On Apr 27, 10:07*am, (DA) wrote:
DA had written this in response tohttp://www.http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...on-over-Dimmer...
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
I have heard that there are dimmers available that will work with
conventional CFLs and don't require the special dimmable CFLs, but I
have yet
to find one that clearly states it will work this way.
Does anyone here know about such a dimmer?

There is no confusion. You can't dim a CFL without damaging it. Been
there, done that. Life expectancy of a CFL bulb behind a dimmer is about
3-4 hours.


Including the CFL's specifically marked as dimmable? I thought that
type were dimmable, though only to like about half their full
brightness.

I've never heard of a dimmer that will work with a std CFL and don't
see how it would even be possible.







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