Does it matter what kind of light bulb goes in a refrigerator?

[Danny D.]

The "appliance" light bulb in the frig has been out for about
a week ... and ... well ... umm ... er ... the wife got a bit
upset with me ... for ... working on other things instead ...

So she surreptitiously replaced the bulb with this:
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13002791/img/13002791.jpg

Having never thought about it before, I've never seen that
kind of bulb in a refrigerator. Have you?

Does it matter?

[gregz]

I would not use one, but if it's bright enough, go for it, but DON'T break
it.

Greg

[hrho...@sbcglobal.net]

It may be dimmer than the bulb it replaced, but actually will use less
electricity so that is ok. Even a brighter bulb will probably use
less electricity. Biggest POSSIBLE drawback is the number of on-off
cycles it will get compared to if it was to be used as a regular room
light in a regular light fixture of some kind. But it is in a cooler
environment so that is a plus that probably balances the number of on-
offs.

However, if it were me, the thing that I would be most concerned about
is the possibility of hitting the bulb and breaking it. It is
relatively much weaker than the glass in an incandescent bulb, and I
wouldn't want to have to clean up glass in my refrigerator, or worry
about the small amount of mercury that would be released getting into
something in the fridge. It depends on how protected the bulb is.

[Roy]

My suggestion: purchase the proper fridge/oven bulb. Most of them are 40 watt and clear or frosted. My fridge has two and both are clear glass. Next
time listen to your wife and do what she wants when she wants it done.
No exception now or comes zee trouble.

[micky]

Don't really know, but I thought appliance bulbs were coated in
plastic, so when they were broken the pieces wouldn't fall into the
fridge or the stove, or on the food. Wait a sec. Do t hey really
sell the same bulb for the fridge and the stove? That seems wrong.

[tra...@optonline.net]

I would not use a CFL in a fridge for two reasons. One is
it's easier to break and they contain some mercury. The other
is CFLs take longer to put out decent amounts of light the
colder they are. A fridge is one of the worst places to use one.
Before it even starts to warm up, you're closing the door already.

[Stormin Mormon]

In my part of the world. Dollar Tree has the 40 watt appliance bulbs. Our Nation's Leaders have decided to continue to allow us to purchase and possess 40 watt filament bulbs. I've found the CF bulbs to break easily, when used in work lights, tramp cords, etc. CF often don't start properly when they are cold. And the cycling isn't going to do any good for the CF ballast. I'd replace it. Buy three or four of the bulbs, and keep them in the nearby drawer. In case Our Nation's Leaders change thier minds.
.
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"Roy" <wil...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1896537d-a45b-4a8d...@googlegroups.com...

[Stormin Mormon]

I think at least they could pack them
differently. I agree, it seems odd.

.
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"micky" <NONONO...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:d3n6p8da6fc5hv84q...@4ax.com...

[Frank]

I agree with other respondents:
Toxicity of mercury if it breaks.
Not coming to full light power in brief time refrigerator is opened.
Reduced life cycle with short use periods stressing cfl.

[George]

On 5/14/2013 11:21 PM, Danny D. wrote:

Its a misapplication. CFLs are easier to break and take longer to start
at cold temps.

Either replace it with a 25w appliance bulb or if you want to throw a
few dollars more at it get a LED version.

Eventually the LED lighting used in higher end refrigerators such as
below will be common in all:

http://www.appliancist.com/refrigerators/side-by-side-bosch-linea-refrigerator.html

[Tomsic]

"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**NOJUNK**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7EKkt.972$Rj2...@fe48.iad...

It's OK. The so-called "appliance bulbs" can be used for either stoves or
fridges. They have several features which makes them suitable for either.
- smaller bulb size
- high-temperature basing cement (or clamped base with no cement)
- more filament supports (to protect against shock or vibration like
slamming doors)
- longer-life filament (depends upon the manufacturer)
- coated bulb (depends upon manufacturer - protects against moisture and
minimizes pieces of glass if bulb should break).

