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    Nov 23, 2008, 09:07 PM
    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:?
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    Nov 23, 2008, 09:50 PM

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

    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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