Poll: LED bulbs for use in home
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Meanwhile there are LED bulbs producing excellent warm white (ca. 2500 - 3000 K) lighting. I have none of the banned ones anymore in our home.
Hi Peter, I am an early adopter of house LEDs and am very happy with the energy savings VS incandescent. I know the early ones had terrible looking light, but the modern ones have come a long way in producing a pretty darned close rendition of the kind of light incandescent bulbs do. The ones I really like are the WIFI bulbs that let you set the tone of the color, I find the setting called "Sunset" the closest to a traditional incandescent. I do of course have a pretty good hoarder's stash of all kinds of incandescent bulbs, but except for the light in the oven I'm all LED.
Oh, and as an added bonus, they will produce any color of light you choose along with a whole bunch of shades of white (yellowish orange, whatever you want).
Oh, and as an added bonus, they will produce any color of light you choose along with a whole bunch of shades of white (yellowish orange, whatever you want).
I was an early adopter. It's a safer bulb to use in recessed lighting fixtures. Operating at lower temperature. Especially if near insulation. Best to have a space around fixtures, either way. They do need ventilation for longer life.
I have very early production Toshiba led flood light bulbs, I use for hours every day. They will not die. Recently made bulbs are often not so hearty.
I like the fact that house circuits gain more headroom. Could be 200 or more less watts draw on say a 15 Amp circuit. Less likely for a motor or heater to trip a breaker or worse. Many older houses weren't designed with all the modern electronic appliances in mind. Two or three rooms on a single 15 Amp circuit.
I'm not an electrician. Just my opinion.
OG
I have very early production Toshiba led flood light bulbs, I use for hours every day. They will not die. Recently made bulbs are often not so hearty.
I like the fact that house circuits gain more headroom. Could be 200 or more less watts draw on say a 15 Amp circuit. Less likely for a motor or heater to trip a breaker or worse. Many older houses weren't designed with all the modern electronic appliances in mind. Two or three rooms on a single 15 Amp circuit.
I'm not an electrician. Just my opinion.
OG
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jsisk
Not 2 Old 2 Rock & Roll
My problem with LED bulbs is that I feel we were lied to. They are supposed to last a lot longer than incandescent or fluorescent, but that is not my experience. I believe in the concept since I have LEDs in my stereo equipment that is still going after 40 years. I just think the cheap components being used are not doing the job. The savings on our utility bill is nice, just not sure if it is enough to offset the purchase price of the bulbs.
Has not been my experience, but I also do not buy cheap generic bulbs. Started about 8 yrs ago and have only replaced 2 bulbs that I can think of.
I have dimmers on every light switch in the house so I'm using incandescent bulbs until I can't get them. Maybe by that time they will come up with an LED bulb that is
1) warm white
2 dimmable without requiring a new dimmer that works for LEDs
We had one of those Wyze bulbs that allows you to change colors via an app, but I think that's just over-complicating things.
1) warm white
2 dimmable without requiring a new dimmer that works for LEDs
We had one of those Wyze bulbs that allows you to change colors via an app, but I think that's just over-complicating things.
You're halfway there, this is a thing, dimmable on old ckts maybe also.
The second pic of the lamp in post #5 shows that "incandescent looking" LED has actually come of age, and I find the phone App to be perfect for adjusting the brightness/color of whatever shade/hue I select.
John Wetmore
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There are some really nice LED bulbs that have similar color temperatures to incandescent bulbs but they are a little more money.
OvenMaster
Baby, you're my winterblue
I have to admit... in my experience, LED bulbs last longer, run cooler, use less juice, and can be bumped around harder than incandescent bulbs (I have a desk lamp with an LED bulb in it and I am constantly banging into it). There isn't even a price premium anymore.
petes'picks
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I replaced the outside flood lights on the driveway with LED over 10 years ago and the same bulbs are still working every night from dusk to dawn since. The LEDs I have an issue with lifespan are the candelabra base from my entry way and and dinning tables. One batch from HomeDepot burnt out in a year, surprisingly I received a check from GE in the mail for the price I paid which was weird cause I never mentioned them burning out to anyone.
I cant stand the color of bulbs with 5000k and higher in my home, but they dont bug me at my workbench in the shop. I get my LED bulbs supercheap at thrift stores for the most part, Habitat for Humanity and Goodwill both usually have 4 pks and 8 pks for $1.99 but now I have backups to my backups because they last so long. Another gripe about LED is it is nearly impossible to find 200watt and 300 watt equivalent that I used in the garage.
I cant stand the color of bulbs with 5000k and higher in my home, but they dont bug me at my workbench in the shop. I get my LED bulbs supercheap at thrift stores for the most part, Habitat for Humanity and Goodwill both usually have 4 pks and 8 pks for $1.99 but now I have backups to my backups because they last so long. Another gripe about LED is it is nearly impossible to find 200watt and 300 watt equivalent that I used in the garage.
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