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  • Nov 23, 2008, 09:07 PM
    delores12
    CFL's and ceiling fans
    I bought 3 ceiling fans at home depot all Hampton Bay brand. Till then I had never heard of an intermediate bulb.
    At a website I just came from several people were stating the built in dimmer and fan speeds would burn out if CFL's were used in ceiling fans. Is this true?:confused:?
  • Nov 23, 2008, 09:50 PM
    KISS

    The CFL's must be dimmable. Not all are.
  • Nov 23, 2008, 09:54 PM
    delores12
    Thank you for helping me out.:)
  • Nov 24, 2008, 09:36 PM
    ceilingfanrepair

    It depends.

    If you are talking about remote fans, you will have to use dimmable CFLs. If they are not remote fans, any CFLs are fine.

    Do they make dimmable candelabra base CFL's?

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