Just put on a few energy saving bulbs and I can hear them "buzzing" a
bit, is that normal? Maybe they are florencent bulbs so it's normal
that they buzz.

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control. The
box say that do not use these bulbs in a socket with power control.
If I'm not concern about bulb longevity, is it OK to put them on the
ceiling fan with maximum power on?

Thanks.

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Just put on a few energy saving bulbs and I can hear them "buzzing" a
bit, is that normal? Maybe they are florencent bulbs so it's normal
that they buzz.

They are most likely fluorescent. Buzzing is common, but should not be
"normal".

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control. The
box say that do not use these bulbs in a socket with power control.
If I'm not concern about bulb longevity, is it OK to put them on the
ceiling fan with maximum power on?

No... You'll burn out the control.

I recently installed an indoor flood and outdoor flood. We are satisfied
with both and the outdoor flood starts up fine even in very cold weather as
promised by the manufactuer. We will change to these as the old
incandescent ones burn out.


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Just put on a few energy saving bulbs and I can hear them "buzzing" a
bit, is that normal? Maybe they are florencent bulbs so it's normal
that they buzz.

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control. The
box say that do not use these bulbs in a socket with power control.
If I'm not concern about bulb longevity, is it OK to put them on the
ceiling fan with maximum power on?

Thanks.

there's a lot of variables
I've a 52" Emerson paddle fan with a Nutone vari speed control thats had
various fluorescent bulbs in it over the last 15yrs with never a single
problem except replacing bulbs about every two yrs or so as its almost
always on except maybe 4hrs daily . Yea and sometimes a bulb will
sometimes be heard slightly buzzing when everything is quiet.

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Just put on a few energy saving bulbs and I can hear them "buzzing" a
bit, is that normal? Maybe they are florencent bulbs so it's normal
that they buzz.

They are most likely fluorescent. Buzzing is common, but should not be
"normal".

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control. The
box say that do not use these bulbs in a socket with power control.
If I'm not concern about bulb longevity, is it OK to put them on the
ceiling fan with maximum power on?

No... You'll burn out the control.

How do the bulbs work in a regular lamp?
Your not using cheap dollar store compact flourescents are you?

Some manufacturers use insects (typically wasps or hornets) to test
their bulbs. Sometimes the insects are not pulled out of the bulb
before the bulb is sealed, and the end result is a buzzing bulb. You
can take the bulb back to the factory for a swap, or just live with it.
I recommend you just live with it - I took some back once and they
laughed at me, and then when I wouldn't leave and my facial tic started
acting up again, they called the cops on me.

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Just put on a few energy saving bulbs and I can hear them "buzzing" a
bit, is that normal? Maybe they are florencent bulbs so it's normal
that they buzz.

Some more than others, but most that buzz do so because it's normal.
Ones with electronic ballasts tend to not prioduce any noticeable buzzing,
but some fixtures can act like a megaphone.

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control. The
box say that do not use these bulbs in a socket with power control.
If I'm not concern about bulb longevity, is it OK to put them on the
ceiling fan with maximum power on?

Usually - but with no guarantee. Also, the reason to not use a power
control (or dimmer, or any electronic control not specifically rated for
fluorescent lamps) may have to do with increasing the chance that the bulb
or the control electronics could catch fire.
Advice: I have heard that using electrical equipment in a manner
against directions, labels, nameplates, stickers, etc. could cause you a
liability problem if a fire starts at electrical equipment being used in a
manner warned against. I would not want to explain such a thing to my
fire insurance company.

- Don Klipstein )

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Also, I put them on the ceiling fan

CAUTION - ceiling fan fixtures often confine heat and will accumulate
heat where it has the worst effect - around the base region, where the
ballast is. (For screw-in compact fluorescents, that is.)

Compact fluorescents will build up more heat in a fixture than people
realize, since they don't throw much heat to elsewhere in the room in the
form of infrared.

My expectations (no guarantee):

Life expectancy may be reduced noticeably unless the compact fluorescent
is rated for such duty. Problems will be mostly worse with higher
wattages. I expect that most 13 watts or less will be mostly OK, 14-19
watts maybe majority OK, 20 watts or more to have a greater chance of
problems. And less chance of problems with Philips SLS 20 watts or less -
the 15 and 20 watt Philips SLS are rated for use in recessed ceiling
fixtures last time I checked.

- Don Klipstein )

The reason some bulbs buzz is they are made for outdoor or commercial
locations. Buy a yellow bug lamp compact fluorescent, and it will buzz
like a bugger. Go to home depot and buy a regular indoor compact
fluorescent, and it should be absolutely silent. Cheapos bought
elsewhere may just be noisy, since I guess its takes more $$$ to make a
super-high-frequency bulb.

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wrote:

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan

CAUTION - ceiling fan fixtures often confine heat and will
accumulate
heat where it has the worst effect - around the base region, where the
ballast is. (For screw-in compact fluorescents, that is.)

Compact fluorescents will build up more heat in a fixture than
people
realize, since they don't throw much heat to elsewhere in the room in
the form of infrared.

My expectations (no guarantee):

Life expectancy may be reduced noticeably unless the compact
fluorescent
is rated for such duty. Problems will be mostly worse with higher
wattages. I expect that most 13 watts or less will be mostly OK,
14-19 watts maybe majority OK, 20 watts or more to have a greater
chance of problems. And less chance of problems with Philips SLS 20
watts or less - the 15 and 20 watt Philips SLS are rated for use in
recessed ceiling fixtures last time I checked.

- Don Klipstein )


Compact fluorescents should say whether they are for use in all positions
or for upright use only.
Cheap ones will also generate more RF EMI than quality ones.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

On 25-Jan-2005, wrote:

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control.

CFLs will often buzz if they are on a power control or dimmer,
unless they are specifically designed as dimmable. Put them
into a socket without power control and I'll bet they buzz.

Mike

In article ,
Michael Daly wrote:
On 25-Jan-2005, wrote:

Also, I put them on the ceiling fan which has a power control.

CFLs will often buzz if they are on a power control or dimmer,
unless they are specifically designed as dimmable. Put them
into a socket without power control and I'll bet they buzz.
^--don't ?

Mike

On 21-Feb-2005, (David Combs) wrote:

unless they are specifically designed as dimmable. Put them
into a socket without power control and I'll bet they buzz.
^--don't ?

Umm, yes. Tnx

Mike