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Slow light in Panasonic fan (post #207035)

wooderson on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 07:23
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I just installed a Panasonic FV-08VSL2 bath fan/light.  The fan works great and is extremely quiet.  The issue that I am having is that the light takes a really long time to come on.  I flip the switch a have to wait a full 2 seconds for the light to come on.  The bulb is a CFL with a GX24q-3 pin base.  I believe the ballast is in the light itself and not in the bulb base like other screw in CFLs.

Have any of you guys dealt with this issue?  Is there a way to speed this light up?  I have tried 2 different bulbs and the slowness is the same.  This is in my own house and it is just too long to wait for a bulb to light up.  Thanks for any help.

 

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I'd guess it's the CFL; some (post #207035, reply #1 of 7)

by Scott in reply to wooderson [original] on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 08:25

I'd guess it's the CFL; some take a while to get going. Try it with an incandescent bulb (borrow one from the fridge?) to see if the delay stops.

The light only accepts a CFL (post #207035, reply #2 of 7)

by wooderson in reply to wooderson [original] on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 11:32

The light only accepts a CFL with a GX24q-3 pin type base.  If it had a screw in base, then I would be okay, but it does not.

Call Panasonic, they might be (post #207035, reply #3 of 7)

by xxPaulCPxx in reply to wooderson [original] on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 13:01

Call Panasonic, they might be aware of the problem

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I would also call Panasonic (post #207035, reply #4 of 7)

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calvin in reply to wooderson [original] on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 15:28

I've installed several of those fans and never had a lamp take "too" long to start.

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Good things (post #207035, reply #5 of 7)

by wooderson in reply to wooderson [original] on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 17:40

I have heard a lot of good things about Panasonic vent fan/lights.  That is why I went with this brand.  I may call the company to see if they have a solution.  In the time it takes the lamp to come on, I can walk all the way in the bathroom and back, which is 10 feet each way.  That is way too slow.

What do you mean by "come (post #207035, reply #6 of 7)

by DanH in reply to wooderson [original] on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 18:09

What do you mean by "come on"?. Pretty much all CFLs start out much dimmer than they end up -- it takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes to reach full brightness.  But the lamp should achieve about half brightness immediately.


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No light at all (post #207035, reply #7 of 7)

by wooderson in reply to wooderson [original] on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 05:26

There is no light at all for a full 2 seconds.