2-pk GE R30 Dimmable CFL Compact Fluorescent

2-pk GE R30 Dimmable CFL Compact Fluorescent
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Manufacturer: GE
Brand: General Electric
Product features:

R30 Dimmable CFL
720 Lumens

Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of 2-pk GE R30 Dimmable CFL Compact Fluorescent

Customer Review: Poor example of CFL, barely dimmable
Summary: 1 Stars

I've used CFL's for four years in several homes and these GE bulbs are some of the worst I've tried. These "flood" lights start out more like a trickle--after a long and erratic delay in starting at all. The two end spirals don't even illuminate at first, instead casting a shadow. Initial luminosity is probably 50% at best. After a minute or two they are finally fully illuminated. The only place these are fit to be used is in a location where the bulb is always on. They also fail as dimmables, because they do not turn down very much (in fact, no more than a standard GE CFL flood--although the standard one will flicker and whine when turned down.)

So the bulbs have three strikes against them: 1. Slow to actually turn on compared to other CFL's 2. Starting very dim taking a long time to reach normal brightness 3. Insufficient dimming characteristics. My recommendation is to avoid these and other GE CFL's, the GE's are the poorest examples of CFL's I've tested so far.

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