GE 15517-3 26-Watt (100-Watt Equivalent) Energy Smart Spiral T3 Light Bulb, 3-Pack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 15517-3 26-Watt (100-Watt Equivalent) Energy Smart Spiral T3 Light Bulb, 3-Pack
Customer Review: Short Life and they are NOISY!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought these bulbs in the desire to "do the right thing." The advertised savings in electricity costs over the lifetime of the bulb would be a bonus. BUT, the bulbs burn out with minimal use! That makes them environmentally disastrous when you realize their toxicity and the energy costs for their remanufacture. (There is a Federal Government website which details the precautions that one has to take if the bulb breaks to minimize the toxicity effects.) But what really irks is that they are noisy, with a quite noticeable and annoying static sound even at the lowest wattage of the 12, 23, 29 watt bulbs. I am returning these bulbs. One expects a lot more from GE.Customer Review: barely dimmable
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried this bulb and was disappointed. The quality of light was good and bright, but the dimmability was poor. On a typical rotating knob dimmer switch, the bulb did not turn on at all until the knob was nearly all the way on, and then the bulb shines at full 100-watt brightness. Then you try to dim it and it will turn down to about a 75-watt bulb brightness (maybe as low as a 60 watt bulb, but still very bright) and then it turns off completely. I think most people would want a dimmable bulb to dim down to lower than a 40 watt level.Customer Review: short life
Summary: 1 Stars
I used my light bulb in a normal bathroom light fixture and it lasted less than 1 year. I didn't have it on excessively and when it was on I always tried to keep it on for at least 10 minutes as I have heard that can help the life expectancy greatly.
I was disappointed and unless GE or an electrician can give me some good explanation I would not buy this GE bulb again.
Customer Review: Great bulb
Summary: 5 Stars
I got these to put in my kitchen and i love them,they are very bright and don't give off much heat like the incandescents did.they are a little slow to get to full brightness when it's cold but that doesn't bother me since i am saving on power and not having all that heat dumped into my home, I've replaced all my bulbs with GE cfl bulbs.Customer Review: Lasts 5 years....NOT...more like 8 months
Summary: 1 Stars
Bought a pack of these GE energy smart bulbs from Walmart less than a year ago. The package says "Lasts 5 Years". For a 3 pack over 20 bucks at Walmart, I was expecting one to last at least 2-3 years, well the first one blew in less than 8 months. Would not recommend these to anyone. Writing a complaint to GE.