Dimmer switches and energy saving bulbs...

MeEsH BaKkA said:
If you buy a decent brand of lamp (Osram, Philips, Megaman, GE etc...) they will all dim and most will not have any warm up time.
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CFL? From what I've read they still take a minute or two to come to full brightness, and with some - and this a deal breaker for me - you have to turn them on with full brightness, then dim them down :rolleyes:
 
Just Homebase own brand I think? 2 x42W for £4.... I'll try and remember to pull one out of the socket over the weekend and tell you... But I suspect all these 42W versions are the same animals...
 
I've got a megaman (something like that) bulb that has 3 or 4 settings. You dim it by turning the switch off and on quickly and it cycles through them so you don't even need a dimmer switch.
 
valve90210 said:
Hmmm, I might have to give these a try.

May I ask what make/model your lamp modules are?
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Mine are Philips eco classics. 42W replicating 55W of light.

They replaced three 60W bulbs in our lounge on dimmers, and work fine...

Sainsbury's are doing 3 for £4 (ie: 3 for 2 offer).
 
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Does the banning of incandescent affect halogen too?

Really annoying as we have standard incandescent in most of our lights as CFLs gives very poor light for things like reading or doing make-up. Great for soft ambient lighting, poo for times when you need proper brightness.
 
No it wont affect halogens as some of the eco classic dimmable ranges use halogens instead of incandescent fillaments.
 
You can get special dimmers that work with energy saving bulbs.. But they don't give off the nice warm glow of an incandescent bulb when dimmed. Energy saving bulbs are so cold and grey compared with their warm and cosy counterparts
 
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