100 Wattage Bulbs

[jennyjoan]

My sister has bought me two lamps and they are only 60wattage "SCREW" in bulbs.

I want to buy 100 wattage online but would I be correct in saying that SCREW bit could be too "fat".

60 wattage screw is E14
and maybe 100 wattage is E27.

I don't know much about this - just taking a stab in the dark here.

I am surmising E14 & E27 means the screw. Can anybody help. Thank you.

[jennyjoan]

^^^^^ it says on the box of bulb box - E14 - would an E27 screw into an E14. This is the problem

[SlackAlice]

In your post @ 01:45 you stated E27 size, that's the fat one.

[jennyjoan]

If that cannot happen - I may need an electrician to switch top of lamp - and what electrician would do just a tiddly job.

I did do it in my time but wouldn't be sure now.

[SlackAlice]

1ozzy and bhg481 posts at 08:31 explain the size differences. They are not interchangeable.

[EcclesCake]

I think we need to go back to basics here and establish exactly what size you require as you are clearly confused, having stated that you want both E14 and E27 in different posts!

Do you know where you sister bought the lamp can you provide a link or give an absolute and definite answer as to which size fitting you require?

[jennyjoan]

well i have found new as in old lamps - will take the puddings out of them both and replace new lamps with them - that way they will take 100w. Bingo

[jennyjoan]

Oh it is okay. As I say I have done this before

Take wanted fittings and screw them out of old lamp
take unwanted fittings from new lamp and reverse them. Olay.

[EcclesCake]

I'm being nosy but why do you need two side lamps with 100W bulbs, do you do some sort of fine needle work that needs such a very bright light. If that is the case you'd do well to investigate craft lights.

[whiskeryron]

Jennyjoan, please do not do this. The maximum sized bulb to go into a table lamp is 60 watts, anything larger & you risk a serious fire disaster. Why don't you do as suggested & fit energy saving bulbs which you can get these days in a much lower wattage but will give you the equivalent light output of the old 100 watt bulbs.

[jennyjoan]

those low evergy bulbs are a load of low ***. They never reach 100w

[jennyjoan]

Don't those low energy ones - maybe go up to 100w and then down down zimmer zimmer etc