i really like these

Greg K · Oct 28, 2013

Bought 2 of these bulbs earlier this week and finally got around to installing one to see how they stacked up. They are 50 lumens short of being equivalent to an incandescent 60 watt bulb but I can't notice since the light seems to be whiter. They come on instantly unlike the fluorescent bulbs. They are supposed to last 25,000 hours, we'll see, I wrote the date on the back for future reference. The bad news is that they cost $11 per bulb and are heavy. They are rated for damp locations but not for enclosed recessed light fixtures since heat is the enemy of the electronics of an LED. Just my 2¢

Anonymous-0 · Oct 28, 2013

Dang shame we have to pay $11.00 for light bulbs that are almost as good as Incandescent bulbs.

Greg K · Oct 28, 2013

That was my first line of thinking too. Now I've given up hope lol

sd pete · Oct 28, 2013

Maybe I spent too much time in the dark ages. Those are new to me. I hate the squiggly florescent things.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 28, 2013

Yeah, I don't know where it's all going to end. I just wish it would!!

MarkB_MI · Oct 28, 2013

The price on LED bulbs is falling rapidly. Of course, since they last forever they'll eventually pay for themselves even at current prices. I think sales of LED bulbs will overtake CFL and incandescent bulbs in about five years.

Janicholson · Oct 28, 2013

Note the watts listed on the box. Far less electricity! Note the 25000 hr rating Most filament bulbs are 850 to 1100 per bulb.
25000 is conservative, they can last twice that long. How many does 1000 go into 25000. Jim

casenut1 · Oct 28, 2013

In the dark.

Dachshund · Oct 28, 2013

Bought a couple of those....nice if you like darkness. Just don't throw the right kind of light for my eyes. One lasted about a month, then died. I then used them for their proper use - target practice....

Anonymous-0 · Oct 28, 2013

Roger That.

Greg K · Oct 28, 2013

Who said that?

Spook · Oct 28, 2013

I put some cfl's in my shop. 300 watts of light and only draw 65 watts power, less electricity than the 100 watt bulbs they replaced, at less cost. I have some cfl's that have over 15 years of use on them. Newer is sometimes better!! How many of you guys wouldn't be here if we only had 1950's medical technology?

Ted in NE-OH · Oct 28, 2013

There are a lot of recessed or enclosed light fixtures, what do we do??

Greg K · Oct 28, 2013

I think they meant a recessed with a lens on it us out. I don't know about fixtures, it didn't mention them.

BAnNC · Oct 28, 2013

Just bend over and get ready for the next IN no Vation.

ShadetreeRet · Oct 28, 2013

The problem is, when a change such as this is mandated by U NO WHO. It just gives the companies who manufacture said merchandise a liscense to steal! Most of this technology has been around for some time, so it's not like they were forced to develop something overnight. Sure, prices are coming down and will likely be reduced even more over time. Meanwhile, I am giving serious thouight to resurrecting my kerosene lamps! "Course, with the price of kerosene, I wouldn't likely save any money.

paul · Oct 29, 2013

I just bought one this morning, Menards has a deal on thrm, close to half what you say.

Like it, going to get another one or two. I put it in my porch.

Paul

Bob · Oct 29, 2013

Look for the 2700º K color temperature units, rather than the piercing, ugly, blueish 5000º K units.

oldtanker · Oct 29, 2013

Been using em for about 2 years now in lamps and ceiling fixtures. No problems and my electric bill has gone down about 15 bucks a month between the house, shop and wife's chicken house.

Rick

Mike (WA) · Oct 29, 2013

Wife reacts badly to guvment telling her what to do- when the end of incandescents was announced a couple of years ago, she brought home a grocery bag full of them and said "that ought to do us for the duration". Guess she was a little disappointed with the squiggly flourescents in the barn- when it got cold, half of them wouldn't even come on.

FBH44 · Oct 29, 2013

Two things I hate in life; vacuum cleaners and flourescent tube fixtures. I fainally got real tired of guessing what was wrong with the 4" tube-things that only flickered,[[ tube??? starter??? ballast??? wire-nuts???? ]] junked the tube stuff, and made my own fixtures. Bought 5 cheap light bulb sockets for each flourescnt fixture, wired them in, and just screw in a variety of compact bulbs. Works great, instant on, no flickereing, no guessing, save money....
I caxn change to different bulbs whenever i want, exposed to the air...

Bret4207 · Oct 29, 2013

20 some years back the local Lions club came around selling some super duper wonder bulbs that were supposed to practically make electricity they used so little and last 20 years. They cost $20.00 each. Well, they made zero difference in my power usage and lasted less than 2 years.

I expect these will be about the same.

OldFarmTractor · Oct 29, 2013

When will it end, I hope it never does.

I would hate to be using candles and oil lamps while watching TV and munching on microwave popcorn.

I wonder how many jobs are being lost by the bulbs that last almost a lifetime. I"m considering replacing my Christmas lighting with LED. Lower energy costs and you can string them end to end almost forever. I hope they can take the summer heat since they stay up all year!

I went the route of CFL bulbs beginning around 10 years ago. My electric bill has dropped significantly. Great in ceiling fans that vibrate.

I love the LED bulbs for car brake lights and such. I wonder how much fuel they save a person?

