Maybe here is a good place to ask this....
We have been using CFL bulbs for years. Our city gives every household a CFL bulb twice a year and have been doing this since before it was popular, maybe the last 10-12 years. But they don't offer bulbs that can be used with dimmers. We have a couple of ceiling fans with lights on them and they are operated by remote controls. You can dim the lights with the remote. We never use the dimming feature, we just keep the lights on full power and turn them on and off.
I have checked all the local stores, which now carry plenty of CFLs and none of them carry bulbs that can be used in dimmers. All the bulbs say not to use in dimming fixtures. I tried regular CFLs in the ceiling fan lights, just to see what would happen and they flicker.
Has anyone here found CFLs that can be used in dimmers? Or can I do something to the ceiling fan light so that it's no longer a dimmer, just a regular on/off function?
We have been using CFL bulbs for years. Our city gives every household a CFL bulb twice a year and have been doing this since before it was popular, maybe the last 10-12 years. But they don't offer bulbs that can be used with dimmers. We have a couple of ceiling fans with lights on them and they are operated by remote controls. You can dim the lights with the remote. We never use the dimming feature, we just keep the lights on full power and turn them on and off.
I have checked all the local stores, which now carry plenty of CFLs and none of them carry bulbs that can be used in dimmers. All the bulbs say not to use in dimming fixtures. I tried regular CFLs in the ceiling fan lights, just to see what would happen and they flicker.
Has anyone here found CFLs that can be used in dimmers? Or can I do something to the ceiling fan light so that it's no longer a dimmer, just a regular on/off function?