"TKM" wrote in message
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"Steve B" wrote in message
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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

I would say there's a danger if the manufacturer took the time to put a
warning on there. What I have seen on a lot of fixtures is a piece of
adhesive foil foam above the light, or where the light comes close to
anything. I'd just buy a safer higher wattage fixture and be safe.

I have used 75's and 100's in sockets for 60's but didn't feel safe with
them.

Steve

The manufacturer put the warning on; but did so after passing a UL test
which sets upper limits to lamp wattage based upon fire and electrical
safety. The UL tests consider socket temperatures, deterioration of wire
insulation and the life of the materials used in the fixture assembly.
Exceeding the wattage limit voids the UL listing.

TKM

VOIDS THE UL LISTING!!! That sounds very serious. I thought it would do
something simple like start a fire.

Steve