GE 21710 15 Watt (65W equivalent) Energy Smart Floodlight Dimmable R30 Light Bulb
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 21710 15 Watt (65W equivalent) Energy Smart Floodlight Dimmable R30 Light Bulb
Customer Review: Doesn't dim well in our fixtures
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a big proponent of CFLs, so when we bought a house with nineteen recessed ceiling fixtures on dimmers, I immediately looked for lamps for them. I ordered two of these bulbs to try them.
Unfortunately, they do not work well in our fixtures. Perhaps it is the type of dimmer switches we have, but they will not dim much. They go from full brightness to maybe 75% of that light level. The incandescent lamps in the adjacent fixtures, meanwhile, go down to a faint yellowish glimmer.
Clearly these lamps will not work in all dimmable fixtures. You may want to order just one and see.
Customer Review: Get Regular rather Dimmable Compact Florescent Bulbs
Summary: 1 Stars
Dimmable CFLs only dim about 20% (Sylvania 10%, Philips 20%, GE20%) so don't buy expecting them to dim like incandescent bulbs. Also the way they dim is by producing harmonic distortion (changing the waveform to one where less light is produced) which can cause flickering and even without noticable flickering possibly even headaches or eye strain in some people. So go with the nondimmable CFLs instead.Customer Review: Hardly Dimmable, Short Life
Summary: 1 Stars
Hoping to save some money on electricity, I bought a couple of these GE Dimmable CFL bulbs for our kitchen.
When the light comes on, it isn't as bright as regular flood light bulbs, and with our dimmer, it doesn't dim and brighten properly either. I figured I could deal with it, since we have a dimmer, and the regular CFL flood bulbs aren't for use with dimmers. Unfortunately, my bulb lasted LESS THAN ONE MONTH. Are you kidding me? I have never had a bulb die that quickly! And, at more than ten dollars a bulb? Not saving any money there.
I have contacted GE Lighting to report this problem, but I certainly can't recommend investing your money in these bulbs at this time.
Customer Review: Nice light, but does not dim
Summary: 2 Stars
The light output luminosity and color temperature is great. It is much better than my original 65W incandescent.
The lamp is dimmable, but I could only get it to about 70% on both my 600W Lutron linear slider and 1000W Lutron rotary dimmer, which is unacceptable. I did not notice any buzzing or flickering when dimming, though at its lowest setting, the CFL tube on the inside had a plasma ball look with the gasses swirling around and a slight purplish tint.
The real deal killer was that it is 1/2" longer than the existing bulb and even with my Halo recessed can on the largest bulb setting, it stuck out beyond the baffle trim and looked awful.
Customer Review: Work well
Summary: 4 Stars
While these bulbs do not dim as much as you may be used to with incandescent bulbs, I find they provide a light that is plenty "warm" enough. I have experienced no flickering at all. I prefer these bulbs to the incandescent bulbs I had before, which were too intense. Overall, I'm very happy with them!
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