Customer Reviews

Feit Electric ESL23TM 23-Watt Compact Fluorescent Mini Twist Bulb (100-Watt Incandescent Equivalent)

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This bulb is a fire hazard. Last night my wife smelled an electrical fire and had no trouble finding the source. it was a Feit Electric ESL23TM 23 W bulb. Really bad odor which still lingers today. The bulb has a warning not to use w/ dimmers or w/water (duh). This bulb was used in a simple one bulb lamp, on- off switch thats it. i hate to think what might have happened if this has happened if someone wasnt home. I bought 2 cases of these bulbs thinking i was doing my share , now, i am removing all.this is scary. do some research ,im only one of many

At the recycling center in the bulb bin, a huge percentage are Feit Electric. This matches my experience, I added a half dozen more flickering or dead ones to the bin. At work I bought a 40 Watt Feit bulb and it has burned out and been replaced under warranty 3 times (and we only moved in 4 months ago). I encourage everyone stuck with these crummy bulbs to pressure the company for better quality, by insisting they replace them. The number is 800-543-FEIT, they'll ask for the number off the bulb, and the place of purchase. You're not saving energy if the bulbs don't last!

I have used a few of these around the house, but after two of them on two separate occasions in different light fixtures blew up and started what smelled like an electrical fire. The light switch was on and the plastic just kept on burning. It doesn't seem safe to me to risk trying another one of these.

We nearly has a major incident tonight. My son walked into the house and found the front light fixture wrapped in smoke. He shut off the light switch immediately and called me to come and see. The main entry light uses a single Feit Electric BESL23TM 23-Watt Compact Fluorescent twist lamp; the ceramic area around the base where one of the ends of the flouro tube goes in is charred. We've had this lamp in for two years without any noticeable issues, and we have left it on when we are out of the house in the evening for security reasons. We have bulbs just like it in half of the fixtures in the house (we have another brand in the rest). This scares the heck out of us. We'll be looking into LED lighting immediately.

Had a Feit Electric ESL23TM installed in a standing lamp, directly connected to an electrical outlet, no dimmer. Turned the lamp on, flickered, then started smoking with a strong electrical fire smell. I took the lamp apart, suspecting a problem with wiring, but all wiring was okay. The ESL23TM, however, emanated a strong electrical burn smell. Put it in another lamp, carefully turned that one on, and the ESL23TM just barely lit up, then started smoking again. NOT RECOMMENDED. What worries me is that California is banning incandescent bulbs in favor of this fluorescent technology. After having one burn on me, I cannot feel comfortable having them in my house.

very good white bright light.
I bought a three pack of these at Walgreens for $6.99

I purchased this 2 years back and am still using. Nice white light. I was impressed with this bulk compared to the similar Phillips energy savings bulbs that I purchased for much more.

i purchased a package of 4 23watt fit electric compact fluorescent mini twist bulbs and was extremely disappoioned.one bulb did not work,one lasted 2 months , one lasted 1 month and one has worked for almost 3 months.they are on for no more than 4 hours a day.I don't see the savings in purchasing these bulbs and feel we are sold a bill of goods with the quality of these bulbs.I would say save your money and use candles. Jim D