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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16739 in Home Improvement
• Size: 4 Pack
• Color: Cool White
• Brand: Globe Electric
• Model: 48412
• Released on: 2006-09-15
• Number of items: 4
• Dimensions: 4.13" h x 1.81" w x 1.81" l,

Features

• A 13W CFL is equivalent to a 60W regular incandescent bulb. It uses less energy, and helps protect the environment. Depending on your kWh rate, you will enjoy significant dollar savings per bulb!
• Globe Ultra Mini cool white compact fluorescent light bulbs simulate daylight making them ideal for offices, reading areas, kitchens, and workshops.
• Globe's Ultra Mini size fits most fixtures that require a standard medium base regular incandescent bulb.
• The lifespan of one Globe Energy saver bulb is 8,000 - 10, 000 hours and will outlast 8-10 regular incandescent bulbs.
• Globe Energy saver bulbs are warranted to last 5 years! If it fails before that time, we will replace it.

From the Manufacturer
Light up your home with Globe 48412 13-Watt (60-Watt Incandescent Equivalent) Ultra-Mini Compact Fluorescent Spiral Bulbs and save in energy costs. With a growing concern for reducing energy consumption, Globe's compact fluorescent bulbs are a must in every home. CFLs use approximately 70% less energy than incandescent bulbs and produce the same light output. One CFL bulb lasts from 8,000 to 10,000 hours or up to 10 years. This saves you money in energy costs and bulb purchases when compared to regular incandescent bulbs.

Amazon.com Buying Guide
Five Tips for Buying Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) are energy-saving replacements for incandescent light bulbs. Below you will find information to assist you in choosing the right bulb.

How do incandescent bulbs and CFLs compare?
Incandescent bulbs produce light by passing electricity through a small wire filament, heating it until it glows. Compact fluorescent lamps use an efficient chemical reaction to produce light, which requires 66%-75% less electricity to produce the same light output as a comparable incandescent bulb. CFLs are also cooler than incandescent bulbs and last considerably longer. CFLs are available in the familiar range of styles and colors to suit different applications, including standard round, candelabra, flood, track, three-way, dimmable, indoor, and outdoor.

What are the different base types of compact fluorescent bulbs?
CFLs are available in three base types: screw base, pin base, and GU24.

• Screw base bulbs, which have the familiar Edison screw socket, are the type used to replace existing incandescent bulbs. Simply swap out the old incandescent bulb for your new CFL and save significant energy costs. 
• Pin-base CFLs have small plastic bases with two or four pins and are designed to be used with separate ballasts mounted in fixtures designed for pin-base CFLs.
• The GU24 socket and base system is designed to replace the Edison socket and base in energy efficient lighting fixtures to match the newest ENERGY STAR requirements. Fixtures that use GU24 bulbs are designed to avoid backward compatibility with screw base bulbs, guaranteeing higher energy efficiency.

How long do the bulbs last?
CFLs can last 8,000 to 15,000 hours depending on quality while incandescent bulbs typically last 750 to 1,000 hours.

What types of lighting can I get with CFLs?
While many people are familiar with the bluish-white flicker of a hospital hallway illuminated by old-style 48-inch fluorescent bulbs, in fact a broad range of colors are available. The common colors range from a "soft white", to a medium white to a "daylight" color that has more blue and less yellow. Additionally, a range of novelty colors are available (red, black, green, etc.) including yellow, which is ideal for outdoor lighting as it does not attract insects. For indoor lighting of living spaces, choose a cooler temperature light, while for garages or work areas use the brighter and bluer daylight CFLs which cast a wider area of illumination. If you are using a dimmable fixture, you will need to purchase a CFL specifically designed for dimming; standard CFLs do not have that function.

How do I dispose of CFLs?
Some municipalities allow for regular trash disposal while others require disposal at a hazardous waste facility, or recycling facility. Contact your local waste collection service or municipality for the policy in your area.

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Customer Reviews

$9.99 a cool white light
I'm holding them to the warranty of five years or money back. General Electric long life bulbs have been a terrible disappointment to me so I hope Globe is good value. This is a very cold light and many people prefer warmer more yellow lights. I don't mind because I got a good gold box price on it and I am using it in utilitarian areas. But I wouldn't mind if I were using it in gathering areas either.

Feel like I'm outside
Love these bulbs! The bright white light makes it seem as though I'm working outdoors instead of my dark apartment with no windows in the kitchen or living room. When you first turn them on, they don't glow as brightly as they will after a minute or so. Great energy saver. Will buy more.

Replace Incandescents with Style!
These light bulbs are Great! Just screw one into any incandescent light bulb base, and get 60 watts of luminance for the price of 13 watts. This will save you money for the next five years, the expected lifespan of these bulbs. And the light is so much whiter than your old incandescents, just an added bonus. Plus, you gotta love that double helix spiral!