Tomsic

[tra...@optonline.net]

On May 15, 10:25 am, "Tomsic" <N...@no.net> wrote:
> "Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**NOJUN...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:7EKkt.972$Rj2...@fe48.iad...
> I think at least they could pack them
> differently. I agree, it seems odd.
> .
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
>    www.lds.org
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> ."micky" <NONONOmis...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message

>
> news:d3n6p8da6fc5hv84q...@4ax.com...
>
> Wait a sec.  Do t hey really
> sell the same bulb for the fridge and
> the stove?  That seems wrong.
>
> It's OK.  The so-called "appliance bulbs" can be used for either stoves or
> fridges.  They have several features which makes them suitable for either.
> - smaller bulb size
> - high-temperature basing cement (or clamped  base with no cement)
> - more filament supports (to protect against shock or vibration like
> slamming doors)
> - longer-life filament (depends upon the manufacturer)
> - coated bulb (depends upon manufacturer - protects against moisture and
> minimizes pieces of glass if bulb should break).
>
> Tomsic

Maybe he'd like it better if there were two bulbs, one
for frigde, one for oven and they cost 25% more....

[micky]

Then this what the OP should buy. It's what I've always bought.
I think I've only replaced one bulb in 40 years in the fridge and
stove combined, so the cost of bulbs is insignificant, and the cost of
electricity is too.

>Maybe he'd like it better if there were two bulbs, one
>for frigde, one for oven and they cost 25% more....

If one could't be made that worked for both, sure, but Tomsic's
convinced me that they can and do.

[micky]

On Wed, 15 May 2013 03:21:38 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
<Dan...@is.invalid> wrote:

I know it's great that your wife thinks it's your job to do the macho
things, but changing a light bulb? Really? Doesn't she go to the
grocery, at least once a week? They sell them there. They don't
weigh much. She should be able to lift one.

[Danny D]

On Wed, 15 May 2013 08:25:43 -0400, George wrote:

> Its a misapplication. CFLs are easier to break and take longer
> to start at cold temps.

Makes sense.
I'll pick up a bona-fide "appliance bulb" at the hardware store on my
next visit (which will be soon).

[Danny D]

On Wed, 15 May 2013 21:11:17 +0000, Danny D wrote:

> I'll pick up a bona-fide "appliance bulb" at the hardware store on my
> next visit (which will be soon).

I picked up a $2 A15 bulb (40 watt frosted) at Ace Hardware today.
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13045041/img/13045041.jpeg

They actually had cheaper A15 bulbs that were for 130 volts, which is an
odd voltage, but I opted for the 'standard' 120 volt size.

Thanks for the advice. It's my first 'appliance bulb' ever.

[k...@attt.bizz]

On Wed, 15 May 2013 23:35:37 +0000 (UTC), Danny D <Dan...@example.com>
wrote:

>On Wed, 15 May 2013 21:11:17 +0000, Danny D wrote:
>
>> I'll pick up a bona-fide "appliance bulb" at the hardware store on my
>> next visit (which will be soon).
>
>I picked up a $2 A15 bulb (40 watt frosted) at Ace Hardware today.
> http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13045041/img/13045041.jpeg
>
>They actually had cheaper A15 bulbs that were for 130 volts, which is an
>odd voltage, but I opted for the 'standard' 120 volt size.

130V bulbs will be dimmer when operated on 120V but they'll last
almost forever, which is the whole point. They'd be good for a
'fridge but you really should buy a bulb designed for the purpose.

[Congoleum Breckenridge]

On 5/14/2013 11:21 PM, Danny D. wrote:

Get one of these:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-6-Watt-40W-A19-Warm-White-2700K-LED-Light-Bulb-1-Pack-BA19-04527OMF-12DE26-1U110/203991778?N=bol

[Sjouke Burry]

"Danny D." <Dan...@is.invalid> wrote in news:kmuv02$k33$4
@news.albasani.net:

No, if you dont mind a bit of mercury in your foodsupply......

