Anyone using this with 3-way CFL? Thank you
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Made of sturdy plastic. Good instructions that I could follow (housewife with no electrical knowledge), and it is working just as it should. It was a good purchase for me. Lois B.
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My 3-way switch stopped working, which is why I went to this option. But it seems like a 3-way switch would work once you got the lamp turned on with the foot switch. The foot switch is just for ON/OFF.
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This switch is just a 2 position - On & Off. A 3-way bulb requires a different type switch.You could use this to turn power on to a lamp, and then use the lamp switch to select the 3-way brightness level
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Yes, and I use it with these CFLs and it works great. Loving the beautiful light output and the better quality Triangle Bulbs T40144-4 (4 Pack) - 23-Watt (100W) Spiral Medium Base Natural Daylight (5000K) CFL Light Bulbs, 4 PACK
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Most photocell and many remote switched outlets actually do NOT work with LED or CFL. Has anyone actually used this with LED lights personally?
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I have not tried CFL's, but I don't see why not. It works in a normal 110-120 volt line.
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Elena - this lamp does use CFL bulbs, and the 3-way switch is in the usual location, on the metal housing into which the bulbs screw in.Hope this helps.
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I would assume so. It just provides power to your fixture, so if your fixture can do CFL, then you should be fine.
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Yes, Mine is on a dimmer switch and is working fine. I use regular light bulbs, not the cfls.
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It is working just fine with my CFL! It is my understanding that photocells with 3 wires (such as this one) work well with CFL's.
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Yes, we have a 3 way cfl bulb in the upper light and a regular cfl bulb in the lower (side) light. The sockets are standard size, and there is no problem in using cfl bulbs with a standard size base.
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I use the dimmers with LED lights, but according to the manufacturer, they're supposed to work with CFLs as well.
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I have 2 of these installed, both for a few months and have had no problems at all. I have used the push switch occasionally which works great but most of the time I don't need too as the auto dusk/dawn setting works as it should. I have CFL bulbs installed.
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Yes, it works with CFL, LEDs, fluorescent, etc. I have 2 of these, one hooked to CFLs and the other hooked to LEDs, and it works perfectly fine.
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Yes, we use CFL's in both of ours. We just have to click the switch twice, instead of once, to turn on the lamp. We really like the lamps.
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This is switch cannot replace an existing three way one. I haven't looked into remote switches since I bought this one, but if you're looking for a remote switch who's receiver can replace one switch in a three way pair to add a third (remote transmitter) switch, their may be other options. Also, this switch will not work with CFLs since a small amount of power flows through the bulb, so you'd have to use incandescent types.
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I have have the CFL bulb with no issues but I have not tried it with separately ballasted tubes. I love this thing, at first I couldn't stand the thought that it was on when I left the room but 2 minutes later it is off. I am thinking of getting the type that mounts at the switch plate for the garage, comes on when you pull in and turns off AFTER you leave.
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I have not had any success with CFLs. Originally, I purchased some CFLs from Home Depot, and ended up returning them, since the motion detection lighting did not work with CFLs.
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I was disappointed to discover that although the lamp was supposedly sized for a three way CFL bulb, you had to jam a typically sized three way and push the harp slightly to one side. Plan B was to try a single wattage CFL bulb. The gift was for my parents and I learned a few weeks ago that they had substituted the smaller sized, single wattage bulb (think they used whatever was in the house (60 or 75 watt CFL)) for the three way I put in initially. So far, they've had no issues.