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Anyone install LED floodlights around their house?
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:14 pm
If so, do you like them better than standard floodlights?
Fair price per unit?
Is it an easy install?
Fair price per unit?
Is it an easy install?
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:31 pm to upgrayedd
I have 2, the wife bought them I'm not sure what she paid for them. Unscrew one bulb put in another.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:36 pm to upgrayedd
I have them. Alot brighter than standard. Not sure how much I paid, but supposed to last a lot longer.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:38 pm to deaconjones35
Go on amazon and buy the sunforce 60 led solar motion light, they're only like 30 bucks and are bright as shite.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:47 pm to upgrayedd
I have existing flood lights. I started using LED bulbs and it is no comparison. The extra money is worth it. I can't tell you how long they last because they have not gone out yet. It has been close to a year.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 6:48 pm to upgrayedd
I got 2 of the Ecosmart (Home Depot brand) for $20 each. 90W equivalent / daytime style.
1 old school bulb and 1 LED
Before I aimed it out more. I still need to add 1 more bulb to each side
Package
1 old school bulb and 1 LED
Before I aimed it out more. I still need to add 1 more bulb to each side
Package
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:07 pm to upgrayedd
I have two in the backyard and it's like the never set when I turn em on. Install like any other bulb. Forgot what I paid.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:20 pm to upgrayedd
I did. $24 per bulb and you just screw them in like regular bulbs.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:03 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 4/13/16 at 9:02 pm to upgrayedd
I have not-so-subtle-brag 10 LED floodlights. They are amazing and completely change my patio and courtyard.
The brightness is obvious but other benefits are: you can have more lights on a single circuit without overloading. They also does not attract bugs which is kind of a two edged sword. They dont attract bugs so the toads, lizards, and gheckos have left. Also, now the brightest halogens are inside my house so the bugs that are flying around the house, congregate at my back door waiting for me to open it.
The brightness is obvious but other benefits are: you can have more lights on a single circuit without overloading. They also does not attract bugs which is kind of a two edged sword. They dont attract bugs so the toads, lizards, and gheckos have left. Also, now the brightest halogens are inside my house so the bugs that are flying around the house, congregate at my back door waiting for me to open it.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 9:12 pm to upgrayedd
I have about 20 of the mini cans around the outside of the house under the eaves. I don't know how long they last, but these have pretty much been on for the last 6 months straight. I am testing to see how long they last.
I have some led flood lights too. Like others said, they are badass. Aside from a light for fishing or hunting something at night, I don't know a good reason not to have LEDs.
I have some led flood lights too. Like others said, they are badass. Aside from a light for fishing or hunting something at night, I don't know a good reason not to have LEDs.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 11:15 pm to upgrayedd
My existing flood lights I just replaced with LED bulbs. $15/bulb vs the standard $5. Lasts 22.8 years and much brighter so I say its worth it.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 11:19 pm to AutoYes_Clown
I have an LED light in my carport and if I keep it on, there are about a million bugs flying around it. Does it have something to do with the temperature (color) of the bulb?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:20 am to Polar Pop
I have the same bulbs except 75w and I love them. I originally bought the 120w and it was entirely too bright.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:28 am to deaconjones35
I think it does depend on color but its not fool proof. Warm white LEDs attract the least amount of bugs but some bugs like warm white. June Bugs are one of them I think.
My warm white floods reduced bugs by over 80%. LEDs dont produce full spectrum (i.e. ultraviolet) and thats where they limit the species of bugs they attract. I do have a cooler white carport light but it doesnt attract much more than floods.
My warm white floods reduced bugs by over 80%. LEDs dont produce full spectrum (i.e. ultraviolet) and thats where they limit the species of bugs they attract. I do have a cooler white carport light but it doesnt attract much more than floods.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:31 am to AutoYes_Clown
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They also does not attract bugs
If this is true I am going to get all LED flood lights today.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:45 am to jdavid1
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If this is true I am going to get all LED flood lights today
Your mileage may vary. What I did, was changed out two floodlights at a time. I noticed immediately during the process, one set of lights attracted bugs, one set did not (LED). You can switch out two and test it.
LEDs are super competitive now. I dont have the same floodlights because they discontinued, sold out, revised, changed, etc over the 2 year period I spent upgrading to LED.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:58 am to Polar Pop
Make sure you buy dimmable bulbs. I do a lot of night entertaining on my back patio and the LED whiteness and brightness is blinding at full strength.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:55 am to tipup
My fixture broke on the one above my garage. The problem is that it is 2 stories up to replace it. I always hated changing the bulbs, and last time I was up there I had a pair of LED's to put in. That's when the fixture broke off. I'm eventually going to replace it. I've even bought the replacement, but I have to crawl in the attic to do the wiring, and get on a 16 foot ladder to attach it. Motion activated, and will click on when we enter the driveway. Of course right about the time I was going to replace it is when the time changed and now it is light until well past 7 so I don't really need it there.
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