Customer Reviews

Earthmate EP2352AK 23-Watt Super Mini-Spiral CFL 2700K Bulb, 6 Pack

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I expected these to be the typical CFL (packaged in heavy plastic) and really bulky with horrible color.

Wow, was I wrong. These bulbs arrived in a cardboard box and each one was small enough to get into my 14" light fixture. I replaced 6 100W incandescent bulbs with these 6 23W CFLs. Not bad and I did not need to have all of that plastic packaging. The bulbs do come on immediately, but as with most, they need about 120s to full hit maximum light output. I liked these so much, I'm thinking about buying the candelabra six pack for another fixture.

Now only time will tell if this was a good investment. Will they really last? I hope so.

I received 2 sets of these super compact bulbs already and about to order another dozen. The light is soft, unlike the typical "daylight" fluorescent bulbs and gives out even bright light. As you turn the lights on, it has to "warm" up I guess as the light starts off a little less bright and over a minute or so, gets to full brightness... small price to pay for something that is so energy efficient.

I have a dimmer on a light in my living room and no, it doesn't work in a dimmer and only turns on and off, but, I keep them in anyway and the change in current doesn't seem to affect the bulbs negatively.

Well recommended. I currently use them in my ceiling fans (6 bulbs) my living room light (4 bulbs) my bedroom (3 lights) and 2 sets of standing lamps (6 bulbs) obviously I like them. I am considering trying the higher wattage for a brighter light, but they don't seem to be super compacts, just the compacts, so they would work fine in just about any fixture. Great product.

These are great bulbs, but 2 of the 6 arrived broken. I can't ship them back - it's illegal to ship toxic materials, and CFLs qualify. Further, having received them broken, who knows how and where the mercury that was in them went? I unpacked carefully and left the broken ones in their boxes, but..... I imagine it's still in the packaging somewhere.

It's illegal to toss these in the trash in MI (and a number of other states) - and immoral. Yet because I purchased them from Amazon, instead of locally (can't find them locally) it seems I can't take them in to the retailer, as I'm supposed to be able to do for disposal.

So now I have 2 broken bulbs and no idea of how to properly handle their disposal.

That doesn't even address the problem that I paid for 6 and got 4.

I am immediately very happy with the great quality of these fine Earthmate 23 Watt Super Mini-Spiral 2700K Bulbs. They are constructed very solidly, yet are compact, about the same size as a small regular older-tech 100 Watt bulb. I was able to immediately replace most of my overhead light-fixture bulbs with these. The 2700K color is so nice, I did so, after trying-out the first one. They seem cool to the touch as compared to my older bulbs -- I got burned a bit when un-screwing an older 60 Watt bulb that had been on for only twenty minutes. Yet, these 23 Watt bulbs seem easily as bright as my older 100 Watt ones. But, at only 23 Watts, I am going to replace almost every older bulb with these Earthmate 23 Watt ones. They are bright, yet yellow mellow [slightly-golden creamy-white], good for about any indoor fixtures I have. I retain a newer-tech [hallogen] floodlamp for my reading chair -- but may change even that one for one of these CFL Super Mini-Spirals as they are so bright and cheerful. These are at once economical, ecological and cheerful. If they really last as long as claimed I will be a long-term user of them +++

If you are just starting out with CFL's this is a great bulb to begin with. It has that similar warm color to the traditional incandescent bulbs you are used to and not that "white" light that many other CFL's put out. So if you have never used CFL's before these are great and the one to start with. Plus they are the super mini size, not just compact, which means they are so small they fit in just about every light fixture. These are way better than any bulb I purchased from my local home improvement store, and less expensive too. My only complaint is that they are advertised as "instant on" but they are not. I guess it depends on what you mean by instant on. Yes, they do turn on right away, but they are very dim and don't get up to a descent brightness for at least 20 seconds, maybe 30. So keep that in mind as to where you use them, as this is a big negative if used in certain areas where you need immediate light. If they did turn on at full brightness right away I would have given this 5 stars. Still, it's well built, nice packaging, 1/4 the mercury in other CFL bulbs, very small super mini size, and the normal incandescent color you are used to - this is a fantastic bulb.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: Don't you hate how standard 100W (equivalent) CFL bulbs are always HUGE and won't fit into a normal lamp or overhead fixture? Well, look no further than this product!

Finally a COMPACT 100W (equivalent) CFL Light bulb!

These bulbs put out equivalent light to 100W bulbs (using only 23W) and are very compact! They are the same physical size as a NORMAL light bulb! I needed these for several of my overhead lights and lamps which couldn't take a larger sized bulb, but that I still wanted to put a BRIGHT CFL bulb into. These bulbs produce a comfortable "warm" white color that is not blue at all! The color is perfect, almost identical to an incandescent bulb.

According to the packaging, these bulbs are supposed to last for 10,000 hours! (That's much longer than the lifespan of a standard bulb) Also, all six bulbs arrived very well packaged and all of them work great so far. (None were broken)

UPDATE: After 5 months of light use, one of these bulbs started flickering and turning off randomly (while the switch was in the "on" position). I replaced it with another of the same type of bulb, and the problem went away. Am now questioning the supposed "10,000 hour lifespan" that these are supposed to deliver...

UPDATE 2: After 7 months of normal use, another bulb has started flickering and turning off randomly, just like the first one that went bad, and had to be replaced also! STAY AWAY FROM THESE BULBS! They don't last anything close to 10,000 hours! More like 1,000 hours...

Frankly, for the price I paid for these, I expected better quality.

Bought 2 sets of 6, needed 8. None arrived broken, but one did not work at all, and one blew out the next day, so I'm really wondering if they will last anything near the 7 years promised.
I am however thrilled to find CFL's that both fit in my small (maybe 12", 2 bulb) overhead fixtures and give a nice amount of light. Previous attempts either resulted in cracked bulbs as we tried to fit the fixture cover around them, or those that were small enough to fit, gave out so little light that my dog was asking for a seeing eye dog.
So, even though the power use savings is probably negated by the dud bulbs, I would be pleased if these last a few years because they give off great light, and not having to change the bulbs in the tricky overhead lights for years would be worth the cost!

These lamps were at first look very good & bright as well as energy efficient
(I remember my old man would only use 25w light bulbs when we were kids as "they saved energy and money" - little did I know he was predicting a future path we needed to take so the hole in the ozone layer wasn't bigger than Australia)
Unfortunately I bought these for the purpose of using them in dimmable fixtures - to allow situation lighting as well as energy efficiency and reducing my carbon footprint. They are labelled as dimmable on Amazon (still are as at date of this review!) and are in fact not - and as such they cannot be used in dimmable circuits without risk of fire or early failure (fire according to info I have read). I sent them back & Amazon happily refunded my money - I will search for real dimmable flouros now...

Bought these 23-Watt and also the 20-Watt for several fixtures. The compact size is perfect and they are very bright, which is what we needed. The 14-Watt bulbs you see at all the stores don't always provide enough light, but these do and they are the same size.

Also, the environmentally responsible packaging makes these a much better "green" purchase.

We've used compact fluorescent bulbs all over the house for years. They save money on the electric bill, and they save time. They last much longer than incandescent bulbs, so we don't have to replace them nearly as often. In addition, they exude far less heat, which decreases the need for air conditioning in the summer.