GE 47478-3 15-Watt (65-Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Floodlight 6 Year Life R30 Light Bulb 3-Pack
by General Electric
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 47478-3 15-Watt (65-Watt equivalent) Energy Smart Floodlight 6 Year Life R30 Light Bulb 3-Pack
Customer Review: Warm-up time is excessive
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought these bulbs to replace the regular 65 watt floodlights in my new recessed kitchen lights. I have been using the curly CFL bulbs for years and have enjoyed the quick start up of those bulbs. For some reason these floodlight bulbs take what seems an excessive amount of time to come to full brightness - probably 30 to 45 seconds. This I found unacceptable. I returned the bulbs to Amazon and will go back to using the old curly bulbs until I find a CFL flood light that starts up instantly.
I need to add that this is the first thing I have returned to Amazon and I am pleased at how easy it was using the prepaid mailing labels.
Customer Review: Bad bulbs
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased four of these bulbs in June. The first bulb burned out in October. The second bulb burned out in February. Both bulbs actually cracked. I have never seen a bulb break in use before. Seven year life span? Don't believe it. The bulbs are also slow to light. GE supplied a coupon for the first bulb that broke. I have been unable to find the bulbs anywhere that takes coupons. I told them not to bother sending another coupon, as I had no intention of buying any more of their bulbs.
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Customer Review: Takes too long to reach full brightness
Summary: 3 Stars
I've pretty much replaced all the incandescent light bulbs in my house with CFL's, so I bought a few of these to replace the floods in my basement and bathroom. As others have pointed out, this bulb starts out very dim, and takes about a minute to warm up. In some areas of my house, I find this unacceptable, and had to go back to the standard flood bulbs. I also had one go bad in a few months. Hopefully the technology will improve, as it has with most CFL's.Customer Review: Great product but...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great product provided you can live with the fact that it takes maybe 30 seconds for the bulb to get to full brightness which is common with this type of bulb. Also, the bulbs seem a lot brighter than the 65 watt equivalent advertised which can be either good or bad depending on what you're using the bulbs for. These bulbs do not buzz or flicker like the similar ones I bought years ago.Customer Review: GE Energy Smart Floodlight bulbs
Summary: 4 Stars
The bulbs emit light at least as bright as our old incandescents for far less wattage and heat. Our only adjustment is they come on dim and need a minute or so to brighten up. Leaving one strategically placed incandescent bulb per room to come on immediately helps that problem.
One bulb arrived broken, and replacement was quick and highly satisfactory.