HI: I have a Hunter Ceiling fan with 2 GU-24 base CFL's. These are Edison base, not typical screw in. (There is no option to change the light kit)
The CFL's buzz and flicker badly on the dimmer no matter what setting it is on.
The fan has a built in voltage limiter for the CFL's.
I have looked into Dim-able CFL's and have been told they will not work. I've talked to several manufacturers and they say they will not work with the limiter and digital dimmer.
I have a Lutron fan control (works fine) and digital fade dimmer.
Here is my question..
I would like to remove the limiter and use a bulb base converter to convert from the GU-24 base to a regular incandescent screw base (E26) and use regular incandescent bulbs with my dimmer.
Is this a viable solution? Is there any better way to do this?
My only other option is to replace the fans and I have 3 that would need replacing.. they are only 3 months old.
The area for the lights is open so heat should not be a problem.. I do not however know what the socket is rated for..that would be another question... I have not examined the sockets to see if they could just be replaced ..also... the adapters would be easier.
I would not put anything over 60 watts in them anyway.
Putting aside the reg's which I am aware of...what else can I do about this other than what I have outlined or your previous suggestions?
I would really need to be able to dim them. Do they still make fans with regular incandescent lights or are they all CFL now? Tx
I checked with dim-able bulb manufacturers and they told me they wouldn't work with my digital dimmer... Also the technology seems to not have evolved very well yet.
HI: I have a Hunter Ceiling fan with 2 GU-24 base CFL's. These are Edison base, not typical screw in. (There is no option to change the light kit)
The CFL's buzz and flicker badly on the dimmer no matter what setting it is on.
The fan has a built in voltage limiter for the CFL's.
I have looked into Dim-able CFL's and have been told they will not work. I've talked to several manufacturers and they say they will not work with the limiter and digital dimmer.
I have a Lutron fan control (works fine) and digital fade dimmer.
Here is my question..
I would like to remove the limiter and use a bulb base converter to convert from the GU-24 base to a regular incandescent screw base (E26) and use regular incandescent bulbs with my dimmer.
Is this a viable solution? Is there any better way to do this?
My only other option is to replace the fans and I have 3 that would need replacing.. they are only 3 months old.
The above statement about your bulb is wrong.....GU24 is a pin/twist style base. The Edison base is your traditional screw in.
As the other guys have told you....you can't use a standard CLF (even GU24) with a light dimmer. And if you do have a dimmable CFL, you have to match them with the right dimmer....same for LED.
I'm off to work so maybe someone else can look into this, but the pictures I see look like the light kit is pretty standard and you should be able to just replace the light kit with an incandescent one.
The only thing I don't know is where the voltage limiter is. Is it in the wiring of the fan, or actually wired into the light kit.
OK..here's what happened... After the manufacturer told me there were no light kits that could be put on the fan to replace the CFL's, I decided to replace my 3 fans.
I went out and bought fans with 3 - 60 watt candelabra lights... When my electrician opened the new fans he took the light fixture and said it should fit the original. SO he tried it and with a little elbow grease he got it to fit.
SO we ended up just replacing the fixtures on the fan...kept everything else the same. All works good.
BTW, you're probably wondering what I did with the 3 replacement fans I bought.. Since I had changed out the light fixtures I could not return them to where I bought them so I just put the CFL fixtures which will work on the new fans in the boxes that my replacement fans came in and donated them.. With the original receipt and tax write-off it almost cost me the same as buying the light fixture kits If they existed...
... When my electrician opened the new fans he took the light fixture and said it should fit the original. SO he tried it and with a little elbow grease he got it to fit.
.......
The fixture was no different than the generic lighting add-on kits available in the stores.. wattage same, etc... Opened both fans to see and everything was the same... no problem.. Tx
You hope it isn't a problem, and I hope that it doesn't become one.
If everything is the same, WHY did it take a "little elbow grease to make it fit" ?
Bottom line, the warranty on the fan and light is gone (Hunter told you not to use another light kit), the UL listing is gone, and your installation is not code compliant.
Under the worst case scenario of a fire caused by that fan/light, your insurance might not cover the damages.
Thanks for your comment.. I should have said it was the same as the other fixture, a tight fit..all screws, connectors, etc were the same location... & lined up...Tx t
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
DIY Home Improvement Forum
3.1M posts
319.6K members
Since 2003
A forum community dedicated to Do it yourself-ers and home improvement enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about tools, projects, builds, styles, scales, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Helping You to Do It Yourself!