Modern light bulbs - sick of the b.s.

maybe they mean the glass lasts 22 years and not that they will work for 22 years

what does the * refer to at the end? lol

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Old packaging claims the bulbs last **9 years**? My arse. Now the new packaging claims they last **22 years**? Does anyone believe this shite?

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I’ll let you know in like 18 years. Or sooner if your suspicions are confirmed.

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At least the old incandescent bulbs were cheap.

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I agree, and LED doesn’t have nearly the life that they claim, but the light itself is so much better, imo.

Some brands are better than others. It isn't just a glowing wire filament anymore, the LED and boards can vary.

My Cree bulbs have been going strong for at least 5 years, with some being on 6-8 hrs a day.

My experience is similar. New bulbs don't last and the light they put out is weak as frick. And they are expensive.

The bulb lobby can get fricked.

Bought a brand new house that had "40 year" hardwired LED lights. Most all went out in 1st yr and were replaced under warranty. Now in the 2nd yr and just replaced 3 more

What brand are they? My neighbor and I have been discussing how long our have been lasting. I had good luck with Philips and he bought them on my rec.

I have over 100 in one house (of various types, most medium Edison) and I have replaced one in just over 5 years based on my Amazon order date. The camp has about 60 and I haven't replaced in but they have only been in for a little over 2 years. The ones in the great room of the primary house run an average of about 10 hours a day when taking into account days we aren't there, that is where 1 has burned out.

They have been more than worth the money I paid just to avoid constantly changing the ones I have to drag the 12' step ladder inside to reach.

I never research the cycling of LED bulbs but standard filament bulbs burn out faster with more on and off cycles.

If you are buying high-quality brand name bulbs I am surprised at your failure rate based on my anecdotal experience. I just look at the package and mine say "10 years" which in small print is 21 hours a week. That is roughly 11,000 hours. They are warranted for 3 years @ 21 hours a week so 3285 hours.

I have had pretty good luck with my interior LED lights. However, they are recessed, not the typical bulb shape design. They are 6 years old this June and I haven’t replaced any. Maybe being the recessed type is better from a design standpoint. Either way, I haven’t gotten 9 years out of them yet, much less 22.

My outdoor lights are another story. I bought the LED strand lights from Lowe’s and had to replace 2 of the 3 strands within two weeks of installation. My house sits up 5 feet off of the ground so in order to not look down on them, they have to be pretty damn high up in the trees. I sure hope what I have now lasts because I’m much too old to be scurrying up a 20 foot ladder.

hey quit complaining

the new ones are 100 lumins brighter and energy cost 8 cents less per year

jokes aside- I just bought 2 1000 lumin indoor flood lights for 20 damn dollars.

outrageous

I’ve had trouble getting some LED bulbs to make proper contact in the socket. The only benefit of LEDs to me is they don’t put off as much heat as incandescent bulbs.