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<blockquote data-quote="Chris Davis" data-source="post: 57127" data-attributes="member: 137"><p>Re: LED in the house</p><p></p><p>I've changed out some of the higher wattage bulbs that are on timer or stay on more often with LED bulbs. They seem to be doing alright and the color is ok, in fact it is far better than the awful CFL types we have had to choose from during the past eight years or so.</p><p></p><p>We have some designer globe lights around the house that don't have appropriate LED bulbs available yet, in some cases the LED bulbs are too large to fit into the globe. Maybe in the future they will come out with "soft white" LED globe bulbs which aren't ugly and could be substituted for the original white translucent globes. In this day with the lack of style and cheap crap, I won't be holding my breath. So right now my goal isn't to replace everything, but just the higher wattage and most used lights, as is practical.</p><p></p><p>So far not too bad. I am not certain about LED longevity though, as this is a somewhat recent change for me and still an experiment in the works. I don't care how long they last under laboratory conditions, I care about how they last in my house under my conditions. If the LEDs burn out sooner than indicated, then for my patience and my money I wouldn't hesitate to go back to using all incandescent bulbs.</p><p></p><p>Florescent (CFL) is a no-go for me. The marginal savings are not that important to me, compared to the poor quality of light they put out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris Davis, post: 57127, member: 137"] Re: LED in the house I've changed out some of the higher wattage bulbs that are on timer or stay on more often with LED bulbs. They seem to be doing alright and the color is ok, in fact it is far better than the awful CFL types we have had to choose from during the past eight years or so. We have some designer globe lights around the house that don't have appropriate LED bulbs available yet, in some cases the LED bulbs are too large to fit into the globe. Maybe in the future they will come out with "soft white" LED globe bulbs which aren't ugly and could be substituted for the original white translucent globes. In this day with the lack of style and cheap crap, I won't be holding my breath. So right now my goal isn't to replace everything, but just the higher wattage and most used lights, as is practical. So far not too bad. I am not certain about LED longevity though, as this is a somewhat recent change for me and still an experiment in the works. I don't care how long they last under laboratory conditions, I care about how they last in my house under my conditions. If the LEDs burn out sooner than indicated, then for my patience and my money I wouldn't hesitate to go back to using all incandescent bulbs. Florescent (CFL) is a no-go for me. The marginal savings are not that important to me, compared to the poor quality of light they put out. [/QUOTE]
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