Not clear if an ordinary incandescent bulb can be used? If so, what is the max wattage. Some of these trims use max 40W which is ridiculous.
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You should be able to use up to a 60 W incandescent bulb. The limit is imposed by a thermal overload built into the fixture housing. If you need more light, I suggest you use a compact fluorescent or LED.
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We used LED 100 watt bulbs and they work wonderfully. I think you can use anything you want as long as the can unit it attaches to can tolerate it.
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The trim itself and the connecting wires are metal, not plastic. The lens is glass, also not plastic. My sense is any wattage limitation would be due to that of the recessed can, not this trim and lens. That said, I put 60 watt-equivalent LED bulbs in two. They work great.
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These have plastic trim now! Mine arrived today, 2/19/2014 and they all four are plastic! I ordered five of the same ones last October 2013 and they were metal then, but no more.
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CFL will work but takes a few minutes to warm up and light to max capacity. I heard in very cold weather areas, CFL may not be able to light to its max lighting power at all. Also heard that the constant off and on again would shorten the life span of a CFL. So I exchanged them to regular incandescent flood light bulbs but go with the "energy savers" ones where a 75W would output equivalent to a 90W as example.
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I use LED bulbs in mine, which generate very little heat. If you used regular incandescent bulbs, the bulbs probably would get quite hot. There is a wattage limit on the lamp--- I think 60W/bulb maximum--- but, depending on what your lighting needs are, 180W total is probably more than most people would need, anyway.
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I have used 50-250 trilight bulbs in a similar lamp with no problem. I do not have a bulb that size at the moment to try in new lamp but I see no reason why you could not use one. I checked my lamp and there is no specifications to the maximum wattage. There is lots of room for air flow and the shade is open. I see no problem at all.
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Not sure on the max, but I have had a 120 watt incandescent in there with no problem. Currently, I have an LED bulb that puts out equivalent light at a much, much lower wattage.
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I found them at my local hardware store (Orchard). The 'candelabra' type of bulb will fit. However I tried a larger wattage (slightly - their manual says 25w max - I found that 40 would work without it getting too hot). The light is still not bright enough to be very useful.
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I am pretty sure it has a 100W limit, and 2 regular 60W incandescent light bulbs will exceed the limit. If you use *dimmable* LED or fluorescent bulbs, or use 2 40 W incandescents, that would be fine. I am pretty sure the manufacturer says alternative bulbs are ok, so long as they are the dimmable kind.
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I didn't know before I read the previous answers which I found very helpful; also, I am assuming that I can switch this cfl bulb with a 60 watt incandescent bulb. I found this very helpful.
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Friend, I believe you can use power output i.e 6W and use an equivalency between led and incandescent technologies. for example a 6W led is equivalent to a 70 - 80 W incandescent (tradicional) light bulb. I hope this helps you.
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I use the standard-sized spiral energy efficient bulbs (60 watt equivalent). If you use a standard round incandescent bulb, it should be no more than 60 watt max.
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Hello, I just bought a standard 40 watt bulb. It says you can use 40 watts or less on the inside of the lamp. Hope this helps :).
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I guess it depends on how hot...a regular incandescent bulb is no problem, but anything hotter than that might be suspect. Have you checked the Wells Lamont website? Sorry about that...
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Incandescent bulbs are being phased out in California (as else-ware now) so any lamp that's advertising using 100w or 150w incandescent bulbs must include that note to represent that the configuration is not permitted in CA; it's not the lamp however, it's the bulbs; use a CFL or one of the new LED bulbs coming onto the market this year and it's fine anywhere.
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i currently have recessed lighting that uses a par 30 incadescent bulb, that produces roughly 60watts of light.im looking to convert to a led bulb that produces 30 watts of light. can you supply me with a part # from youre company..thanks
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Yes you can use incandescent medium based bulbs, but max wattage is 100 watt per receptacle.
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The manual says not to use a bulb rated higher than 60 watts. The light dims the bulb so you would have to use an LED bulb that is dimmable (but some dimmable LED bulbs require a specific type of dimming circuit to work and may not be compatible with this one.)
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Hi Judith! I use a clear 25watt bulb in mine, and it puts out plenty of light. I dont think I would try a 40watt bulb. Where ever you decide to put the lamp, 25watts will be plenty. I have two in my bedroom. But in the other one I have a 15watt bulb. I hope I helped you out a little bit. :)