[Nate Nagel]

IT's probably not going to work very well and take a long time to start,
but it's not going to hurt anything other than the CFL.

A LED bulb would be perfect in a fridge actually...

nate

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[Ed Pawlowski]

On Wed, 15 May 2013 23:27:50 -0400, Nate Nagel <njn...@roosters.net>
wrote:

>A LED bulb would be perfect in a fridge actually...
>
>nate

It probably would be, but still too costly. Cheapest LED is at least
triple the cost of a regular appliance bulb and it is not on long
enough to give a payback on energy savings.

[Stormin Mormon]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-Pure-White-E27-108-LED-6-5W-Energy-Saving-360-Corn-Bulb-Lamp-Light-110V-New-/171041393638?pt=US_Light_Bulbs&hash=item27d2dc8be6

And found on Ebay, fairly cheap. Search box "110v LED bulb"

Christopher A. Young
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"Nate Nagel" <njn...@roosters.net> wrote in message news:kn1jn...@news4.newsguy.com...

[willshak]

They sell them in most supermarkets.

--
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In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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[Robert]

On May 15, 10:47 am, "trad...@optonline.net" <trad...@optonline.net>
wrote:

> Maybe he'd like it better if there were two bulbs, one
> for frigde, one for oven and they cost 25% more....

...... and a local building code that says they can only be
changed by a licensed, union electrician.....

[Danny D.]

On Thu, 16 May 2013 12:49:16 -0400, willshak wrote:

> They sell them in most supermarkets.

Interestingly, Home Depot didn't have the A15, but Ace Hardware did:
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13045041/img/13045041.jpeg

[Red Green]

"Danny D." <Dan...@is.invalid> wrote in news:kmuv02$k33$4
@news.albasani.net:

A week?!

You could have replaced the bulb with the proper appliance bulb in the time
it took to post the above.

Go get a bulb. Replace it. Say your sorry. Go on with life.

Do not mention (to try and save face) that if the bulb she put in breaks,
everything inside is technically contaminated. She got light in the frig.
You didn't.

Wife - 1
Danny - 0

[Red Green]

Congoleum Breckenridge <conb...@home.com> wrote in
news:kn1fh8$ph7$1...@speranza.aioe.org:

Just put a stinkin' two buck appliance bulb in it. The use of some 10 buck
granola bulb for a frig bulb is nuts.

[Red Green]

"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**NOJUNK**@hotmail.com> wrote in

news:uP3lt.200466$o7.1...@fed16.iad:

> http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-Pure-White-E27-108-LED-6-5W-Energy-Saving-
> 360-Corn-Bulb-Lamp-Light-110V-New-/171041393638?pt=US_Light_Bulbs&hash=
> item27d2dc8be6

That could easily be mistaken for corn on the cob and be eaten. Not much
savings in shitting glass.

[Stormin Mormon]

Makes it easier to potty at night?
.

Christopher A. Young
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"Red Green" <postm...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:XnsA1C2BD647...@78.46.70.116...

[Fat-Dumb and Happy]

I was thinking maybe a flashlight with a magnet so it would stick on the
fridge door or maybe a spot light on the counter aimed to shine into the
fridge with one of the fancy remote controllers. Anyone can change a
bulb but let's get creative.

[nestork]

[image: http://www.taylorgifts.com/images/products/p53758_500.jpg]

or, maybe...

[image:
https://midwest.westburne.ca/medias/sys_master/canada/8854840541214/LUMCELE00102_WB_2_PE_001_320.jpg]




--
nestork

[Stormin Mormon]

Fred Flintstone would have had a small
bird, that lights a candle each time the
door is opened. Which bird also throws
wisecracks each time.

