Review of MaxLite HCG14WW6 G30 Globe 60-Watt incandescent equivalent Energy

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Excellent product. I installed these in our master bathroom vanity and recorded the install date. The first bulb to go lasted for 36 months with daily use. The others are still going after 38 months.

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I don't know if these bulbs rate 5-stars, but I wanted to bring up the rating because I am using them in three multi-bulb bathroom fixtures and they are lovely. CFLs take a couple of minutes to reach their full light. The light from these bulbs is warm light, not white light. I'm still looking for cool/white light CFLs for another bathroom. IF you give them a couple of minutes to brighten up, you'll have all the light you need.

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I bought these lightbulbs because the lights in my vanity are so darn hot I have to crack the door to avoid overheating. Sadly, the heat they give off is almost the same as the incandescent (I put some side by side to test). Oh well, I guess I need to hunt for LED globes.

I ordered 7 bulbs (to have one extra) but one arrived broken and one was oddly discolored when plugged in, making it stand out in the row of otherwise neat lights. So I am taking off one star for that.

However, if you just want replacements that are like the incandescent they seem to fit the bill. They certainly didn't "instant on" like the incandescent, but they do provide some light while you're waiting (unlike some other brands I've had that are worthless till heated up).

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I have been using CFL's (compact fluorescent lights) for over 10 years. They all have one major drawback: they are very dim when you first turn them on and slowly (as much as five minutes) get brighter until they reach their rated output. This is very annoying to me. My bathrooms are all lit with CFL's and until I bought these bulbs I would wait and wait until there was enough light to shave. Annoying!

Saving energy was becoming too inconvenient. I decided to look for CFL's that claim "instant on". Searching Amazon, I found these. Since Amazon guarantees every purchase, I decided to try the MaxLite bulbs that claim instant on operation. When you turn these bulbs on, there is a decent amount of light.It is far from full brightness; probably less than half as bright as when they warm up, but way better than the cheap Home Depot bulbs. After a couple of minutes the MaxLites are nearly at rated output.

Like the other CFL's, the instant on capability seems t diminish over time. After about a month, they are not as bright at startup and take a bit longer to "warm up". Still, it is way better than the competition. CFL technology is not all that good yet. However, the energy savings are excellent and this brand is at least, tolerable.

It still pays to use conventional incandescent lamps where you need a lot of light as soon as you flick the switch. This is not a good choice for those dark, basement steps. Of course, if you have lights that you leave on all the time, any CFL, even the cheap ones are fine. The MaxLites cost more than twice as much as the cheap bulbs, but if they last as long as claimed, the difference in initial cost will hardly matter.

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The bulbs I received were not the G30 Globe size. They were much smaller and they did not match the bulbs I already had in my fixture. I returned the bulbs (without any issue) and purchases bulbs from another web sight and the new bulbs matched my current bulbs perfectly.