LED lightbulbs question

[natr0n]

Lots of bright ideas in here

 

[lexluthermiester]

I have ballasts in the kitchen, really dont want to change them out, if they make leds in that surly I will get them

You should take a look here;

I've done this. Remove the ballast, rewire, install led's and everything is good to go.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Judging by this, dollar store bulbs can actually be rather good.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Judging by this, dollar store bulbs can actually be rather good.

Adrian's review/overview of them is why I took a look at the dollar store bulbs. Same brand as well. He tested the 40w bulbs, but our store only had the 60w. They work great, don't get hot and so far use only about 8w per bulb for 800 lumens. Best dollar store buy ever. Ultimately ended up buying 30 of them.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

My guess is the power companies are subsidizing the cost of the LED in that video. I know power companies do that in Iowa because they want people to reduce their power consumption and that's an easy way to do it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

My guess is the power companies are subsidizing the cost of the LED in that video. I know power companies do that in Iowa because they want people to reduce their power consumption and that's an easy way to do it.

I can see that happening here as well. It's more likely a government thing though.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

"From January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018, participating Iowa electric utilities are helping residents make the simple switch to energy-efficient lighting by offering special pricing on ENERGY STAR® qualified LED bulb purchases of 12 or less."

Crap. I have so many CFLs still in the package that I wanted to go through first before changing to LED. With that program ending...

Edit: Oh, I guess it got renewed for another year.

"There are no rebates, no paperwork and no hassles. Just go to your local participating retailer and look for the Be Bright label on the shelves in the lighting department."

"This label is your sign that you’re: Getting a discounted price, thanks to your utility. Compare it to some of the other options and see the difference for yourself."

 

[Athlonite]

I've been slowly but surely replacing CFL's in my place as they go poo with LED bulbs, Phillips 9W 806 Lumins is quite bright but in the Kitchen I put a 14W one almost like bright daylight in there now

 

[newtekie1]

This guy does a lot of tear downs of LED bulbs, a lot of them cheap Chinese ones from ebay, but some from dollar/pound stores too. He hasn't done one recently, but if you scroll down in his video about a year back he was doing a bunch. Plus he does tear downs on a lot of other cheap Chinese crap off ebay too.

https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom/videos

My guess is the power companies are subsidizing the cost of the LED in that video. I know power companies do that in Iowa because they want people to reduce their power consumption and that's an easy way to do it.

They do it in Indiana and Illinois as well. Hell, in IL, they'll give you $50 for any working refrigerator. No questions ask, no age restriction, it just has to turn on. It is a program to get people to get rid of those old fridges they have sitting out in their garages cooling beer.

I've been slowly but surely replacing CFL's in my place as they go poo with LED bulbs, Phillips 9W 806 Lumins is quite bright but in the Kitchen I put a 14W one almost like bright daylight in there now

When I bought my house last year, I went around and replaced every bulb with cool-white LEDs, because I like the white light and the power savings. Then I went to replace the bulbs in the dome fixtures...and the fixtures were permanently wired with LED rings! Menards apparently sells flush mount fixtures that are permanently wired LEDs.

https://www.menards.com/main/lighti...eiling-light-2-pack/c5668/p-1455974627746.htm

 

[FordGT90Concept]

They do it in Indiana and Illinois as well. Hell, in IL, they'll give you $50 for any working refrigerator. No questions ask, no age restriction, it just has to turn on. It is a program to get people to get rid of those old fridges they have sitting out in their garages cooling beer.

Took advantage of that late last year.


If I were building a new house, I'd probably install one power supply in each room that drives all of the LEDs in it.

 

[jsfitz54]

Can anyone recommend a good dimmable 60w equivalent bulb?

I happen to like the GE Bright Stik as a regular replacement but the style appears to have not caught on and have become hard to find.
2700K or 5000K
https://www.amazon.com/GE-Bright-Stik-Non-Dimmable-2700K/dp/B01LZ8K9JK

On a side note this post made me call the city and ask how these are going to be recycled due to the small circuit board inside them.
I asked if they are going to be treated like electronic recycling. They said, NO.
Currently they are in the process of setting up Hazardous Waste Collection days for this type of trash. Only a few times a year. You have to preregister.

Compact CFLs I drop off at Home Depot or Lowes.
Lowes will take T12 4' types or 2' U-bends that have Mercury in them. They usually have silver end caps and have the "Hg" marked on them.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Can anyone recommend a good dimmable 60w equivalent bulb?

This is one that I bought for our hallway which acts as a night light on the lowest setting.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips...immable-LED-Smart-Light-Bulb-455295/206633282

 

[jsfitz54]

This is one that I bought for our hallway which acts as a night light on the lowest setting.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips...immable-LED-Smart-Light-Bulb-455295/206633282

Thanks for the suggestion. I read the Specs and this seems expensive and requires an extra controller for all its functions.
I do like the Nightlight idea.

I have a dome shaped, ceiling, 2 bulb fixture, in a bedroom, so I want 2700K color temp.
The dimmer is already in place and would prefer not to have to swap out for incompatibility.

 

[newtekie1]

Can anyone recommend a good dimmable 60w equivalent bulb?

Check your local hardware store(Menards/Home Depot) for Feit Electric bulbs. They are usually cheap and very good, I have a bunch of them in my house.

Or if you just prefer to order off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Feit-Electric-Dimmable-Replacement-standard/dp/B01N3SGXDB/

 

[erocker]

Can anyone recommend a good dimmable 60w equivalent bulb?

These are working great for me. I have 4 on a bathroom vanity. https://www.amazon.com/GE-Lighting-...pID=31hlHPyundL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch