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Anybody else live in a newish house that has all LED lighting? What a pain in the arse
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:48 pm
One of my overhead garage lights went out. I assumed it was a fluorescent light. I open the cover and see it’s an LED. Figured that I could just disconnect the LEDs and replace it. Nope. Have the replace the entire fixture. Working overhead to replace an entire fixture for what should be an easy swap of a fluorescent tube is a giant pain in the arse.
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:49 pm to PrimeTime Money
Yep, and they are wayy moreexpensive.
Its a shame.
Its a shame.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:49 pm to PrimeTime Money
You’re stopping global warming.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:50 pm to PrimeTime Money
LED is cheap, easy, energy efficient and honestly a one off that the light went out.
You’re making it a pain in the arse more than it is.
You’re making it a pain in the arse more than it is.
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:50 pm to Sunnyvale
Yeah, and I’ve been in this house less than 4 years. It was a new build. I thought these LEDs were supposed to last like 20 years.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:50 pm to PrimeTime Money
Went 100% led when we rebuilt our house after Laura and love it other than the garage leds that come on when they want to.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:52 pm to SuperSaint
quote:No, I’m not.
You’re making it a pain it more of a pain in the arse than it is.
I like LED bulbs. I don’t have any problem with LED as a technology.
I have a problem with having to spend a whole lot more time, energy, and expense for something that should be easy.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:52 pm to PrimeTime Money
Either that’s a one off fluke bad fixture or you have something else going on.
Bad fixtures happen with fluorescent fixtures too
Bad fixtures happen with fluorescent fixtures too
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:54 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:dude a garage entire fixture is probably $40 and takes 20 min to install.
I have a problem with having to spend a whole lot more time, energy, and expense for something that should be easy.
Like I said if it’s installed correctly and you don’t have any other issues going on, it will be there still burning the same when you pass away. And will burn about 1/10th the energy and hate
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:55 pm to PrimeTime Money
We renovated a house in 2018 with all LED cans. Over the 6 years, I have replaced a handful but we sourced them from a reputable online company and they replaced them for free (under their warranty). Not only did they replace the single light but they would usually send me a 6 pack. When we sold the house I left maybe 30 brand new lights in the attic.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:55 pm to PrimeTime Money
Did you pick the fixtures or did the builder?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:56 pm to PrimeTime Money
Have you tried hitting it with your purse?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:57 pm to Obtuse1
The builder. This house was nearing completion when I bought it so I didn’t choose anything myself.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:59 pm to SuperSaint
Maybe a one off, but the electrical components that regulate the diodes can be extremely sensitive. Trying to match recessed LED cans can be a pain in the arse versus bulbs.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:01 pm to PrimeTime Money
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The builder.
Guaranteed he bought the cheapest fixtures that would emit light... at least until it was sold.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:02 pm to SuperSaint
quote:Not really the point. Having to work overhead on a ladder to unscrew the old fixture, disconnect the wiring, measure the holes on the new fixture and realize they don’t line up with the old one and having to drill new holes, strip the wires because they don’t give enough to work with, trying to hold the new fixture as I’m reconnecting wires overhead, lining it up and screwing it back in. It’s a huge pain in the arse compared to replacing a bulb.
dude a garage entire fixture is probably $40 and takes 20 min to install.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:04 pm to PrimeTime Money
Have your husband do it for you!
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:06 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:agree
It’s a huge pain in the arse compared to replacing a bulb.
But when a fixture goes bad they have to be replaced.
Do you think if a fluorescent fixture went bad, that changing the bulb would somehow make it work?
I think you’re misguided
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:07 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Yeah, and I’ve been in this house less than 4 years. It was a new build. I thought these LEDs were supposed to last like 20 years.
In my old house, where I replaced CFL bulbs with LED bulbs, I didn't have an issue after I my first/second gen Cree bulbs died and were replaced with cheaper ones; didn't replace an LED bulb for six years.
Buut, the house I'm renting now (two years old) has the entire goddamned fixture as the light, rather than just the bulb. I hate that shite, because replacement is unnecessarily complicated (I know it's not rocket science, but it's also not 20 seconds on a ladder). Builders and subs pull from inventory that may have been sitting there for two years exposed to Texas humidity/temp fluctuations (the house I built in 2014 had a microwave with a production date of 2011 installed in it, for instance.)
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:10 pm to PrimeTime Money
Sounds like you don’t do a good job picking your house if this upsets you
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