Convert a 300 Watt Torchiere Lamp into a Dual 20 Watt CFL

Step 13 Final Result

Here it is turned on. The bulbs still stick up a little higher than I would like, but they are less than 1/8 inch from the bowl now. If I redo it again. I will move the brackets to bring the large part of the bulb closer to the middle for more clearance under the bulbs. Or I might put on a globe to hide the lamps better.

Comments

[teamteor]

Nice job, I consider doing this. The one thing I worry about is the fact that all of my torch lamps use a dimmer switch, and not a regular on/off. I am not sure that these bulbs are compatible with dimmers. The other thing is to just mix this Instructable with one that makes a replacement bulb from LEDs. Nice job! Tom

[SIRJAMES09]

now your Corkscrew shaped bulbs I'm not sure about, but MOST incandescent light bulbs will do fine with or without a dimmer switch.

I too have one of these 300W lamps & I'm trying to talk my roommate into letting me convert it to a lower wattage bulb...

[n0ukf]

I have found dimmable fluorescents, Though two things to consider, they only dim to about half or a little less light before cutting off, and they're more expensive.

[magicdust]

Dimmers aren't compatible to florescent solid state ballasts! I've found the dimmer circuits are prone to failure and expensive to replace. My dimmer burned out and I replaced it with a regular equipment switch by dremeling out the shape needed. If you don't want to do that, you will probably need to bypass the dimmer circuitry on the dimmer switch board.

[wizzo49]

I changed mine where I bought a light dimmer switch to dim the light to low or what ever light brightness I wanted. Also, them lights give off a tempature too of the beam for heat in a room to save on gas on the furnas.