My house is painted green, and I found a green cfl on sale at Lowe’s for 2 bucks, so I put it in the outdoor fixture next to the front door. In this weather it takes forever to warm up to full light. I had a white non-dim one in a fixture over my kitchen counter. My friends and I would be havin’ a beer, and I’d dim that sick puppy anyway. Gave off the freakiest illumination ever!
CFLs are not dsimmable! W Their RF/transforner ckts are not meant for use on dimmers! That's a real good way to start a fire, AFIK.
I own/rent property and have put in dimmers everywhere to prevent CFL/mercury hazard from CFLs. hen my tenants move in, they get halogen bulbs for every installed light fixture. My rules ban the use of CFLs. If the halogens burn out, they supply incandescents or halogen replacements. Once every year, they get a free halogen for any fixture that they had to provide an incandesct.
Halogen bulbs have the old incandescent screw bases and bulb shape, with another, smaller bulb inside that profile. these halogens have filaments and are dimmable. They give the same light on 40% lower power as the same incandescents.
Remember, in the winter, the heat generated from any bulb warms the house and reduces the fuel bill. Filament lights only need extra energy for cooling in the summer, not the winter.
GET THE HALOGEN BULBS.