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Old 11-15-2010, 08:45 AM  
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I have 3 ceiling fans in three different rooms that have lighting hooked up to them. The fans are 5 years or older. I put the energy saving lights in the fan. Now when you have the light on the light flicker. What could be causing the flickering? Bad light bulbs? or the fans just not that up to date with the energy saving lights?


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Old 11-15-2010, 09:32 AM  
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Is the light on a dimmer? Is the lights controlled by a remote control?


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Old 11-15-2010, 10:14 AM  
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Is the light on a dimmer? Is the lights controlled by a remote control?
The light are set up on a dimmer switch.
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Old 11-15-2010, 10:46 AM  
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The energy saving new type of bulbs must say on the box "dimmable" in order to work correctly. They are available, although somewhat more limited than the "non-dimmable" types.
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