Any recommendations?
Chandelier uses 3 bog standard A19 bulbs. Would like to replace with LED and have a dimmer on the circuit. I know that I've gone through this dance with CFLs before LED bulbs were widely available; I had two wall sconces in my old living room and never did find any combination that worked acceptably; after realizing how infrequently I used the lights in there I simply threw some 100W incans in there and called it a day.
Now I'm running into the same thing in the dining room. I am using some of the "vintage" (clear glass, kind of look like old carbon filament bulbs) round globe bulbs from Home Depot "EcoSmart" 5.5W 2700K dimmable. I'm not married to these; I'd originally bought them because they were cheap. looked cool, and thought they'd work in the bathroom but SWMBO didn't like the light from them in there so I threw them in the chandelier to use them.
Is there a dimmer that will work well with these bulbs? If not, can you recommend a bulb/dimmer combo that will work well? I wouldn't mind going up in wattage to a 60W equivalent for more light when working on projects on the DR table although the light level in there is fine now as is for general use.
The problem that I'm experiencing is a lot of flicker which drives me nuts. Current dimmer is an old non-C/L rated dimmer probably original to the house. I have put up with it for a while because we seldom use the room but I saw some cheap Feit LED rated dimmers in Costco the other day. Because I've been bitten before I read some reviews instead of just buying one on the spot, looks like those aren't really that good.
Any recommendations for what to do here, aside from accepting that it won't work and just getting some 60W incans (while I stil can...)?
I wish you could still get Philips L-Prizes, I have had no problems with those...
Edit: I should had said, that if I end up buying new bulbs, high CRI would be a plus, and I would prefer to stay in the 2700-3000K range.
Chandelier uses 3 bog standard A19 bulbs. Would like to replace with LED and have a dimmer on the circuit. I know that I've gone through this dance with CFLs before LED bulbs were widely available; I had two wall sconces in my old living room and never did find any combination that worked acceptably; after realizing how infrequently I used the lights in there I simply threw some 100W incans in there and called it a day.
Now I'm running into the same thing in the dining room. I am using some of the "vintage" (clear glass, kind of look like old carbon filament bulbs) round globe bulbs from Home Depot "EcoSmart" 5.5W 2700K dimmable. I'm not married to these; I'd originally bought them because they were cheap. looked cool, and thought they'd work in the bathroom but SWMBO didn't like the light from them in there so I threw them in the chandelier to use them.
Is there a dimmer that will work well with these bulbs? If not, can you recommend a bulb/dimmer combo that will work well? I wouldn't mind going up in wattage to a 60W equivalent for more light when working on projects on the DR table although the light level in there is fine now as is for general use.
The problem that I'm experiencing is a lot of flicker which drives me nuts. Current dimmer is an old non-C/L rated dimmer probably original to the house. I have put up with it for a while because we seldom use the room but I saw some cheap Feit LED rated dimmers in Costco the other day. Because I've been bitten before I read some reviews instead of just buying one on the spot, looks like those aren't really that good.
Any recommendations for what to do here, aside from accepting that it won't work and just getting some 60W incans (while I stil can...)?
I wish you could still get Philips L-Prizes, I have had no problems with those...
Edit: I should had said, that if I end up buying new bulbs, high CRI would be a plus, and I would prefer to stay in the 2700-3000K range.
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