One thing is very positive: for most lighting fixtures, you will not have to worry about the compact fluorescent light bulb fitting into the electrical bulb socket. They fit in very easily; I even compared the two metallic ends in the store to make sure they really were the same width and length! This truly manages to omit just as much light as a conventional 150 watt light bulb while only using 42 watts of energy.
There is one change, however, that I will have to get used to: these bulks don't exactly function the same way incandescent bulbs do. First, when you turn on the light, the bulb will flicker for about 15 to 30 seconds before turning on all the way. Actually, this isn't too bad. The second "feature" is that the light from the bulb isn't quite the same that you would get from an incandescent bulb. The light just seems slightly less intense although I admit there's not a major difference.
Overall, these bulbs DO save money and they fit most lighting fixtures. Do NOT choose these if you have a "dimmer" feature on your lighting fixture; I believe that they make special fluorescent bulbs just for that type of lighting fixture. I predict that you will definitely save money on your electric bill; and I really like that these bulbs last for years at a time. That's incredible; most of not all incandescent bulbs would have to be replaced much, much sooner than these bulbs will need to be replaced. I recommend compact fluorescent light bulbs ("CFLs") for people like me who want to go as "green" as soon as possible.
Click Here For Most Helpful Customer Reviews >>
While looking at a competitor's bulb, I noted that it was 6.5" tall, so I paid attention to this GE bulb. There is no mention of bulb height, a serious omission IMHO. I went to GE's site and found there that the height of this bulb above the lamp socket is 6.4". That means that neither the GE bulb nor its competitor will fit in ANY of my table or floor lamps. Their lamp harps (the gadgets that support the shade) are all too short. Bummer! This will work in torchiere lamps or other applications where bulb height is not an issue.Best Deals for GE 47452-3 42 Watt (150 Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Soft White
What a bright light for so little used electricity.This one CFL replaces six 60 watt incandescent bulbs in our ceiling fixture and also the output is much brighter. The package says saves $130 over the life of this bulb, if it replaced a filament 150 bulb. It must be twice the saving, as it replaces 300 hungry watts.
I ordered more!
Honest reviews on GE 47452-3 42 Watt (150 Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Soft White
These bulbs are great. The use less watts than a conventional bulb, whoch is great. However, since these are 150-watt equivalent light output, they are extremely large in size. Their light output is room-filling for sure and this is why I bought them.I would recommend stepping down to 100 watt equivalent, for size concerns in your lamps. Luckily and unluckily, my floor-standing lamps do not have a shade from the top. Luckily, they fit the lamps. Unluckily, they are higher than normal bulbs an stick out a little, blinding you with their light output.