.
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"Fat-Dumb and Happy" <"MoMoneyBen"@EasyMoney.net> wrote in message news:kn43io$lu2$1...@speranza.aioe.org...

[croy]

Just musing here....

Are you considering both the energy cost of lighting the
bulb, *and* the energy cost of the heat the bulbs create
inside the fridge?

It would seem to me the latter might have more impact.

Again, just musing.

--
croy

[diy savant]

On 5/17/2013 4:04 PM, croy wrote:
> Just musing here....
>
> Are you considering both the energy cost of lighting the
> bulb, *and* the energy cost of the heat the bulbs create
> inside the fridge?
>
> It would seem to me the latter might have more impact.
>
> Again, just musing.
>

They could give away incandescent bulbs and I still wouldn't use them.

Knowing that I'll never have to change the bulb again is enough for me
to use an LED bulb.

[k...@attt.bizz]

On Thu, 16 May 2013 05:49:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski <e...@snet.net> wrote:

Quite true. LEDs have no other redeeming values in this application,
either. OTOH, LED lighting is quite nice when it's designed into the
'fridge.

[k...@attt.bizz]

Yeah, it's *SUCH* hard work!

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:28 -0700, croy <ha...@spam.invalid.net>
wrote:

Just considering the cost of the bulb versus energy saved when lit. A
40W appliance bulb gives off 136 BTU per hour. How long is the light
on to give an appreciable amount of heat to be removed?

[diy savant]

It's more of an inconvenience than hard work. Idiot!

[k...@attt.bizz]

Oh, the *INCONVENIENCE*! <shudder> I've probably replaced one bulb a
year for the past five. It's *such* a burden.

[k...@attt.bizz]

How many BTU per hour does an open door use? ;-)

[Robert]

On May 17, 4:03 pm, diy savant <d...@savant.nul> wrote:

> Knowing that I'll never have to change the bulb again is enough for me
> to use an LED bulb.

Yeah, until you have to replace it because the current limiting
capacitor
in the module failed....

LEDs are low voltage, incandescent are much higher , generally120 V

The modules to allow the 120 V to power the low voltage LED have a
much much much higher failure rate than the LED....

You just gotta look at the whole picture...

[diy savant]

Do you have an electric can opener or a manual one?

Do you have a garage door opener or do you raise the door manually?

Do you have a remote control for your tv or do you waddle up to the
cable box to change channels?

And assuming you still have teeth, you use an electric toothbrush.

Lemme guess, you've got a riding lawn mower too. Idiot!

[k...@attt.bizz]

On Sat, 18 May 2013 18:05:56 -0400, diy savant <d...@savant.nul> wrote:

>On 5/18/2013 10:46 AM, k...@attt.bizz wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 May 2013 09:26:49 -0400, diy savant <d...@savant.nul> wrote:
>>
>>> It's more of an inconvenience than hard work. Idiot!
>>
>> Oh, the *INCONVENIENCE*! <shudder> I've probably replaced one bulb a
>> year for the past five. It's *such* a burden.
>>
>
>Do you have an electric can opener or a manual one?

Actually, I don't have a clue. ...not that it's of any relevance.

>Do you have a garage door opener or do you raise the door manually?

Not installed. It's been in a box in the garage for a year.

>Do you have a remote control for your tv or do you waddle up to the
>cable box to change channels?

You're projecting again.

>And assuming you still have teeth, you use an electric toothbrush.

Yep. Nope.

>Lemme guess, you've got a riding lawn mower too. Idiot!

Yes, but I didn't until I had an acre and a half of grass.

Of curse *NONE* of this has anything to do with replacing a damned
light bulb once a year or so. It does show what a damned fool you
are, though.

[Stormin Mormon]

I'd also prefer not to have to replace a bulb
every year. So far, my fridge bulb has been
fine. When it goes, I'll seriously consider LED.

.
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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<k...@attt.bizz> wrote in message news:8migp8t0hlnvj10op...@4ax.com...

