My wife asked a question, and I didn't know the answer. We've been switching over to high efficiency light bulbs lately... the corkscrew-looking ones. They say that they are the equivalent of 50/100/150 watts but only use 12/23/29 watts worth of energy. Some of our lamps have maximum wattages of 30/70/100. Can we use these light bulbs in those lamps? They use so much less energy and are quite bright. They also give off less heat. I don't really know why those maximum wattages exist. So, does anyone know? Thanks! P.S. Hurry! I was supposed to post this last week!
The internal wiring and structure of a lamp is designed to take up to a certain amount of watts/heat before they melt/catch fire. I don't see any reason why you can't use a florescent bulb that puts out more lumens than the maximum allowable incandescent bulb.
Thanks!!! That's just the info I needed. I told my wife... "Honey, this may sound strange, but I'm going to post the questions on BigSoccer. Someone will know."