Can you use a 75 watt or 100 watt bulb for brighter light?
1679544
Perhaps you could get an LED bulb. A 20 Watt LED bulb can give you the brightness of a 100 watt incandescent.
1285530
It depends on the shade you use. The socket will take a 100 watts BUT the shades determine how much heat you should allow. I use a shade rated at 60 W but only put 40 W in it. The new LED and incadescent bulbs will let you go brighter w/out the heat. These lamps are accents, not reading lamps.
20056
Yes you can. I have standard 60 watt bulbs in mine. They give off more mood lighting. They look great!
12374
If it is a single bulb fixture you may want to use the 9 or 12 watt version for a brighter hallway. Use the warm white not the cool white.
666464
I have used a 100 watt in it for a long time and then I got a chrome played 75w bulb (totally worth it) which made the light not as bright due to the chrome. That's the last thing you have to consider with the high watt bulbs, will you really want to sit under it? It's so bright I get headaches from regular bulbs
496696
You should use the 11 watts as the instructions say. If you use a higher watt, you could damage the light
217187
I wouldnt use the 72 watt bulb. I currently use a 75 watt equivalent LED bulb which is holding up ok and gives a nice white light.
209473
I use it with one 75-watt incandescent bulb. I believe that as long that you don't pass the limited watts, you'll be fine.
520862
You can use either a 7 watt or 4 watt wedge based bulb depending on how much light you need.
1172597
Your lamp should have a label on it stating what is the maximum acceptable wattage. Using a wattage higher than recommended could be a serious fire hazard, especially with a halogen bulb. It could even cause glass to shatter violently in some fixtures since these bulbs generate a lot of heat. Be sure to check for the label before installing a higher wattage bulb, if you can't find the label stick with the 190 watt bulb.
853610
Yes, these can be operated either base up or down, as long as they have sufficient airflow to avoid overheating. Unlike the 75-watt and under bulbs, fully- or even mostly- enclosed fixtures will cause the 100-watt bulbs to quickly overheat & burn out. When mounted base-down, the downward light distribution is not significantly different than it would be with an incandescent bulb.
885504
I don't think there is a wattage limit on this, but the max wattage I used was 100. That's only because I didn't need anything brighter.
651004
Yes I would call these a nice very natural light. Its not a grow light, I use these on normal fixtures all over the house. Not just the 100 watt but 75 and 60 too.
1175294
The Cree 18-Watt bulb that I have is about a third again longer than a standard 60w bulb, roughly 3/4" longer than a 75w bulb, and I don't have a 100 watt to compare it with but must be close to that length if it follows the progression of the other bulbs. The width is slightly wider than a 75w bulb, maybe 1/4". That is as close as I can get. The physical dimensions of the Cree I have are the same as the other comment-around 5" long (top to bottom) and 2 3/4" wide at the widest part. For what it is worth, LED lights are worth the extra cost-longevity and efficiency.
20057
I don't see why not. I have a 100w in mine and it is fine. I needed more brightness in the room I put it in so wanted it to be able to accommodate a higher wattage. They do not recommend a three way bulb however.
2281678
You can use up to a 150 watt bulb is what the manufacturer specifications are according to the spec sheet that was sent with this set. I am just using 100 watt bulbs, and they are very bright, so I didn't feel the need to use a 150 watt bulb. With a 100 foot string and light sockets every 10 Feet, you will find the area you are using in will be quite lit up.
1014500
I use a CFL 23 watt bulb which gives the equivalent brightness of a 100 watts with old fashion bulbs.