[k...@attt.bizz]

On Sun, 19 May 2013 07:03:16 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
<cayoung61**NOJUNK**@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I'd also prefer not to have to replace a bulb
>every year. So far, my fridge bulb has been
>fine. When it goes, I'll seriously consider LED.

You're going to spend 10x on a new bulb when it goes out, instead of
replacing it with the cheaper bulb the *ONCE* during the life of the
'fridge anyway? No one said you had any brains, top-poster.

[k...@attt.bizz]

On 19 May 2013 17:43:52 GMT, RobertPatrick <r...@nospammingg.com> wrote:

>Just as long as the little fridge man doesn't have to keep turning it ON.

The house calls get expensive.

[dgk]

Ah, the old "does the light bulb stay on when the door is closed"
argument! It's too easy to settle these days since cheap video
recorders are everywhere.

[k...@attt.bizz]

Why am I not surprised that you can't think.

[Bob_Villa]

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:21:38 PM UTC-5, Danny D. wrote:
> The "appliance" light bulb in the frig has been out for about
>
> a week ... and ... well ... umm ... er ... the wife got a bit
>
> upset with me ... for ... working on other things instead ...
>
>
>
> So she surreptitiously replaced the bulb with this:
>
> http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13002791/img/13002791.jpg
>
>
>
> Having never thought about it before, I've never seen that
>
> kind of bulb in a refrigerator. Have you?
>
>
>
> Does it matter?

This may be an option? http://www.amazon.com/GE-Lighting-74724-Energy-Smart-Equivalent/dp/B002L3T1QS

[Danny D]

On Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:11 -0700, Bob_Villa wrote:

> This may be an option?
> http://www.amazon.com/GE-Lighting-74724-Energy-Smart-Equivalent/dp/
B002L3T1QS

That's effectively what I bought to replace the spiral bulb.

I put in a GE A15 40-watt frosted bulb.

Thanks.

[Bob_Villa]

Look closer...it is a CFL inside a bulb!

[Danny D]

On Tue, 21 May 2013 03:43:58 -0700, Bob_Villa wrote:

> Look closer...it is a CFL inside a bulb!

Ohhhhh... (I had missed that). Thanks.

[epsc...@gmail.com]

By the way I find many of the responses here very condescending. We aren't all organized or handy. And I change the light bulbs, my husband doesn't.

I have replaced my 40watt bulb with a GE LED ceiling fan bulb - because the bulb is situated right at the front of the top of the door, and if I am rummaging around on the top shelf, the incandescent bulb gets too hot for comfort right next to my hand. I find even CFLs get fairly warm.

[Oren]

On Sun, 2 Mar 2014 15:52:04 -0800 (PST), epsc...@gmail.com wrote:

>By the way I find many of the responses here very condescending. We aren't all organized or handy. And I change the light bulbs, my husband doesn't.
>
>I have replaced my 40watt bulb with a GE LED ceiling fan bulb - because the bulb is situated right at the front of the top of the door, and if I am rummaging around on the top shelf, the incandescent bulb gets too hot for comfort right next to my hand. I find even CFLs get fairly warm.

Thanks for sharing. Some from Englewood, CO., do get offended.

My refrigerator has plastic covers over the bulbs. I never get much
trouble from those bulbs. Or worry about heat. After 9 years the same
bulbs still work in the refrigerator and the freezer.

Hope my wife changes them when they go out and fail.

Is it cold in Denver, today?

[Mark Storkamp]

In article <ce5095c2-c66d-4ad7...@googlegroups.com>,

epsc...@gmail.com wrote:

> By the way I find many of the responses here very condescending.

So you thought you'd dig up a year old thread and point that out? If you
can't find anything more recent to complain about, it must not be so bad
here after all.

[fitni...@shaw.ca]

Isn't this the truth? -.-

[Col. Edmund Burke]

<fitni...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:43e53dfb-aa9f-4d86...@googlegroups.com...

