Jon, these lamps have rheostat switches so I don't usually turn them on full power. There is one large room with a high ceiling where they work well when I want to light the entire room. I usually use area lamps in zones.

I find I forgot about replacing bulbs in the fan fixture in the front room I don't go into much so I'll pick up more this week. The bathrooms and kitchen have fluorescent fixtures that I'm not ready to replace now because I'd have to paint the ceilings (assuming new fixtures wouldn't fit exactly where the old fixtures went).

SRS