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Tony Raine · 09-26-08, 08:43 AM

looks like dimmable costs twice as much. a simple light switch is a buck or 2.

i say use dimmable in places you really, really, want a dimmer. otherwise, i think you'll be cost ahead (and payoff ahead) to just buy regular cfl's, regular switches, and switch plates.

for example, i don't have any kind of dimmer in my living room. if i want the room lit up like christmas, i turn on the overhead light. if i want softer lighting, i turn on an endtable lamp or 2. btw, i replaced all bulbs in my house (and a yellow bug light outside) with cfl's.

but a dimmer in the bathroom? creepy........

09-26-08, 08:43 AM	#2
Tony Raine Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	looks like dimmable costs twice as much. a simple light switch is a buck or 2. i say use dimmable in places you really, really, want a dimmer. otherwise, i think you'll be cost ahead (and payoff ahead) to just buy regular cfl's, regular switches, and switch plates. for example, i don't have any kind of dimmer in my living room. if i want the room lit up like christmas, i turn on the overhead light. if i want softer lighting, i turn on an endtable lamp or 2. btw, i replaced all bulbs in my house (and a yellow bug light outside) with cfl's. but a dimmer in the bathroom? creepy........