Are CFL supposed to work with this lamp? Did I just get a dud?
1888148
I tried one in my lamp and it worked but was really too dim for my tastes (it was a 40 watt bulb and threw the light of a 25). I picked up a four pack of ordinary 40 watt non-efficient bulbs and they shed plenty of light for my tastes in brightness.
1888149
I tried one in my lamp - and it worked. You might check to make sure the bulb is completely twisted into in the socket so that the bottom of the bulb is making good contact with the socket.
1888150
A 40 watt worked for me -- and I like dim lights to preserve the rods in my eyes. So, you must have a dud if the bulb is tightly screwed and there isn't any packaging blocking the electrical connection. My lamp was packed in a messy kind of paper and I used compressed air to blow all the gunk out of the socket.
1588497
This works just like any other CFL bulb.Screw it in, plug it in, and turn it on.My advise to you is to try another bulb that you know works in the fixture and if it works then try the CFL again. If the CFL does not work my guess is that it was damaged in shipping or the bulb you received may just be defective. It happens. Amazon is really good about standing behind what they ship. If that bulb is bad I am sure they will quickly send you a replacement bulb.I hope my response was helpful.Good luck
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!
139616
It will do fine with a cfl. Make sure you are using cfls in rooms that typically are lit for 30 minutes at a time and not areas that are quick on and off like a bathroom. Otherwise you will shorten life of bulb and receive no energy savings.
624637
yeah, I have a 60w incandescent in mine, so I wouldn't see why a CFL wouldn't work.
65170
Through research, I found out they do not work with CFL or LED Bulbs. I ended up going with Maestro by Lutron MS-OPS2-WH and they work GREAT! Toughr.
2261022
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.
1926467
Yes. They should work fine. I was using CFL's and since have gone toLED's. and they are all working great.
1712620
yes it should work well especially is the bulbs are standard bulbs. The only small issue I have found Is when using on a CFL bulb when you turn the switch completely off the light will still occasionally flicker at a very low light. It is not a huge issue. When using standard bulbs this is not a problem.
842886
No! It will not work with CFL bulbs.It only works with incandescent light bulbs.
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.
2261018
This is simply a photovotaic switch, so all it does is turn on a circuit and has nothing to do with the type of bulb in the circuit. I use it with my frontyard lantern, which uses a 100W HP Sodium bulb, so it will work with a low wattage CFL.
1085888
My CFL has never worked; no flicker, no light, so I can't answer the question
1047611
It's working great for me with 3 9.5-watt Cree dimmable LEDs. It definitely won't work with CFL's unless they are specifically dimmable CFL's, and probably not even then.
1455809
There is an infinite light dimming/brightness choice. However, CFL's (non dimming) will not dim.
2060784
I have not tried on CFL's only in use on chandelier lights with 25-60W candelabra standard bulbs.
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.