Customer Reviews

56 DIMMABLE Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs! 56 Lamps 23w = 100w ULAmerica Model: SDS23-2P UL Listed 1600 Lumens 8000 Hrs Life Energy Star

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They work! I can finally get rid of the old heat generating / electricity wasting conventional bulbs in my 2 ceiling fans on dimmer switches. The price I paid was phenomenally low too.

I ordered the 10 pack of light bulbs a while ago (before shipping went up to nearly $70). Everything seemed to be going smoothly until the arrival window for my order passed and there were still no light bulbs to be seen. I contacted Red Tag through Amazon and got no response so I filed a complaint with Amazon. Fortunately, Amazon decided to reimburse me for the purchase and I have since ordered the 16 pack of dimmable CFLs from another vendor (still via Amazon of course). The bulbs have not arrived yet but with any luck everything will go smoothly this time. Stay tuned...

These bulbs were inexpensive and useless. They blew out after a couple of months, with a puff of a horrible smelling vapor which filled the room for an hour.

They were supposed to last for years!

It appears that there is only one actual type of dimmable 23W CFL from China, and they all have very high failure rates, 6000 hour "warranty".

These have been released as "Greenlite", "Harmony" and as "U Lighting America". They have their own "UL" logo to make it look like they're UL listed.

Overall, myself and others included, there is a 50% failure rate on these bulbs within 3 days. I couldn't get warranty on mine that failed the day they were installed. The company's website just lists the bulb information, but there's on contact information. The phone number for warranty is an answering machine with an old lady saying you've reached U Lighting America, leave a message. Several other people have been told that warranty is only good when purchased in California for use in California.

The seller also wouldn't take them back as DoA without negative feedback. Even then, I'm waiting to see.

For most of those that work, the light is crisp white and very bright at full power. As you turn the dimmer down, the light stays the same for about 30%, but the bulbs begin to hum. Past that point, they begin to dim. Past 50%, they flicker. Past 70%, some of them extinguish, or pulsate off and on with substantial buzzing.

For one of them, the light was markedly more pink, but otherwise operated the same way as the others.

So basically, avoid these bulbs. Go for the Sylvania, Earthmate or GE brands with good reviews.

This is 10 light bulbs. They want $70 to ship it with the slowest option, $310 to ship it over night. Say-what?