01-12-2014, 04:27 PM
Yeah but I think you need to be "more certain of your assertion" here, because the situation is backwards ... the bulb makes less heat than an incandescent but the base makes more than an incandescent's. You could say that with CFL, "all" of the meaningful heat comes from the base and some gets transferred to the glass.
I've often used "higher wattage" CFLs in fixtures assumed to be using incandescents and the house hasn't yet caught fire. I do think that on average they run cooler.
Bottom line (for me): Do an informal heat test. Run the bulb and feel for heat. If it feels hotter than what you remember a 60w incandescent to be, remove it.
I've often used "higher wattage" CFLs in fixtures assumed to be using incandescents and the house hasn't yet caught fire. I do think that on average they run cooler.
Bottom line (for me): Do an informal heat test. Run the bulb and feel for heat. If it feels hotter than what you remember a 60w incandescent to be, remove it.