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Post by puffy on Dec 12, 2018 14:42:22 GMT -5
My energy company says that if I switch my house lighting to LED I will save some money.I have started slowly switching over..Any opinions on LED lighting?
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Post by daveinlax on Dec 12, 2018 14:57:33 GMT -5
I switched as bulbs burned out. The new low price warm white are just fine. I've had a few bulbs fail over the years.  |
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Post by papipeguy on Dec 12, 2018 15:08:50 GMT -5
I've begun the process over the past few years, especially the outdoor flood lights. So far all is well. I'm getting too old to climb a 25 foot ladder to replace the floodlights. Interior lights are replaced with LED's as the old ones go out.
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Post by kxg on Dec 12, 2018 15:15:15 GMT -5
Same as above. Warm white for indoors, the Daylight are too harsh, at least in our house. I think I’ve only replaced one in the last few years.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Dec 12, 2018 15:21:29 GMT -5
Warm white bulbs inside. I'm a bit of a photophile, so I was reluctant, but they feel nice. Not the dentist office vibe I was expecting. Haha.
I still hate LED Christmas lights though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 17:45:12 GMT -5
LED lights last for years and definitely are cost effective 👍
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 12, 2018 17:47:15 GMT -5
I've done the same. Works well for me, but they can be bad for people with epilepsy. Their refresh rate can set people off.
They're also much cooler (in the classic sense - they don't give off as much heat) than tungsten or halogen bulbs.
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Post by McWiggins on Dec 12, 2018 20:05:14 GMT -5
Warm white bulbs inside. I'm a bit of a photophile, so I was reluctant, but they feel nice. Not the dentist office vibe I was expecting. Haha. I still hate LED Christmas lights though. Agreed! LED christmas lights are just horrible. They lack that warm glow old school one's have. Everything else is great and like using 2500 kelvin bulbs. Specialty lighting like a work lamp or photography lighting I go much higher. Bonus... I have a celing fan that can only use low watt bulbs. If I use the little incadecent bulbs and want it bright they trip a switch and cut off after a few seconds. LED uses less power and I have bright one's installed so the switch doesnt trip and I can have more light when needed. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Dec 12, 2018 20:30:59 GMT -5
Warm white bulbs inside. I'm a bit of a photophile, so I was reluctant, but they feel nice. Not the dentist office vibe I was expecting. Haha. I still hate LED Christmas lights though. Agreed! LED christmas lights are just horrible. They lack that warm glow old school one's have. Everything else is great and like using 2500 kelvin bulbs. Specialty lighting like a work lamp or photography lighting I go much higher. Bonus... I have a celing fan that can only use low watt bulbs. If I use the little incadecent bulbs and want it bright they trip a switch and cut off after a few seconds. LED uses less power and I have bright one's installed so the switch doesnt trip and I can have more light when needed. God I'd love to have my great grandma's old outdoor lights she would wrap around the front hedge. My mother said they had been the same lights throughout her childhood as well, so I'm guessing they were early 60s at least. Man... Staring into those huge, warm, greasy, low-burning bulbs while sitting there under the stars on my sled.. Wide-eyed and munching on a snowball; absolutely hypnotized. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 20:39:44 GMT -5
While I think they are cool and really don't care for the light emitted when it comes to reading or working something small like a watch or circuit board. But I am a picky person who favors one brand of light over another and they don't work in my East Bake Oven.
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Post by gav on Dec 12, 2018 20:50:08 GMT -5
I have philips hue lighting throughout with google home and alexa. Changed my life. Look into it.
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Dec 12, 2018 20:53:28 GMT -5
I have philips hue lighting throughout with google home and alexa. Changed my life. Look into it. Must have been an expensive startup but nice to have automation... |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 12, 2018 21:05:46 GMT -5
While I think they are cool and really don't care for the light emitted when it comes to reading or working something small like a watch or circuit board. But I am a picky person who favors one brand of light over another and they don't work in my East Bake Oven. My experience...they pretty much suck at reading under for me. I bought a boatload of incandescent bulbs after GWB pretty much put the stake in the heart of the incandescent market phasing them out. My air conditioning usage makes my light bulb usage look like pipe cleaner costs vs Tobacco, pipes, accessories, snuff..etc.. as chump change by comparison. |
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Post by Mac on Dec 12, 2018 22:01:27 GMT -5
I put in ten overhead LEDs in our new kitchen, thinking that the bulbs that were a bit lower temperature (I forget the K rating) would be great- food prep etc. would be more realistic.... Big mistake. Changed them all to warm and all is well.
I have not had any problems with LEDs other than the self made one above.
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Post by bonneville08 on Dec 12, 2018 22:08:20 GMT -5
We switched out everything a few years ago, no regrets yet.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 23:01:17 GMT -5
My daughter got us free ones from Lowe's where she works.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 13, 2018 4:27:54 GMT -5
Warm white bulbs inside. I'm a bit of a photophile, so I was reluctant, but they feel nice. Not the dentist office vibe I was expecting. Haha. I still hate LED Christmas lights though. Our Christmas tree came pre-lit with LED lights, but they were the warm glow ones and not the bright white ones. I'm not a fan of the bright white ones. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Dec 13, 2018 7:28:50 GMT -5
Well worth the cost! You can catch them on sale for about 10/12 an 8 pack and you can also pick your mood lighting. A 60w bulb runs on the power of a 5w bulb. We put them in all the houses we wire
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Post by Mac on Dec 13, 2018 10:57:05 GMT -5
I put in ten overhead LEDs in our new kitchen, thinking that the bulbs that were a bit lower temperature (I forget the K rating) would be great- food prep etc. would be more realistic.... Big mistake. Changed them all to warm and all is well. I have not had any problems with LEDs other than the self made one above. Hah. I see I got it exactly backwards on the color temp. The lower the number the warmer the color looks. I tried the 3000K bulbs but it looked too clinical. So the 2700K ones look fine. From a couple of suppliers:"2700K warm white, 3000K clean white and 4000K natural white. 2700K is similar to the color of a regular incandescent or halogen light, which looks a little yellow or “warm”."
