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Max wattage in a light fixture
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primarily heat

please explain the reasoning. heat from a 13W CFL is about 4x less than heat from a 60W Incandescent. I would think you could safely put a 40-50W CFL if such thing existed and if it would fit in that space

premature bulb failure

what would cause that?

EDIT: OK, maybe there is a reason for this if the CFL is designed to operate in an open space and not it is enclosed, so the bulb may fail, but the fixture should be OK.

failure of fixture

why would the fixture fail? it sees less amperage and less heat with a 20-25W CFL than with a 60W incandescent

failure of fixture wires

again please explain this. the current is less than for an incandescent bulb

risk of fire

why? less heat, less current, what would start the fire?


Have had a rental property ceiling fire from a 100 watt bulb in a ceiling fixture clearly marked 60 watt max

that makes sense, 100W bulb in a 60W fixture is a NO-NO, but I don't see a good reason why a 20-25W CFL would not work. Or a 20-30W LED for that matter.
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Max wattage in a light fixture - by DRR - 01-12-2014, 02:37 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by sekker - 01-12-2014, 02:40 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by DinerDave - 01-12-2014, 03:05 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by billb - 01-12-2014, 03:09 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by deckeda - 01-12-2014, 03:18 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by space-time - 01-12-2014, 03:27 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by billb - 01-12-2014, 03:52 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by cbelt3 - 01-12-2014, 04:17 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by DRR - 01-12-2014, 04:20 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by deckeda - 01-12-2014, 04:27 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by Mr645 - 01-12-2014, 04:29 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by davester - 01-12-2014, 04:30 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by Black - 01-12-2014, 04:47 PM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by RAMd®d - 01-13-2014, 04:48 AM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by Dennis S - 01-13-2014, 05:58 AM
Re: Max wattage in a light fixture - by digby - 01-13-2014, 02:03 PM

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