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Question about a nightlight
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Posted by
catherinet (
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Wed, Jun 30, 10 at 12:48
Hi,
Can I put a larger wattage bulb into a nightlight base (like a candelabra light - 40 or 60 watt bulb) or would bad things happen?
thanks. |
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RE: Question about a nightlight
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| The device is very likely to overheat and be damaged, or even cause a fire. |
RE: Question about a nightlight
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| That's what I was afraid of. Okay. Thanks for your help. |
RE: Question about a nightlight
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| If space allows, there are some fairly small candelabra base compact flourescent light bulbs available. smallest I've seen are 5 watts. These will give you far more light than a 5 or 7 watt incandescent bulb usualy used in night lights. These should be safe as far as heat generation. |
RE: Question about a nightlight
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| That depends. If it is a sensor nightlight, you must stick with incandescent. If it is a switch, you can use a cfl or led. Do not exceed 7w. |
RE: Question about a nightlight
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| Smithy, please stop bumping these old posts. This one is almost 4 months old, and was already answered adequately! |
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