> Isn't this the truth? -.-

Oren fucks peoples' mothers!

[bob_villa]

On Sunday, March 2, 2014 6:30:08 PM UTC-6, Oren wrote:

> Thanks for sharing. Some from Englewood, CO., do get offended.

> Is it cold in Denver, today?

You're very smug for someone who plugs an IP into a search site (ex. http://www.iplocation.net/). Does this elevate you in some way...as in getting you rocks off? (by the way...it's Aurora, CO)

[N8N]

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:21:38 PM UTC-4, Danny D. wrote:
> The "appliance" light bulb in the frig has been out for about
> a week ... and ... well ... umm ... er ... the wife got a bit
> upset with me ... for ... working on other things instead ...
>
> So she surreptitiously replaced the bulb with this:
> http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13002791/img/13002791.jpg
>
> Having never thought about it before, I've never seen that
> kind of bulb in a refrigerator. Have you?
>
> Does it matter?

If it works, great, but I'd expect performance will be compromised due to temp and lifespan will be shortened due to cold. I'd be tempted to slap one of the inexpensive Cree LED bulbs in there.

nate

[Jerr...@spamblocked.com]

On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 01:05:28 -0500, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Does it matter?
>>
>>If it works, great, but I'd expect performance will be compromised
>>due to temp and lifespan will be shortened due to cold. I'd be tempted
>>to slap one of the inexpensive Cree LED bulbs in there.
>>
>>nate
>

>Just be careful you don't break that CFL. Mercury is not a good thing
>to mix with your food.
>
>The main thing about :"appliance" bulbs is the size. You can get a 40w
>or 60w in the smaller A-15 envelope

I would /NOT/ use a CFL in a fridge. Both because of mercury poisoning
and because CFLs dont get to full brightness in cold temps. Plus, you
are not supposed to turn on and off CFLs repeatedly or their life
shortens. You might open that fridge 10 or more times a day, and each
time it's for one minute or less. That's HARD ON THE CFL, and you're
not saving anything on your electric bill for those few minutes of daily
use.

A plain 25W (or less) incendescent will work just fine in a fridge (but
never in an oven).
Or just spend a few more cents and buy an appliance bulb.

Or the low wattage LED bulbs are fairly cheap and will last forever.

I bought a 25W equivalant LED for $5 on sale recently. Uses 3 watts.
That's less than an old fashioned Night Light with the C5 bulbs (5
watts). I leave it on all the time as a night light (in a lamp).
Probably costs me less than 50 cents per month for electric, and is much
brigher than a regular night light. Well worth the security and keeps
the house bright enough when I walk in at night, I dont trip on stuff.

Plus, those C5 bulbs never lasted real long....
The LED should last many years.

[Mike Hartigan]

In article <d4907f4c-ba47-4643...@googlegroups.com>,
n8n...@gmail.com says...

I don't think I'd waste my money on an LED bulb in the fridge. Given
the price, life expectancy, and the time it's actually on and eating
watts, there's not likely to be a payback.

[DIY Projects]

Hi Danny,

Th thing I would be concerned is if the replacement bulb was rated for the Colder/damper conditions the refrigerator have. It may appear to work, but what about the safety factor "someone getting shocked" from an insufficiently rated bulb.
I am sure you would agree a few dollars spent for your loved ones and your safety is well spent.

[bob haller]

I have a lED 60 watt cree bulb on my front porch, very cold here night lows under zero F:(

instant brite light using very little power.

i wouldnt hesitate tto use one in my fridge....

[Ed Pawlowski]

How is a light bulb going to shock you?

[max...@gmail.com]

LED worth it all the way. It will last forever, uses minimal power, and safe.

