GE 89624 General Electric Energy Smart Spiral T3 Bulb, Soft White

by GE

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

GE 89624 Energy Smart 26-Watt Spiral Dimmable CFL 100-Watt Replacement 89624 – FLE26HT3/2/DV/CD GE Energy Smart Spiral T3 Bulb T3 Base: Medium Screw (E26),-Wattage: 26 Initial Lumens 1700 Color Temperature 2700 K Color Rendering Index (CRI) 82, Rated Life: 10000 hours. GE Compact Fluorescent lamps (CFL) offer many advantages that include cost savings, extra long life, light output, and color rendering. With this CFL you'll get dramatic energy cost savings…up to 77% vs. incandescent lamps of comparable light output. The extra long life…most last 8 to 10 times longer, and some last up to 20 times longer, than standard incandescent lamps. High light output comparable to, and in many cases exceeding incandescent lamps replaced. Excellent color rendering…rare earth tri-phosphor provides such high-quality color you won’t believe it’s fluorescent. Many lamps use amalgam technology which provides stable lumen performance when operated in any position, over a wider, range of ambient temperatures.

Product Description

Conserve energy with this Energy Smart™ light bulb. Emits soft white light and lasts up to 10,000 hours.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 2.4 x 8.3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000S5VDRQ
• Item model number: 89624
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,958 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Attractive light for a flourescent, dimming needs work, January 10, 2008

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bridgecross "inNY" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE 89624 General Electric Energy Smart Spiral T3 Bulb, Soft White (Tools & Home Improvement)

I use this in my kitchen ceiling fixture, and this one bulb really lights up the whole room. The light is not greenish or bluish like some other fluorescents. The dimming feature works, but it seems to step up and down in increments, not smoothly. Also it does not dim down very low, which I liked with the incandescent. My biggest complaint is that unless the dimmer is set all the way up, the light will not turn on. You must turn it on full blast, then dim it down.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No flicker! Dims smoothly-- hard to find item!, August 27, 2007

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vcastro "kahli_6" (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE 89624 General Electric Energy Smart Spiral T3 Bulb, Soft White (Tools & Home Improvement)

We've finally gotten all the lights in the house changed out to CFLs! Three-way bulbs, flood-lights and candalabra bulbs are available and now-- dimmables!
I have a fantastic floor lamp that I've not been able to use (until now) because of the nasty flicker the regular CFLs do with dimming switches. There is NO discernible flicker with this GE bulb.

The dimming is smooth.

My only tiny complaint is that it doesn't dim all the way down like an incandescent, but small steps I guess, and the next generation will likely be able to dim further down without going off.
To save energy and not have all the heat of a 100 watt incandescent right over my head, I'll put up with that minor complaint.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dimable bulb not dimmable, February 25, 2008

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Stephen Adams "S Adams" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 89624 General Electric Energy Smart Spiral T3 Bulb, Soft White (Tools & Home Improvement)

We bought this light bulb because it was specifically advertised as dimable. After purchase we learned from the package that it is supposedly dimable on "most" systems. It was not dimable on the lamp with dimmer switch we own. The product was an expensive disappointment.