Our kitchen has 2 8ft fixtures above a frosted drop ceiling. Would 2 of these produce as much light as 4 60W fluorescent bulbs?
204380
Probably not. Even though more of the useful light is directed downward in the neiLite LEDs, it will be somewhat less than the 4 previous fluorescent lights. Thank You, Nature's Electric Inc.
1437035
Not necessarily. If the two bulbs are close together, the light will be brighter but not necessarily "double" the output of one bulb, because there is some cancellation involved due to proximity. Separate the bulbs some distance and there will be more light in the area being illuminated but the illumination will not be the same as if you used one 10000k bulb. There are formulas to determine this but I am not up on them.
478941
I don't know. The brightness is somewhat less than the 45W halogens I replaced. I have 10 of these bulbs ceiling-mounted in 200 sq. ft. room. The light is adequate.
158716
Yes. I have three cfls in it equivalent to 60watts each and it's very bright.
1772696
I think so, we did 4 of these all at same time and the lights are all we need for a small bedroom. NOT a night-light low wattage lamp - a regular ceiling fixture brightness
121284
Depends on how bright you want it. If it's just an accent light, I would say it probably is. I used three to light a 6 foot counter and they do a great job for a soft illumination when the main lights in the kitchen are too much.
607801
We used as a hallway light. and used 1 CFL for good lighting. I would guess that using both sockets with CFL's would easily light an 8 x 10 room.
12372
I would say yes, they give a nice light, better than the rather yellow CFL versions. I would have said it was more like 50W rather than a 40W equivalent. A nice light
1282844
We have (3) 15 watt bulbs in one chandelier in one room and planning to put (5) 25 watt bulbs in another ceiling light and it seems to work fine. I don't think it can take much more though.Hope that helps.
1104925
I have a three lamp fixture that looks like a 75-100 watt incandescent. So to be honest, your 60 watt example would need two of these bulbs. They are also candelabra based (minny) designed for a chandelier or a similar styled lamp.
882980
For our living room the two 60W bulbs seem to be fine, but we still prefer to use the table lamps, and only turn the ceiling fan light on when we need the extra light. Take a look at the specifications of the fan from the manufacturer. All measurements plus manual are here: http://www.westinghouselighting.com/ceiling-fans/48-inch-ceiling-fan/solana-48-inch-two-blade-indoor-ceiling-fan-7216100.aspx#!prettyPhoto
347476
We noticed an increase in the brightness of our fixtures after we replaced the halogens with the LEDs. We had been using 20W halogen bulbs. As a result, I cannot say how well they match a 40W. The fixtures run much cooler now which is a plus.
78783
I was afraid that I was not going to get enough light from this light. Was I wrong. I put 4 in a kitchen and they are beautiful. Great lighting. Hope this helps.
950554
I have 12 of them in a home theater and they are not bright enough to light the the whole room bit my room is 13x22. I use them close to the wall which lowers their efficiency to light the room and the room is red so hard to compare. I use a separate light fixture in the middle of the room to make it bright when needed. If your kitchen is white, it might work otherwise, I'd suggest 9 fixtures.
1580716
I contacted the seller and they said "the bulbs produce approximately 3840 - 4000 Lumens. Note that in comparison, the LED bulb directs light downward over a 180° area, whereas a fluorescent bulb directs light out over 360°, including towards the ceiling, so the light output between the two is similar."
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Just my opinion, but I rather doubt it unless you had a lot of them. I use 1 inside a 3 car garage and it doesn't provide the amount of light a 500W halogen I used to use for the same purpose. I like that it doesn't get hot like the halogen, but as far as light output, it doesn't compare.
717160
Yes, as long as the total wattage of both bulbs does not exceed the maximum wattage for the fixture. Otherwise, this could be a fire hazard.