Candle Bulbs

Candle bulbs are candle shaped light bulbs bulbs. Candle bulbs are incandescent lamps traditionally found around the home. Candle light bulbs are often a desirable option because of their smaller price than compact fluorescents, simple operation and easy installation. However, despite their lower initial cost, candle bulbs are more expensive to run than compact fluorescents and have a shorter average life.

Please note that these incandescent candle light bulbs are currently being phased out as part of an EU directive. Frosted candle bulbs , pearl candle bulbs and opal candle bulbs have already been banned from production and will not be available once stocks have been exhausted. Clear candle bulbs will be gradually phased out over the next few years and will out of production by 2012 unless they have an energy efficiency rating of category C or higher. Incandescent lamps are currently very wasteful with their use of energy and usually have Energy Efficiency ratings of E or F.