CFU's in Closets

[Mike Lamb]

Would screwing in a CFU bulb in an old pull chain closet fixture make it a fluorescent luminaire?

and has 410.8(B) and (D) changed since 2005?

(D) Location. Luminaires (fixtures) in clothes closets shall

be permitted to be installed as follows:

(1) Surface-mounted incandescent luminaires (fixtures) installed

on the wall above the door or on the ceiling,

provided there is a minimum clearance of 300 mm

(12 in.) between the luminaire (fixture) and the nearest

point of a storage space

[John Kogel]

It does in my opinion. But what if they screw in an LED bulb? []

[kurt]

I think there's an issue with breakage; I read a reference somewhere that CFU's aren't approved unless covered by a globe or similar enclosure.

[Nolan Kienitz]

Likely more than one wants to know about CFLs.

GE FAQs on CFLs

[Mike Lamb]

Would screwing in a CFU bulb in an old pull chain closet fixture make it a fluorescent luminaire?

Hmmm. Does dancing around in a brassiere and underwear make you Madonna?

I guess not.

(B) Luminaire (Fixture) Types Permitted. Listed luminaires

(fixtures) of the following types shall be permitted ...

[Jim Katen]

Would screwing in a CFU bulb in an old pull chain closet fixture make it a fluorescent luminaire?. . .

No, but it'll make it safer until the next time someone changes the lamp.