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Are LED bulbs really worth the investment?
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:35 am
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:35 am
I have 66 recessed lights in my home. Just spent $235, to make all of them LED. Some people say these things last 10 years. Anyone know if this is true or not? I figured what the hell - $235 wasn't that much to spend, and if they last only half the time that they're supposed to then at least I don't have to change bulbs every 6 months.
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Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:37 am to btnetigers
Get whatever you need to get so that you can tell alexa to turn them on or off
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:37 am to btnetigers
I switched to led 3 years ago and no bulb has gone out yet.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:38 am to btnetigers
I put a bunch in at my house in 2009. All but 1 are still going strong.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:43 am to btnetigers
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say these things last 10 years
Uhh.. More like 20-22 years. At least the ones I bought from ACE are.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:47 am to btnetigers
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I have 66 recessed lights in my home.
Nice subtle brag... You must have recessed lighting in every room huh.?
How big is your house...? Christ...!
This post was edited on 1/6/17 at 10:50 am
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:51 am to btnetigers
I would go with the module's over the bulbs
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:54 am to btnetigers
No one knows if they last that much longer because they've only been out a couple of years, but they are rated to and they put out a much better and brighter light.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:55 am to btnetigers
I started to do the switch on our lighting, but quit it as I didn't like how they dimmed. The dimming sucked, I even bought new "LED" dimmers, still sucked.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:57 am to btnetigers
What bulbs did you buy for the recess cans? I have read that not all LEDs will work in recess lights because the heat from LEDs gets directed upward instead of down.
We have roughly 25 recess lights in our house, and they currently all have the Philips mini twist 900 lumens CFLs in them, and I would like to move toward LED.
We have roughly 25 recess lights in our house, and they currently all have the Philips mini twist 900 lumens CFLs in them, and I would like to move toward LED.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:57 am to btnetigers
The short answer is yes.
You made a good choice. With that many lights, your LEDs will save you a good amount of change over their lifetime, which is very, very long.
There's really no disadvantage to LEDs other than up-front cost, and even that is starting to fall.
You made a good choice. With that many lights, your LEDs will save you a good amount of change over their lifetime, which is very, very long.
There's really no disadvantage to LEDs other than up-front cost, and even that is starting to fall.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 11:00 am to btnetigers
I have been converting to LEDs as I go, I have had 2 go out with 6 months of going in 
Posted on 1/6/17 at 11:08 am to btnetigers
I prefer the LEDs over the old style. They last forever. I'm also on the daylight kick. I like the color.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 11:10 am to btnetigers
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last 10 years
The last ones I bought says they last like 18 yrs; you must have gotten the cheap ones
Posted on 1/6/17 at 11:15 am to btnetigers
I wrote the date on the back of mine in sharpie before I installed them. They didn't quite make the anticipated timeframe but it wasn't off by enough for me to take the receipt and box I'd saved up to Lowe's to demand replacements. (yeah, I'm old and have some time on my hands to actively pursue ways to mess with people years in advance)
Posted on 1/6/17 at 11:18 am to btnetigers
Just built a new house...made sure all bulbs going in were LED. Less juice, last longer, less heat loss...just made sense for new construction.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 11:34 am to btnetigers
Yes. Especially for outdoor bulbs.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 12:14 pm to btnetigers
I recently changed the bathroom light bulbs to LED and as I have to replace others in the house I will replace them with LED. I replace the bathroom bulbs more than any other area in the house. The lighting has changed (not in a better or worse way), but its only because I was used to the other bulbs.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 12:18 pm to btnetigers
From my experience, CFLs nor LEDs last as long as the manufacturers say. Plus, usually the number of years manufacturers say their bulbs will last is based on it being on an average of 3 hrs per day.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 12:21 pm to btnetigers
Hell no.
Who that's cold arse blue light in their house anyway?
Who that's cold arse blue light in their house anyway?
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