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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2196 in Home Improvement
• Color: Cool White
• Brand: Globe Electric
• Model: 48426
• Released on: 2006-09-15
• Dimensions: 4.21" h x 6.45" w x 6.08" l,

Features

• A 23W CFL is equivalent to a 100W 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 Enersaver® bulb is 8,000 - 10, 000 hours and will outlast 8-10 regular incandescent bulbs.
• Globe Enersaver® 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 Enersaver® 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

Looks pretty good so far
I ordered these 23-watt CFLs to replace 100-watt bulbs in a few locations at home. I had read that "cool white" fluorescents were better for reading. The bulbs work just fine. If you decide to use cool white CFLs, though, be prepared to have your living space lit up with the sort of bluish-white glow you'd see in a doctor's office or dentist's office.

In fact, in the living room, we actually decided to replace the cool whites with soft whites so that we had the slightly yellowish glow we've all become used to in living spaces. It was just too odd--almost eerie--having that antiseptic white glow.

We ended up putting the cool whites in light fixtures that were covered by yellowish covers or globes. That seemed to do the trick.

Now, all that being said, 100-watt soft white CFLs are just fine for reading. And people have told us they notice no difference between these new bulbs and the old incandescent bulbs we used to have in our house. I can't speak yet for longevity, however we're trying hard to heed warnings we've read stating that frequent on and off of the CFLs can shorten their lifespan to that of a standard incandescent. So we don't use them in closets, for example. Finally, I haven't gotten an electric bill yet since the changeover, but I'm hoping to at least make a dent in our usage.

23-Watt Milli Compact Fluorescent Spiral Bulb
Great product. Really puts out the watts! Now I want to put them in all my lamps.

Old dog learns new trick.
Once an environmentalist, always an environmentalist. When I saw the recent offer on Amazon for mini compact flourescent spiral bulbs I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to do a mass replacement of incandescent bulbs in my home, starting with the track-lights in my kitchen. I bought the 13-watt bulbs & they turned out to be almost too bright! I decided to see if the 23-watt bulb could actually replace a reading light in my bedroom. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that it was more than adequate. I replaced a 150-watt incandescent with the 23-watt mini compact flourescent, & "Voila! There was Light! I have now replaced all the bulbs in my house & even the front porch light with flourescents with great satisfaction. Anyone who worries that these compact flourescents will not provide adequate illumination can lay their fears to rest. I highly recommend them! My electric bill has already reflected the improvement.