clear) 60w bulb first. They give a a LOT
more light at the same wattage.

Nope. The light output (lumen) rating of clear and frosted bulbs is about
the same (within a percent or two). Clear bulbs are more glaring, however,
because you can see the bright filament.

TKM