How to buy a Compact Fluorescent (CFL) light bulb?

How to Buy a Compact Fluorescent (CFL) Light Bulb?

How to Buy a CFL Bulb?

LUMENS: The new way of looking at light.

You used to buy these

INCANDESCENT BULBS

INCANDESCENT BULBS

WATTS
150W
100W
75W
60W
40W

Average Life1000 hr

You want this much light

LUMENS Bulb

LUMENS

LUMENS
2600 lm
1600 lm
1100 lm
800 lm
450 lm

Now you can buy these

Compact Fluorescent bulb

Compact Fluorescent

WATTS
32 - 35W
23 - 26W
18 - 22W
13 - 15W
9 - 11W

8,000 hr

More Lumens = More Light
Actual lumen output may vary by product. Revised May 2015