[johnhin...@gmail.com]

So true bahahahaahahahhaa

[mariet...@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:17:34 AM UTC-4, Roy wrote:

> On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:21:38 PM UTC-6, Danny D. wrote:
> > The "appliance" light bulb in the frig has been out for about
> >
> > a week ... and ... well ... umm ... er ... the wife got a bit
> >
> > upset with me ... for ... working on other things instead ...
> >
> >
> >
> > So she surreptitiously replaced the bulb with this:
> >
> > http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13002791/img/13002791.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> > Having never thought about it before, I've never seen that
> >
> > kind of bulb in a refrigerator. Have you?
> >
> >
> >
> > Does it matter?
>

> My suggestion: purchase the proper fridge/oven bulb. Most of them are 40 watt and clear or frosted. My fridge has two and both are clear glass. Next
> time listen to your wife and do what she wants when she wants it done.
> No exception now or comes zee trouble.


My frig has 2 bulbs 2 but i cant find 2 20 watt bulbs or am i suppose to use 2 40 watt bulbs? For safety it should specify it in the fridge, it is a used frig and dont think the original bulbs were in there. one was always blown out. its aout 15 years old.???

[Clare Snyder]

On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:01:59 -0700 (PDT), mariet...@gmail.com
wrote:

That CFL bulb will likel;y be pretty slow lighting - If I couldn't
get the right appliance bulb I'd likely put in an LED rather than a
CFL.

[Mark Lloyd]

On 3/29/20 5:01 PM, mariet...@gmail.com wrote:

[snip]

> My frig has 2 bulbs 2 but i cant find 2 20 watt bulbs or am i suppose to use 2 40 watt bulbs? For safety it should specify it in the fridge, it is a used frig and dont think the original bulbs were in there. one was always blown out. its aout 15 years old.???

I put all LED bulbs in my frig. The white light looks a lot better than
the dirty yellow of incandescents.

--
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http://notstupid.us/

"Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a
high powered rifle and scope." -- P.J. O'Rourke

[Picard to Enterprise]

Clare
LOL

[Peter]

On 3/30/2020 11:32 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On 3/29/20 5:01 PM, mariet...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> My frig has 2 bulbs 2 but i cant find 2 20 watt bulbs or am i suppose
>> to use 2 40 watt bulbs? For safety it should specify it in the
>> fridge,  it is a used frig and dont think the original bulbs were in
>> there.  one was always blown out.  its aout 15 years old.???
>
> I put all LED bulbs in my frig. The white light looks a lot better than
> the dirty yellow of incandescents.
>

Can LEDs be used to replace the 30W incandescent bulbs inside microwave
ovens?

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On 3/30/20 2:01 PM, Peter wrote:
> On 3/30/2020 11:32 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 5:01 PM, mariet...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> My frig has 2 bulbs 2 but i cant find 2 20 watt bulbs or am i suppose
>>> to use 2 40 watt bulbs? For safety it should specify it in the
>>> fridge,  it is a used frig and dont think the original bulbs were in
>>> there.  one was always blown out.  its aout 15 years old.???
>>
>> I put all LED bulbs in my frig. The white light looks a lot better
>> than the dirty yellow of incandescents.
>>
> Can LEDs be used to replace the 30W incandescent bulbs inside microwave
> ovens?
>

Probably not due to the small amount of electronics in the base of the bulb.

Recently I had a Bluetooth-enabled battery powered coffee mug
https://ember.com/products/ember-mug-2 that one morning a visitor tried
microwaving a cup of tea. Blew and melted the battery and components in
the base of the mug. :-(

Same as people who want to kill those blinking sneakers. 15 seconds in
the m/w and they are dead.

[Peter]

Yeah. I searched further on the web and found several stories where the
LCD bulb was fried in short order. Apparently it wasn't the electronics
at the base but the actual LED chips that bubbled! Too bad. I hoped
that the metal grill between the bulb and the cavity would be a
sufficient Faraday shield to do the trick. I guess not. Would be neat
if the manufacturers could come up with a fluorescent coating for the
top of the cavity that would be activated by the microwaves, yet
durable. No need to replace bulbs ever.

