I recently got a new house and I replaced most of the bulbs i use frequently with the new CFL. The only bulbs i could find to put in an enclosed fixture were 75 wt replacements, I figured they would be ok since they use only 20 watts. Has anyone had any experience with this. I've asked several people and they all look at me like i'm crazy, or they have no idea what energy efficient bulbs are. I have no clue on electrical stuff, so i was wondering if anyone else has done this and if you ever had any problems with this. Thanks.

Hi - I would really appreciate any help possible- I was trying to do the following projects and hit snags- Project 1- I was attempting to replace a dimmer switch with a regular on/off switch. The dimmer controlled the lamp portion of a ceiling fan. When I removed the dimmer- it was attached to two wires on one of its' wires (a black and a white), the other side was attached to a white wire. I used a pigtail to attach the two wires together to one side of the switch and I attached the other wire to the other side of the switch. Now, the fan will not work, the light goes off and on with the switch. Project 2- I was trying to replace an old ceiling fan with a new one. Unfortunately, while I was removing the old fan- it fell and I could not see how it had been wired. There are four wires coming from the ceiling- two very old ones that appear black, one white and another black. I tested the wires with the circuit breaker off with an electronic tester - the two old wires made the tester's light light up,the other black wire and the white wire did not light up the light. No matter how I arrange the wires, the light and the fan will not come on. I also replaced the switch in this room. It had a white wire and a black wire to a dimmer switch. I put the black on one terminal of the new on/off switch and the white to the other terminal. Any suggestions?