This single-pack is a 23-Watt twist daylight compact fluorescent light bulb with a medium base.
23-Watt – compact fluorescent mini twist daylight lamp – save energy and money by replacing your 100-Watt incandescent with this energy saving compact fluorescent – true daylight color – lasts up 7 years – 6000 Hours life – 1489-Lumen.
Buying Guide
Five Tips for Buying Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) are energy-saving replacements for incandescent light bulbs. Below you will find information to assist you in choosing the right bulb.
How do incandescent bulbs and CFLs compare? Incandescent bulbs produce light by passing electricity through a small wire filament, heating it until it glows. Compact fluorescent lamps use an efficient chemical reaction to produce light, which requires 66%-75% less electricity to produce the same light output as a comparable incandescent bulb. CFLs are also cooler than incandescent bulbs and last considerably longer. CFLs are available in the familiar range of styles and colors to suit different applications, including standard round, candelabra, flood, track, three-way, dimmable, indoor, and outdoor.
What are the different base types of compact fluorescent bulbs?
Screw base bulbs, which have the familiar Edison screw socket, are the type used to replace existing incandescent bulbs. Simply swap out the old incandescent bulb for your new CFL and save significant energy costs.
Pin-base CFLs have small plastic bases with two or four pins and are designed to be used with separate ballasts mounted in fixtures designed for pin-base CFLs.
The GU24 socket and base system is designed to replace the Edison socket and base in energy efficient lighting fixtures to match the newest ENERGY STAR requirements. Fixtures that use GU24 bulbs are designed to avoid backward compatibility with screw base bulbs, guaranteeing higher energy efficiency.
How long do the bulbs last?
What types of lighting can I get with CFLs?
How do I dispose of CFLs?
- 100-Watt incandescent replacement
- CFL twist
- Energy star approved
- Included components: Bulb