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 ·RuralNet
| reply to mob
Re: LED lightbulbs Ok, stupid question. Do they make good LED bulbs that put out 1300 or so lumens? All I see for the phillips is 60 watt equiv (900 lumens)
We don't have enough light fixtures in many places in our house so we end up running 23 watt CFLs instead of 100 watt incandescents.
We are down to our last box of CFL bulbs so It wouldn't be bad to switch them out to LED bulbs, at least for the ones that are on most of the time.
~Mark |
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 DarkLogixTexan and ProudPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | Phillips has a 100watt equivalent but its harder to find |
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DarkLogixTexan and ProudPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | reply to DarkLogix
Re: LED lightbulbs »www.extremetech.com/electronics/···just-23w
1700lumen |
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| reply to mob
We've got a bunch of the Ecosmart ones from Home Depot. Love the light quality as I always hated the yellow look of incandescents. I prefer the whiter light which looks more like daylight.
Didn't notice much of a decrease in the electric bill as we were all CFL before. As the CFL's burned out we replace with LEDs. I'm mainly looking for the additional lifetime of LED's.
I just wish they had affordable 100w ones yet. |
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 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:8
 ·Charter
 ·surpasshosting
 ·voip.ms
| reply to mob
I just had 2 more 4 month old "Bright Effects" CFL's burn out (should I say, flame out in a blaze of glory). I write the date on the ballast to see how long they "really" last. They don't last long at all.
A while back, I decided no more CFL's would be allowed in my house due to the short lifespan and spectacular flaming failures. I broke the rules after I "inherited" about 10 of them in April. Most have been installed, burned out, and replaced already.
I've been quite impressed with the Philips LED lamps thus far. I paid $25 for the first one. The utility (Ameren) sells them through their website for around $12 each (heavily subsidized). My only gripe is the three "pillars" in the "globe". I don't like that. Otherwise, they fit in most fixtures and dim well.
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| reply to Maniak
try SWITCH 100 watt leds.
»www.switchlightingco.com/ |
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 KenPremium,MVM
join:2003-06-16
Markle, IN | Where do you buy them? |
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 SparkChaserPremium
join:2000-06-06
Downingtown, PA
kudos:3 | Switch says if you fill out and submit a form on its website you will be notified as to when the bulbs are available:
www.switchlightingco.com/email_updates.php |
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 DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC
 ·Verizon FiOS
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said by Ken:Where do you buy them? You don't yet as far as I know. In 2013 they should start appearing for sale.
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nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:8 | reply to fluffybunny
SWITCH is vaporware. They've missed one deadline or release day after another.
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 AdamB
join:2001-01-07
Columbus, OH
·AT&T U-Verse
| said by nunya:SWITCH is vaporware. They've missed one deadline or release day after another.
I've been waiting on the Switch LEDs for about a year now. I read about them in Wired and they seemed like a great choice.
The current Phillips LED bulbs seem to consume as much power as the CFLs I have. I will wait until they get to about $10 to start buying. |
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 QuaffAPintA Big Thanks To The Troops
join:2001-01-10
Downingtown, PA
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to mob
While finishing my basement, I'm forced to have 50% high efficacy lights - The only lights that meet the requirement are CFL and LED. I despise CFL, so had to go with LED.
The best/cheapest dimmable LED for recessed lights I found is the $20 one at lowes. May just end up returning them after final inspection - It's moronic I have to spend so much money, when It'll take 30 years to make it back, with how little these lights will be used.
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nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:8 | You'll make your money back a lot faster than that: »Would you pay $50 for a light bulb?
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SparkChaserPremium
join:2000-06-06
Downingtown, PA
kudos:3 Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to AdamB
said by AdamB:said by nunya:SWITCH is vaporware. They've missed one deadline or release day after another.
I've been waiting on the Switch LEDs for about a year now. I read about them in Wired and they seemed like a great choice. The current Phillips LED bulbs seem to consume as much power as the CFLs I have. I will wait until they get to about $10 to start buying. The Philips has a better efficacy that the published data for the Switch. The LED seems to be slightly lower than the CFL. You do have to use some power to get light or you could just open the blinds. 
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DarkLogixTexan and ProudPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | WHAT you blaspheme!!!
Use ing sun light how horrible. |
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AdamB
join:2001-01-07
Columbus, OH Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to SparkChaser
said by SparkChaser 
The Philips has a better efficacy that the published data for the Switch. The LED seems to be slightly lower than the CFL. You do have to use some power to get light or you could just open the blinds.
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| said by AdamB:said by SparkChaser
The Philips has a better efficacy that the published data for the Switch. The LED seems to be slightly lower than the CFL. You do have to use some power to get light or you could just open the blinds.
Yes it is slightly lower, but when I am paying a couple bucks for the CFLs and $20-$30 on the LED it doesn't make a compelling reason to change them out yet. I might buy one of the L prize bulbs since they are a decent price on Amazon. Those of us with subsidized LED bulbs could also help you out if you wanted. A Phillips 60w LED is $12.97 for me.
Edit: You might be able to order them here yourself. Worth a shot and they have the L Prize bulb for $25.00 which isn't bad.
»www.energyfederation.org/estarli···249_5938
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SparkChaserPremium
join:2000-06-06
Downingtown, PA
kudos:3 Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to QuaffAPint
said by QuaffAPint:While finishing my basement, I'm forced to have 50% high efficacy lights Why is that? Is that a Dtown code? |
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SparkChaserPremium
join:2000-06-06
Downingtown, PA
kudos:3 Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to Draiman
said by Draiman:Those of us with subsidized LED bulbs could also help you out if you wanted. A Phillips 60w LED is $12.97 for me.
 yes you could, I don't think we have a subsidy. We have to pay for the Smart meter fires . |
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