GE 15 Watt 65 Watt equivalent Energy Smart Floodlight 6 Year Life R30 Light Bulb 3 Count #47478
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Manufacturer: General Electric
Model: 47478
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Publisher: General Electric
Label: General Electric
Features for GE 15 Watt 65 Watt equivalent Energy Smart Floodlight 6 Year Life R30 Light Bulb 3 Count #47478:
- A smart way to save energy
- Application: Indoor spot/ floodlight 3.75-inch wide fixtures
- Base: medium screw (E26); Bulb type: R30; Watts: 15
- Initial Lumens: 750
- Guaranteed to last 7 years based on 4 hours use per day at 120V.
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Customer Reviews
Great product but... 
2008-05-05
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.
Bulb is just OK 
2008-02-19
Just bought this bulb at Target to replace a kitchen recessed light bulb - 65 Watt. The light output is no different than the old bulb. The drawback is the slow startup, about 30 seconds. Do not use this bulb if it is the only light source in a room. In my mind, stumbling in the dark is not progress. A light should come on when you flip the switch.
Warm-up time is excessive 2008-02-08
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.
Bad bulbs 
2008-01-30
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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works OK 2007-12-01
This bulb is not perfect. It does have a fairly slow warm up time, as noted in the sales specs, but since my intended use is for lights that I expect to have on all day and most of the evening through out the winter, I am not much bothered by the slow-on. The bulb is slightly taller than the 75w and 65w indoor floods that I have been using in my recessed "can" lights, and thus sticks out beyond the rim a little bit. If you want your ceiling to be completely flat and unmarred by little bulb-bulges, then try another one. For my purposes, I figure it just lets that much more light out to where I want it in these darkish winter days. Now, if it lasts as long as they say it does, so I have to get up on the ladder less often, and costs as little as they say it does, so I can shrink the electric bill, I think I have a winner.