Ken Macfarlane · Oct 29, 2013

We have some in the fixtures we leave on overnight. Work great! I'm not a CFL fan but these work good. We have electronic ballast big fluorescents in part of our house, they work good.

Brad Buchanan · Oct 29, 2013

Hey Greg.

I am not a fan of the current led lamps for indoor use. They emit a bluish light that I don't like.

That being said I was at my electric parts supplier and the guy at the counter showed me a led replacement for the 175 watt mercury vapor fixtures commonly used on barns, houses and such.

Draws 30 watts and comes with photocell and mounting arm. Cost is $130.00 and I will be using at least one on my shop.

Brad

Bill Radford · Oct 29, 2013

What really tees me off is that people that want us to do without things in the name of "the planet" seem to go right on living in their mansions and jetting around the world in their Lear Jets. I'm talking about YOU Mr ALGORE!
When I see movie stars and politicians practicing what they preach, maybe I'll listen. Until then, I'm calling B^##$&@+ on all of them.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 29, 2013

Probably not to many US jobs as most are made somewhere other than here.

Bill in IL · Oct 29, 2013

I know the old LED indicator lamps work forever no matter how you use them. But do these high output LED's hold up to the constant on and off use? I have been disapointed with CFL's for that reason but I bought most of my CFL's on discount deals so no big loss.

Blackhole49 · Oct 29, 2013

Observation about my CFLs: In the house in enclosed fixtures with regular use (bathroom, Kitcen), I get about 1 to 1 1/2 years out of them. Lamps with open bulb and regular use (living room, bedroom) about 3 years. Outside (southern MI) on the pole barns, I have 2 cupolas with open louvers on a eye that are on every night. The 13 watt CFLs in those were installed with the cupolas in May of 2002. I wish they would all last that long.

wfw · Oct 29, 2013

We bought a new outdoor flood light from Lowes that is LED. I was pleasantly surprised by how bright it is. have it set for on at dusk and off at dawn. It only uses 33 watts. old flood light used 300 watts. I will see how long it last.

Frank

RN · Oct 29, 2013

One actor that does go the cheap green route is Ed Begley(Bagley?). Leno had him on couple years ago and did a days follow around- starting with the bicycle to studio. House had a heat pump system copied from Bush ranch, some solar panels on roof with a solar hot water for partial hot water use- gets about 2/3 of daily water use hot enough. Couple rain barrels/cystern to catch rain water, gray water collector for garden water. electric bill much lower than Jays shop- but the shop has some tools and security system use to protect the Baker electric car, etc. RN

W_B · Oct 29, 2013

(quoted from post at 14:13:19 10/29/13) What really tees me off is that people that want us to do without things in the name of "the planet" seem to go right on living in their mansions and jetting around the world in their Lear Jets. I'm talking about YOU Mr ALGORE!
When I see movie stars and politicians practicing what they preach, maybe I'll listen. Until then, I'm calling B^##$&@+ on all of them.

Algore said in 2006 we had only 10 years until the planet melts down.... so don't worry be happy, life as we know it is just about over!

Greg K · Oct 29, 2013

I bought some of the bluish ones also about 2 years ago and took them right out of the lights. These are in a better color spectrum, 2700 kelvins to be exact. These are actually whiter than the soft white incandescent lights next to them. Like everything, you get what you pay for.

Hal/ Eastern WA · Oct 29, 2013

I hope the price on LED bulbs comes down some more soon--$11 still seems awful steep for a 60 watt equivalent bulb. It would have to save a lot of electricity and last a very long time to ever pay off.

Over the years, I have replaced most of the regular incandescent bulbs at my place with compact fluorescents. The CF bulbs last a fairly long time and produce much less heat than a regular bulb, suggesting greater efficiency. The prices on CF bulbs is way less than they were when they first came out. I do still use incandescent bulbs in locations where I want some heat, like the pump house and the dog house. I have a lifetime supply stored in my basement.

The only places I can see that would be real practical to use the expensive LED bulbs are in locations where it is difficult to change the bulbs and where the light is kept on all the time. We used LEDs in some high exit lights at church, since they required using a 12 foot ladder to service the lights. Hopefully the LED lights will last a long time there and no old men will have to climb high ladders so often.

I sure am impressed with my LED flashlights. Good light and the batteries last for YEARS rather than days like the old lights did.

Bret4207 · Oct 30, 2013

(quoted from post at 09:03:23 10/29/13) One actor that does go the cheap green route is Ed Begley(Bagley?). Leno had him on couple years ago and did a days follow around- starting with the bicycle to studio. House had a heat pump system copied from Bush ranch, some solar panels on roof with a solar hot water for partial hot water use- gets about 2/3 of daily water use hot enough. Couple rain barrels/cystern to catch rain water, gray water collector for garden water. electric bill much lower than Jays shop- but the shop has some tools and security system use to protect the Baker electric car, etc. RN

"...copied from the Bush ranch" Brings to mind the show they did on that evil oil man Bush and his ranch which was so freakin' green it practically made electricity sitting there. Meanwhile, Gores mansion used like 10x the power of anything else similar.

Hypocrite Gore!

JMOR · Oct 30, 2013

25,000, same as standard mercury-vapor.

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