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What bulb does a night light take?

Match the old bulb’s base and watts. Feit’s C7 night light bulbs, at 4 or 7 watts, fit night lights with the small E12 base, and its 7-1/2 watt S11 has the standard E26 base.

What base does the old night light bulb have?

Unscrew the bulb and compare its metal end with a bulb you know.

What fits

A C7 night light bulb, E12 base

The small candelabra screw base, which Feit’s 4 and 7 watt night light bulbs have.

On the package: C7, E12 (candelabra)

  • Feit also makes an LED C7 that uses 0.6 watts in place of a 7 watt bulb.

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An S11 bulb, E26 base

Feit’s 7-1/2 watt S11 is made for night lights with the standard screw base.

On the package: S11, E26 (medium)

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  • Feit’s LED S11 replaces that bulb and uses 0.6 watts.

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A plug-in LED night light

Feit sells its plug-in LED night lights whole, with no replacement bulb listed.

  • Feit rates them at 100,000 hours. For another brand, see its instructions for any part you can replace.

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Unplug the night light and let the bulb cool before you change it.

Watts and light

Feit Electric’s night light bulbs, from its product pages
BulbBaseWattsLumens
C7, white (BP4C7/W)E12415
C7, clear (BP7C7/4/HDRP)E12740
C7 LED (BP7C7/827/LED)E120.630
S11, clear (BP71/2S)E267.540
S11 LED (BP71/2S/W/LED)E260.630

The incandescent bulbs are dimmable and the LEDs aren’t.

Feit’s 0.6 watt LEDs give 30 lumens, a little less than the 40 of its clear 7 and 7-1/2 watt bulbs, and Feit rates them at 15,000 hours against 3,000.

The white version of the S11 gives 32.

Warmer bulbs in a night light

Feit lists night lights among the uses for its 15 watt C7 and 20 watt globe warmer bulbs as well. Before you fit more watts than the old bulb had, check the most watts marked on the night light, and stay at or under it.

Another lamp or warmer?

Lamps and warmers

Common questions

Can I put an LED bulb in a night light?

Yes, if it has the same base: Feit's LED C7 fits E12 night lights and its LED S11 the standard E26 base. Neither is dimmable.

Do C7 night light bulbs fit toys and appliances?

Feit says its C7 bulb's E12 base fits night lights, indicators, toys and appliances with that base. Check the watts the toy or appliance allows.

Where we get our information from

The bulbs’ bases, watts and light come from Feit Electric’s product pages, the base name from Signify, and the fixture’s wattage from the CPSC. Checked against published data from Feit Electric, Signify and CPSC.

See all 5 sources
  • Philips Hue (Signify), “Bulb size guide”: bases, shape families, typical sizes
  • US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Home Electrical Safety Checklist (Pub 513): bulb wattage for the fixture
  • Feit Electric, 4W C7 E12 candelabra base night light bulb (BP4C7/W/4/RP) product page
  • Feit Electric product pages: wax warmer and salt lamp bulbs (BP15C71/2, 15 W C7 E12; BP20G121/2, 20 W G12-1/2 E12; BP40T8N, 40 W T8 E17)
  • Feit Electric product pages: night light bulbs (BP7C7/4, 7 W C7 E12; BP7C7/827/LED/4, 0.6 W LED C7; BP71/2S and BP71/2S/CW, 7.5 W S11 E26; BP71/2S/W/LED, 0.6 W LED S11) and the NL1/LED plug-in LED night light

General guidance from manufacturer and standards data. Products vary, so check the label and the maker's instructions.