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Maximum wattage for a foyer chandelier

kellyinthehills

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Hello - I am confused as to whether maximum wattage for my 3 light chandelier is PER BULB or for a TOTAL WATTAGE amount? It says maximum 60 w on the lightbulb base....is that 60w TOTAL or up to 180w COMBINED? The light uses 3 candelabra small base light bulbs.

Right now I have 3 50w in it, for a total of 150w....

Should I lower my wattage? Thank you!

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User
8 years ago
This answer is from a lighting pro- https://www.houzz.com/discussions/when-it-says-100w-does-that-mean-the-total-wattage-or-per-bulb-dsvw-vd~3414476
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strategery
8 years ago
That's 60w per bulb. And if you go LED, and you should, you're in great shape with 60w equiv which should be about 8w/bulb.
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