Kathy Ireland Furniture: 32-watt T8 fluorescent bulb Review

When we upgraded to a new kitchen, we had to make a lot of decisions; including the room lighting. We like to have lots of light in our kitchen. In our house, the kitchen light is always on unless we are out of the house or asleep in bed. With energy costs as high as they are; and with incandescent bulbs scheduled to be unavailable in the US after 2012, fluorescent lighting seemed a natural. But first, we had to figure out why fluorescent light looks so yucky. It didn't take much surfing to find out that fixtures normally come with cool white lamps that have lousy color rendering that results in people looking green. The solution is to buy better bulbs.

Unfortunately, our fixture uses "U" tubes. Our local hardware stores have a great selection of screw-base lamps; a reasonable selection of 4-foot tubes, and exactly one option for "U" tubes. There is a fluorescent specialty store in town, but it's out of the way and open only from 8 - 4:30 weekdays. I decided to try ordering this lamp through the internet.

The light is not as good as incandescent, but it is much better than the light from the default bulbs. The bulbs were very well packaged and arrived without any damage.

Overall, we are quite satisfied with our purchase.

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Product Description:
32-watt T8 U-tube fluorescent bulb with medium bi-pin base, 3500K color temperature, rare earth phosphors and color-rendering index of 82. Average rated life of 20000 hours. Suitable for IS or RS operation. Measures 22-1/2-inches long with 6-inch leg spacing. This product, or component of this product, contains mercury. Do not place in trash. Please recycle or dispose of in a certified hazardous waste facility. DL # 17468.

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