"A color temperature of 2700–3600 K is generally recommended for most indoor general and task lighting applications. Color Temperature is not an indicator of lamp heat. Newly created vintage and filament LED bulbs offer color temperatures below 2700K, some even as low as 1900K" |
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Post by Stearmandriver on Dec 13, 2018 19:28:39 GMT -5
The only thing I don't understand about LED lighting is why it hasn't been in common use for decades. I mean, we've had light-emmitting-diode technology for a long time, and these lights are superior in every way to incandescent: brighter, safer, longer-lasting, less wasteful... what's not to like?
I agree with color temp; I really dislike the cold "daylight" temp lights, even outside. The warm white (~2700k) are great though.
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Dec 13, 2018 19:39:15 GMT -5
My daughter got us free ones from Lowe's where she works. I worked there for 8 years before my switch to insurance.. |
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Post by McWiggins on Dec 13, 2018 19:44:54 GMT -5
The only thing I don't understand about LED lighting is why it hasn't been in common use for decades. I mean, we've had light-emmitting-diode technology for a long time, and these lights are superior in every way to incandescent: brighter, safer, longer-lasting, less wasteful... what's not to like? I agree with color temp; I really dislike the cold "daylight" temp lights, even outside. The warm white (~2700k) are great though. The technology was limited in light colors, temps and cost. Now we can have any color, choose its temp and do this at more cost effective rates. There's also the time it takes to change society over new things. |
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Post by Stearmandriver on Dec 13, 2018 20:19:45 GMT -5
The only thing I don't understand about LED lighting is why it hasn't been in common use for decades. I mean, we've had light-emmitting-diode technology for a long time, and these lights are superior in every way to incandescent: brighter, safer, longer-lasting, less wasteful... what's not to like? I agree with color temp; I really dislike the cold "daylight" temp lights, even outside. The warm white (~2700k) are great though. The technology was limited in light colors, temps and cost. Now we can have any color, choose its temp and do this at more cost effective rates. There's also the time it takes to change society over new things. Interesting, thanks. I didn't realize there were actually recent developments in the technology, that makes a lot more sense. People do tend to be resistant to change, as you say. Human nature. |
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Post by AJ on Dec 13, 2018 22:20:11 GMT -5
I've begun the process over the past few years, especially the outdoor flood lights. So far all is well. I'm getting too old to climb a 25 foot ladder to replace the floodlights. Interior lights are replaced with LED's as the old ones go out. A common sense approach, one that works for me. AJ |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 14, 2018 10:16:26 GMT -5
Big fan of LED lights. I am astonished by how few Watts are drawn for so much light. A great improvement over the compact florescent bulbs. In cold weather here, those take a few minutes to warm up enough to get any light out of them and never last as long as advertised.
I can put my hand on a 100 Watt equivalent LED bulb and it is barely warm. Certainly cannot do that with incadescent. Thank you, Tom Edison, but your light bulb has been retired here.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 14, 2018 10:44:20 GMT -5
Big fan of LED lights. I am astonished by how few Watts are drawn for so much light. A great improvement over the compact florescent bulbs. In cold weather here, those take a few minutes to warm up enough to get any light out of them and never last as long as advertised.
I can put my hand on a 100 Watt equivalent LED bulb and it is barely warm. Certainly cannot do that with incadescent. Thank you, Tom Edison, but your light bulb has been retired here.
I had halogen spot lights that I put in my kitchen. After a few minutes the heat was beginning to melt the wires in the housing... Not good. Switching to LED and there's never been an issue since. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 14, 2018 19:09:18 GMT -5
Big fan of LED lights. I am astonished by how few Watts are drawn for so much light. A great improvement over the compact florescent bulbs. In cold weather here, those take a few minutes to warm up enough to get any light out of them and never last as long as advertised.
I can put my hand on a 100 Watt equivalent LED bulb and it is barely warm. Certainly cannot do that with incadescent. Thank you, Tom Edison, but your light bulb has been retired here.
I had halogen spot lights that I put in my kitchen. After a few minutes the heat was beginning to melt the wires in the housing... Not good. Switching to LED and there's never been an issue since. The insulation for recessed ceiling fixtures is supposed to be rated for at least 450 F. Did a Catholic wire your home about 30 years ago? 😨😉🤠 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 21:21:39 GMT -5
Three pointer Ron. LMAO
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 14, 2018 21:40:49 GMT -5
Our lighting is about 95% led. I have 3x300 watt equivalent bulbs under the carport so I can change the oil at night. I have a string of 1 watt leds on the back porch. Nice soft lighting.
My reading lamp has 2 75 watt soft white led bulbs and I don't have a problem reading under it.
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Post by rmb on Dec 14, 2018 22:46:46 GMT -5
LED bulbs are great, the light seems so much like incandescent bulbs to me. Miles ahead of CFLs, and much harder to break! And it doesn't spit out mercury if you do! I changed everything in the house when they finally came down in price enough to make it reasonable.
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