Can a CFL bulb instead of incandescent be used? Will it stick out &amp; blind you?
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Yes, CLF bulbs work fine. CLF bulbs have various color temperatures. For a warm incandescent effect use an "indoor" color type. For a white florescent effect use a CFL with a "daylight" color type. You can also buy bulbs which are compact and will extend less than an incandescent bulb.
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Ca has laws in place that require fixtures to be fluorescent, and incandescent bulbs are being phased out annually by wattage. You can use either cfl or led bulbs in the top lamp, and the reading lamp below is still within the law because the wattage is low. Eventually you will have to replace the bulbs with either cfl or led, and candelabra base leds are available now, up to 60 watt equiv. but pricy. Amortize initial cost over life of bulb against electricity bill savings, I think it is worth the cost. Besides, cfls have mercury and require recycling,
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No! It will not work with CFL bulbs.It only works with incandescent light bulbs.
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Yes - You can use CFLs in any regular light bulb socket - where have you been past few years? :-) And yes I have CFLs in these lamps as well as 100% of my house. Out of 5 stars I would rate these lamps 3.5. Not quite as nice as I was hoping. Look great in the evening light, not so great in daylight.
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Yes, you can use CFLs. I put small flood bulb in mine to use as a task light. Works and looks great.
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I'm not sure about cfl but I know it doesn't turn off an led. Worst case you'll need to add a switch somewhere in the system to actually turn the light off
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I only use chandelier bulbs, the old kind. Besides we have that light on a dimmer switch and CFL bulbs don't work on dimmers. The shades have two wire loops inside that slide onto the bulbs. I doubt they would fit CFLs.
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Yes, CFL works, but I don't like the "warm up" time it takes them to hit their stated lumen output. The unit clearly states the maximum watts the unit can handle - which is pretty high.Like a previous responder, I switched over to led's. More expensive, of course.
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Well that is confusing! I have five of them and they all take the plain "old screw in" size bulb. Because they have a dimmer they will not work with the CFL. They would work with LED.
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You are not supposed to dim any CFLs that I know of. That's one advantage of LEDS. However, I have dimmed CFLs in the past, maybe I was just lucky but nothing happened other than they got dim. I try to avoid it though.
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I would say no. I have a 3 way CFL bulb in it now and it works on the second click and at about the low light - 50 watt setting only. I will likely return unless I have to pay shipping and it's expensive. regular Incandescent bulbs give off a lot of heat at 150 watt setting.
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Our unit is meant for 40w bulb. You can use CFL equivalent to a 40w reg. bulb.
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No, you cannot use CFL bulbs. However, it works very well with regular light bulbs.
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Hi John, If looks are important, this is probably not the place to go green. I replaced large CFL torpedo shaped bulbs from Walmart with LED replacements that look like a standard A19 60 watt incandescent light bulb and neither looks great. This is in a ceiling fan in home/office. Fortunately we don't spend much time looking up at the ceiling. The adaptor doesn't add much to the length of the larger bulb; maybe a quarter of an inch. But that's way out compared to a cutesy little fan bulb. If this wasn't one of the most used lights in our home, I would still be using the little incandescent's. I swore off halogens after one exploded in an overhead bathroom fixture recently. Scary. Shards everywhere. Hi John, If looks are important, this is probably not the place to go green. I replaced large CFL torpedo shaped bulbs from Walmart with LED replacements that look like a standard A19 60 watt incandescent light bulb and neither looks great. This is in a ceiling fan in home/office. Fortunately we don't spend much time looking up at the ceiling. The adaptor doesn't add much to the length of the larger bulb; maybe a quarter of an inch. But that's way out compared to a cutesy little fan bulb. If this wasn't one of the most used lights in our home, I would still be using the little... » Read More Hi John, If looks are important, this is probably not the place to go green. I replaced large CFL torpedo shaped bulbs from Walmart with LED replacements that look like a standard A19 60 watt incandescent light bulb and neither looks great. This is in a ceiling fan in home/office. Fortunately we don't spend much time looking up at the ceiling. The adaptor doesn't add much to the length of the larger bulb; maybe a quarter of an inch. But that's way out compared to a cutesy little fan bulb. If this wasn't one of the most used lights in our home, I would still be using the little incandescent's. I swore off halogens after one exploded in an overhead bathroom fixture recently. Scary. Shards everywhere. « Show Less
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Both can be used. I have a cfl in it and no problems. Only difference is the appeare since you can look through the crystals.
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No. Even though some CFL market themselves as dimmer compatible, they never work correctly and have a major flicker problem. It is better to have several smaller output bulbs that you can use in combination. If you must have a dimming bulb, try using a halogen incandescent.
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Not sure what a cfl bulb is. I don't no why you would want anything other then a 3 way. It's a great feature. Tell what a cfl is and I will try it.