[Clare Snyder]

On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:01:08 -0400, Peter
<Hapily...@fakeaddress.com> wrote:

>On 3/30/2020 11:32 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 5:01 PM, mariet...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> My frig has 2 bulbs 2 but i cant find 2 20 watt bulbs or am i suppose
>>> to use 2 40 watt bulbs? For safety it should specify it in the
>>> fridge,  it is a used frig and dont think the original bulbs were in
>>> there.  one was always blown out.  its aout 15 years old.???
>>
>> I put all LED bulbs in my frig. The white light looks a lot better than
>> the dirty yellow of incandescents.
>>
>Can LEDs be used to replace the 30W incandescent bulbs inside microwave
>ovens?

The bulb is outside the oven cavity, so the answer SHOULD be yes.

[T]

Hi Peter,

I changed out my bulbs in both the frig and the freezer.
No more burning myself on them. And the both of them
cool down a lot fasted -- saving me money. Plus, the
white light, versus the yellow, makes the food look better.

My favorites fridg bulbs are:

A15 LED Bulb - 40W Equivalent Globe Bulb - 480 Lumens - Cool White:

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/globe-bulbs/a15-led-bulb-40w-equivalent-globe-bulb-480-lumens/2607/5687/

You can write Super Bright LEDs with the part number of your
old bulb, they will give you an equivalent. Ask them
your question about the microwave at the same time.

-T

[Mark Lloyd]

On 3/30/20 1:01 PM, Peter wrote:
> On 3/30/2020 11:32 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 5:01 PM, mariet...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> My frig has 2 bulbs 2 but i cant find 2 20 watt bulbs or am i suppose
>>> to use 2 40 watt bulbs? For safety it should specify it in the
>>> fridge,  it is a used frig and dont think the original bulbs were in
>>> there.  one was always blown out.  its aout 15 years old.???
>>
>> I put all LED bulbs in my frig. The white light looks a lot better
>> than the dirty yellow of incandescents.
>>
> Can LEDs be used to replace the 30W incandescent bulbs inside microwave
> ovens?

I did about a year and a half ago, and have not had any problems. Note
that many microwaves require an intermediate base bulb (like big C9
Christmas lights). Don't use LEDs in a regular oven.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"The _root_ meaning of 'service' is like what the bull does to the cow"

[Mark Lloyd]

On 3/30/20 2:06 PM, Peter wrote:

[snip]

> Would be neat
> if the manufacturers could come up with a fluorescent coating for the
> top of the cavity that would be activated by the microwaves, yet
> durable.  No need to replace bulbs ever.

Although it wouldn't light with the door open.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

[Sam E]

On 3/30/20 10:46 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:

[snip]

>> Can LEDs be used to replace the 30W incandescent bulbs inside microwave
>> ovens?
> The bulb is outside the oven cavity, so the answer SHOULD be yes.

A lot of people say no, although I haven't had a problem doing it.

--
"The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who
have lost their power of reasoning." [Voltaire, Philosophical
Dictionary, 1764]

[Peter]

On 3/31/2020 7:49 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On 3/30/20 2:06 PM, Peter wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> Would be neat if the manufacturers could come up with a fluorescent
>> coating for the top of the cavity that would be activated by the
>> microwaves, yet durable.  No need to replace bulbs ever.
>
> Although it wouldn't light with the door open.
>
>

Agreed, although there's often enough ambient light when the door is
open to see if the turntable or other interior surfaces are clean or
soiled and to safely lift items in or out without bobbling or crashing
into the edge of the turntable. My greatest problem is seeing through
the Faraday shield in the door's window while the food's being zapped.
Does it look like it's shriveling up? Liquid not yet bubbling? Boiling
over? etc. That's when an interior light is most needed for me.
Otherwise, I'd need to use a flashlight.