lightbulblady

Oh man, just the basics would be helpful. I do our online customer service chat, and if people would just take a minute to pay attention to wattage and voltage it would make find their bulb so much easier. I also wish that people understood color temperature a little more. Like a person that says "I want my kitchen to be bright white, so I'd like a bulb with a color temp of 6000k. Yep, that's going to be really, really bright light- practically blue!

Hey- I have one more thing: No, you do not have to call the EPA if you break a CFL. No, you are not going to die of mercury exposure because you broke a fluorescent tube. We'd all be dead over here if that was the case. :)

This answer is going to kill you. They GU24 socket was created to literally force you to use energy efficient bulbs. You can't buy an incandescent with a GU24 base. You can buy an adapter... :)

Great question! First, you can totally bypass the ballast- might need a little rewiring but it's easy and worth the time. Also, no worries on upward facing LED T8s- you'd be just fine.

Honestly, I look at what kind of lighting they use more than anything. When my husband and I go to a restaurant, we almost always check out what bulbs they are using. He quizzes me on it- he's been doing this longer than I have. I do like to see how people light their kitchens. I use LEDs in a 5000K over my prep surfaces. Expensive but worth it. I don't understand dark kitchens.