Fluorescent light bulbs/ wattage question

[BRULEDRIFTER]

I'm trying some of the fluorescent bulbs and they just don't seem as bright. The 14 watt is supposed to be comparable to a 60 watt regular but they really don't seem to be. Most of our lamps are 60 watt rated....can I put a 27 watt fluorescent in them as it's comparable to a 100 watt regular. Will it get too hot as I assume that is why they have a 60 watt max in the first place.

[Roofer]

Let them warm up a bit, they get alot brighter.

[Shack]

What type of florescent bulb are you talking about? The 4’ long bulbs or the new style twist in bulb.

I run 40W 4’ in my garage.

I run 24-25W on my exterior and interior bulbs.

I like the light both of them produce when they are warmed up.

[heavyduty]

they do get warm if they are in enclosed fixture you may need to be carefull not all flouresent replacements are rated to be completly enclosed. because of the heat. I don't know why you couldn't put a 27 watt bulb in it is only useing 27 watts but giving 100 watts lite. may want to do some searching for bulb temps of different lamps. second the thought on letting them warm up a bit to get to full brightness.5-10 minutes. No dimmers though unless you buy dimmable lamp and dimmers. Also they will last longer the less you switch them on and off. leave them on if you going to be back shortly. I have one over my kitchen sink going on three plus years usally on 24/7 good nite lite for my upstairs and works to lite up my deck stairs enough if I forgot to turn on any other lite.

[JohnMickish]

A watt is a measurment of power used, not a measurment of light. That's a lumen. The color of the light can have as much to to with how much light is being given off as the wattage can. The lamp can be coded with terms like "soft white", "warm" or "daylight" or in degree's of Kelvin. Light colors vary from manufacturer to manufacturer but as a general rule if it's called "daylight" or coded 5500degrees K. those will be the whitest/brightest lamps.

To answer your question, if you still want more light and you are talking a regular screw in bulb, yes, you can go to a 27 watt bulb but make sure it will fit under the globe. The bigger the wattage the larger the lamp will be (for the screw in spiral light bulbs).

Hope this helps.