I hope so... I've done this for two years or so..

 

had one in mine for over two years, worked till I took my hood out for an over the range microwave.

 

my mother installed one in our rangehood in 1991 - it lasted until 2007

 

I have no issue with my range hood having CFL in there and I know few customer done the same thing they stick in larger "wattage " in there than standard max bulbs from factory however becareful to sizing due some of them may not take CFL at all.


Merci,Marc

 

As long as your hood does not incorporate a dimmer in its wiring, then it should be fine.

Some of the higher-end hoods have multi-position light switches that employ a dimmer. Do not use standard CFLs in such a fixture.

 

Thanks for all the help again guys. I'll have to go get some more CFL's Tomorrow.

 

Usually, the basic restrictions to using CFL's is if it's being dimmed and physically fitting into the device. There are some CFL's that are dimmable though. Usually for can lights. I put CFL's in my bath fans...had to remove a metal shield and tweak the position of the lamp socket a bit, but all is good. Not necessarily something I recommend to the inexperienced, but in my case, it worked fine.