1. Check your bulb base size and bulb shape Light bulbs come in a variety of sizes and shapes, depending on where you're using them. The standard light bulb used in U.S. households is an A19 bulb with ...

When we head out to our local hardware store to purchase a new light bulb, we rarely think about the name of the light bulb that we are going to get. We are more concerned with figuring out what ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Even Thomas Edison might scratch his head over the choices in a typical home center's light bulb aisle. The array seems endless -- compact fluorescent and incandescent, clear and ...

Buying a light bulb can be complicated. If you don't take the time to figure out what type of bulb you need, it may not match the color of the other bulbs in the room or even work in your fixture.