GE 47448 12/23/29-Watt CFL (50/100/150-Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Spiral 3-Way Light Bulb
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Manufacturer: GEModel: 47448
Color: Soft white
Product features:
- A smart way to save energy
- Application: 3-Way table lamps - Base: medium screw (E26); Bulb type: T3;
- 12/23/29-Watt Bulb Replaces Incandescent 50/100/150-Watt 3-way
- Initial Lumens: 600/1600/2150
- Guaranteed to last 6 years based on 4 hours use per day at 120V.
Description of GE 47448 12/23/29-Watt CFL (50/100/150-Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Spiral 3-Way Light Bulb
GE, FLE20HXL/SW/CD, 20W, Mini Twist Compact Fluorescent Bulb, Electronic Ballast, Medium Base, Maximum Overall Length 5.3", 1170 Lumens, 6000 Hours, Kelvin Temperature = 2700°ree., Cri=80, Energy Star Qualified, Clamshell.FLE32HLX/2/D3/CD, 32W,120V, 3 Way, Compact Fluorescent Mini Spiral Lamp, 50/150 Incandescent Equivalent, 500/1400/2100 Lumens, 6000 Hour Life, MOL 6.4", Carded.Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 47448 12/23/29-Watt CFL (50/100/150-Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Spiral 3-Way Light Bulb
Customer Review: Works great, don't let negative reviews scare you
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, the short version is this lamp works great. The main concern is if it will *fit* in your lamp, so check the dimensions carefully.
The "color" of this lamp is great and most would never guess it's a fluorescent lamp under the shade. But it's using about 1/5 the energy. It's also brighter than most when first turned on (CFL bulbs take a minute or so to reach full brightness).
There are many reviews claiming this lamp flickers, or only worked as a 1-way lamp, or died an early death, etc. While GE might have some quality issues, a more likely cause is 3-way lamp sockets tend to get "fried" from the extreme heat of 3-way incandescent bulbs (which can go up to 150 watts). 3-way bulb sockets also have less area for the added contact needed for 3-way bulbs which makes them more prone to problems. And the high heat, over time, corrodes the contacts in the socket. All this means 3-way lamps are way more likely to have contact problems. This is the fault of the LAMP not the BULB.
CFL lamps, being electronic devices, don't like to be turned on and off hundreds of times a day which is what's happening if you have a bad socket in your lamp that's causing flickering. So yeah, if you have an old lamp, with "fried" contacts, and you screw *any* CFL lamp in, and it flickers, it will probably have a short life span.
So, while I don't know for sure, I suspect many, if not nearly all, of the people complaining about problems with this (and any other 3-way CFL) bulb, have a bad socket in their lamp. CFL lamps, in their early days, had some major reliability problems. But they've been out for a long time now, have long warranties, and the manufactures have generally figured out how to make them reliable to avoid lots of warranty returns.
So before you screw an expensive bulb into your 3-way lamp, you might want to unplug it and use a pencil eraser to clean the 2 contacts at the bottom of the lamp socket just to be safe (unless it's a brand new lamp). The contacts should be bright and shiny. If they're discolored, dark, etc. you may have a problem.
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