Earthmate EP085250 8-Watt, Dimmable BR30 2700K Bulb, 6 Pack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Earthmate EP085250 8-Watt, Dimmable BR30 2700K Bulb, 6 Pack
Customer Review: 2 of 12
Summary: 4 Stars
Only thing to say was that on delivery one bulb (of 2 six packs ordered) was broken.
Another one died within the first 4 months. When I went to remove it from the fixture, the glue had failed and by barely touching it the glass came loose leaving the guts in the fixture. A little jarring, seeing it could have fallen any time, and its position was in my 2.5 year olds room, directly above the chair he reads books in.
Amazon did a get thing, by crediting me the value of the two bulbs. Which I will use ordering another 6 pack. Can never have enough back up bulbs around.
Overall, they're not bright enough for me... but a dimmable CFL is pretty nice to have.
Customer Review: 6 out of 24 have failed.
Summary: 1 Stars
Amazon says I purchased four six packs of these bulbs on 1/10/10. Today is 2/1/11. At least 6 bulbs no longer turn on. Two more are showing signs of failure (one is extremely dim, the other flickers from time to time). These bulbs are suppose to save money and be more environmently friendly yet they do neither. I have to pay to ship these back for replacement and parts if not all will wind up in the trash much earlier than the 15,000 hour lifespan the manufacturer claims. Look elsewhere for a dimmable CFL.Customer Review: Avoid these bulbs
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm not a tree-hugger, but if I can save energy at the same time as saving money I will foot the bill on a multi-year investment. I bought 12 of these bulbs and figured it would take 3-5 years to get my money back. Even if I broke even I would have thought they were worth it, as less energy means a better world. I am disgusted at the failure rate of these bulbs. A majority of the bulbs failed after 3 months, while it took less than a year for the rest to give up. The light is poor. They never dimmed well. Now they don't work and off to the recycling center they go.
Earthmate is sham. I give them a less than zero. Why would I even return these? I don't want loser products in my home.
Customer Review: Best yet
Summary: 5 Stars
Great lights, highly recommended.
Best of the 3 brands I've tried.
Use in 6 recessed lights, standard height ceiling. They warm up quickly, come on at ~85% of full brightness, dim nearly full range using existing Lutron incandescent/halogen dimmer switch. No buzzing when dimmed. Consistent light from all bulbs- same color and intensity. High marks for the packaging as well - easy to open, recyclable.
This was my third try using CFLs. First were GE dimmables 15w - disappointing performance - slow on warm up, dimmed about 1/2 range, buzzed when dimmed, relatively even color. Returned them, got ecosmart bulbs, 15w - terrible - long warm up, uneven color between the bulbs, packaging said dimmable, but they were almost on/off when attempting to dim.
These 8w are good for general lighting with standard height ceiling. Light is a bit low which works well for my application. Only use 48w versus 90w for the next step up. Light is adequate for reading.
Customer Review: Big disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
We bought 12 of this about 6 months ago. The 10 year warranty is what sold us. Cold cathode technology was supposed to be much more robust than regular CFLs. Turns out they're not. In six months we've already had a third of these burn out. If they made a no hassle no shipping cost exchange warranty on top of their supposed 10 year warranty, I'd be willing to put up with this until they work out the bugs, but as it stands I wasted $170 on a product that last not longer than a regular CFL!!!!
Also, after 6 months they put out nowhere near as much light as they did when new. I'd estimate they're as bright as a 20 watt incandescent bulb at this point.
Avoid.