In general a simple rule to follow to replace an incandescent with an equivalent in light output cfl bulb is to select the cfl bulb that has 1 4 watts compared with the replaced incandescent bulb.
What is a 23 watt cfl bulb equivalent to.
Halogen light bulb wattage led equivalent wattage 100 watt 12 watt 75 watt 11 watt 60 watt 8 watt 50 watt 6 watt 30 watt 4 watt led equivalents to cfl light bulbs cfl compact fluorescent lamp light bulbs were the first real energy efficient alternative to incandescent and halogen bulbs using much less energy and lasting for much longer.
For example a correct replacement for a 60w incandescent bulb would be a 15 watt cfl bulb 60 1 4 15.
Designed for bathroom vanities or anywhere a globe bulb is required these bulbs produce light equivalent to a 40 watt incandescent bulb yet only consume 10 watts of power.
It produces a similar light output of 900 lumens uses 13 watt of electricity and up to 78 less energy than a standard incandescent light bulb.
By replacing your burned out incandescent lights with compact fluorescent bulbs you ll save money in the long run and feel good about reducing your energy use choose from a large selection with options in light colors that range from warm.
The equivalent of a 13 watt compact fluorescent cfl light bulb is between 40 and 60 watts of power from an incandescent light bulb which corresponds to between 450 and 800 lumens.
100w equal compact fluorescents.
Now they re becoming difficult to find.
Some cfl and led bulbs will put their wattage equivalents on the box while many don t so this chart should help give you a good idea of how bright your new bulb is going to be.
Additionally a 6 to 8 watt led light corresponds to a 13 to 15 watt cfl bulb.
2700k 100 watt equal cfl bulbs produce the same light output as incandescent alternatives but they use a lot less energy.
The 23 watt cfl light bulbs with the spiral shape were the most common type of light bulb to find up until the last year or so.