Is the lamp large enough to accommodate a CFL bulb?
220789
Yes, that's pretty much all we use in our house, and that's what my son uses in this lamp (which resides in his bedroom).
220790
I don't think so. I got the smallest such bulb I could find and it still sticks out slightly past the end of the hood.
220791
Yes, I believe it's large enough to hold a CFL, but not sturdy enough to support the additional weight. Even with a regular bulb, I found the top part of the lamp to be too heavy to stay in position once an ordinary (i.e. 60 watt) bulb is installed. I returned mine for that reason.
712905
I suppose, if you build the socket into a medium sized coffee can. It's not meant to be used for that so you will have to either make or buy a housing for the bulb, or pick up a recessed lighting can to make it out of. The CFL will work so long as it does not put out enough heat to melt the vinyl, so keep the wattage low and keep an eye on it to get an idea of how high of a wattage bulb you can push it to.
1418386
Thank you for your responses. Does CFL have to do with the size of the base? Is that why it wouldn't be compatible Raymond?
1514258
Since the shade is designed to fit a regular light bulb, I doubt that it will work on a "curly" CFL
297651
It should work fine. We use this bulb in all of our table lamps. The bulb is a little bit longer, but that has not been a problem. Also we could remove all the harp spreaders we had installed to allow cfl's to be used.
430958
No. There is a metal guard in the way. This guard separates the night light from the light bulb. There is little clearance beyond what is needed to install the CFL that comes with the fan. Max Clearance is 3.75"
1297118
Sorry for the late response, but no. It's a very different bulb style from CFL. I have found replacement bulbs at Home Depot and Lowes.
722842
The base of the bulb is a standard size fit so the style is really up to you as long as it does not exceed the wattage. (The lamp comes with bulbs)
600424
I'm not sure if you can use a 23W CFL with that lamp. We are currently using a 14W CFL bulb in ours, and we've had no issues with it to this point. I hope that helps!
494693
it comes with a special cfl bulb, the base is not screw in and even if you could get a incandescent bulb to fit, it would melt the plastic housing
341089
Sorry I returned this lamp due to shipping damage, but if memory serves me yes you can use a smaller CFL bulb in this fixture equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent. Hope this helps out!
1135534
No this does not work well with CFL, only incandescent lamps. Tried it once, when I first received the unit, it flickers continuously, meaning, not compatible. Hope this helps!
148573
I have CFL bulbs in mine and they do not stick out. The lamp is a large size lamp and can accommodate regular size bulbs.
935721
Yes. I originally used a 42watt CFL bulb in and it worked fine, however it was too bright for the room so I switched it out with a 23 watt CFL which is equivalent to 100w incandescent.
1621341
Yes this fixture will accept CFL bulbs with a medium base, but you may not like how it looks since the glass is clear. I would suggest using a clear incandescent bulb and put a dimmer on the switch to saving electricity.
601047
I'm going to say I don't know because I couldn't find CFL bulbs to fit. This uses a short bulb which are provided with the lamp. I wanted something frosted, so I purchased regular bulbs.
260015
No, you cannot use CFL bulbs. However, it works very well with regular light bulbs.