Review of Sylvania 29587 14-Watt Compact Fluorescent Lamp with R20 reflector

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I am using this bulbs for my recessed fittings and using it everyday around 5 to 7 hours for the past 1 year (almost). So far it is working fine. The only problem I need to highlight is the reliability of the bulb joint around the ballast. One of the bulb came out separate from the ballast with little force when tried to fit it inside the 4" recessed can. Hope it helps new buyers not to apply more force to fit.

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I installed one in our kitchen (in a recessed lighting can above our sink). Since the area the bulb is installed in is normally dark, we tend to leave the light on at all times. I initially bought this CFL for it's long life and energy savings, but while most R20 incandescent lamps I've tried last about 6 months in continuous operation, this model only lasted 2 weeks! After reading some reviews on this model (post-mortem), I found out that it is *not* recommended for recessed lighting applications like mine. What's worse is that the packaging did not mention this rather important fact. Oh well, maybe another model will fare better.

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This bulbs fit and worked fine for me. The big annoyance is that they take over a minute to come up to decent light levels. For where we are using it, that is unfortunately a major annoyance. Next time, I will look for a fast starter in the R20 style.

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I bought a set of 3 to use in my track lights. After a little less than 2 months, one out of the three no longer works. Also, it takes a minute or so to get bright enough to be helpful as a light source.

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It seems challenging finding the right size & light value in fluorescents. Found what I needed for several fixtures at home in this product. The base of the bulb is slightly larger than a conventional incandescent bulb (was a problem in our last house as the ceiling "can" was narrower than the then-available R40 bulbs).

The color of this bulb is very close to that of a standard incandescent my wife didn't even notice until a couple days after installation.