16 Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.15w=75w

by Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.15w=75w

Product Features

• These 15 watt Bulbs are equivalent to a 75 Watt Incandescent Bulb, USES 80% Less Electricity than a standard bulb!
• UL listed. EnergyStar qualified, 15W, 75W, equivalent Conforms to all UL standards
• Model number Product # SDS15-4P
• Nominal Overall Length 4.5" , Standard base.It is 120V 60Hz
• Last 8,000 hours - up to 7 years in household use!

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• ASIN: B000WLKKBG
• Item model number: SDS15-4P
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,688 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

These 15 watt Bulbs are equivalent to a 75 Watt Incandescent Bulb, USES 80% Less Electricity than a standard bulb! UL listed. EnergyStar qualified, 15W, 75W, equivalent Conforms to all UL standards, Model number Product # SDS15-4P Nominal Overall Length 4.5" , Standard base.It is 120V 60Hz Last 8,000 hours - up to 7 years in household use! Light output 1100 Lumens Saves $58.00 IN Energy Cost... Smaller and Brighter light Dimmable- Can be used with standard dimmer. Up to 80% savings on electricity costs Replaces Standard bulbs for fan lights, lamps and light fixtures . Ideal for Interior lighting Excellent color rendering , Excellent light distribution More compact with highest lumen efficiency in this series of lamp Double coating (for higher lumen maintenance). Seller is not responsible for manufacturing defects. Please contact manufacturer concerning manufacturing defects. Each bulb is new in the original packaging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value, especially for dimmables, December 26, 2008

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smoove (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 16 Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.15w=75w

These dimmable CFLs work very well with Insteon dimmers. They start up at very low brightness (5-10%) and dim all the way down to the lowest level. Insteon dimmers use high quality electronics that create a clean output signal. Alot of people who complain about buzzing/flickering are likely using cheapo dimmers which use triacs. Triacs and similar circuits do terrible things to the AC waveform, chopping it to pieces instead of reducing the amplitude and retaining a sine wave. Incandescents tend to absorb the noisy output of triacs better, so people don't realize they've bought crappy quality dimmers until they use non-incandescent lights.

Color temperature is good, leaning towards the warm side and not the colder bluish temperatures that some people dislike. I've noticed a pinkish bias as the lights dim down. Under a shade or cover it's not noticeable at all. If you are lighting with the bare bulb it may be more noticeable.

Excellent value @ prices from Amazon sellers. You'd easily pay 4-8x as much per bulb at Lowes or Home Depot which have very limited selection of dimmable CFLs.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Several died within 1st year, December 5, 2008

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T. Higgins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16 Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.15w=75w

I was impressed with the price of these bulbs, and the reviews were mostly favorable. However, I have not been impressed with these bulbs--several have died. Specifically, one was DOA and had to be replaced by the seller. Furthermore, after precisely 8 months of use 3 bulbs in different fixtures all died separately over the course of one week. I have also not been impressed with the consistency of brightness and color temperature--there is marked differences in both among bulbs. In addition, the bulbs do buzz when dimmed, but I have not had problems with flickering bulbs. I would suggest passing on these.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars High failure rate and limited dimming range, January 16, 2009

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John Y. Liu (Kensington, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16 Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.15w=75w

I purchased 20 of these dimmable CFL bulbs and installed them in our ceiling fixtures. About 1/3 failed within the first month. The rest have been working for six months now. All can only be dimmed to (roughly, subjectively) one-half of full brightness. When dimmed, the color remains the same as when full power.

The failure rate was very disappointing, the other aspects are just the way dimmable CFLs are. I won't purchase this brand of dimmable CFLs again, but I will try a better-quality brand someday. In fixtures that I want to be able to dim all the way to "mood lighting" levels (e.g. dining room) I will use standard incandescents or halogens.