Anyone have a LED dusk to dawn pole light?

[TomSeller]

. I stocked up on incandescents too. I am also armed and willing to defend them.

. I don't think you will need to defend them. I give the ones I take out to charity, you might get some real cheap there.

 

[Zerk]

Mom likes the LED light... I paid around $8 a bulb back then... although I have friends in other parts of the country that paid $4 for CREE through some utility rebate program...

Electricity here is high and typically it averages out around 25 cents a kWh

Nice gift for your mom. But unless they are gift, you should do math. How it works out, dunno. But $8, vs under a buck, does warrant it.

 

[check]

Yes, you can. but they are not as cost effective as buying two 60 watt equivalent bulbs. And 150 watt eq, and 300 watt eq. become even more problematic and less cost effective. In other words, it doesn't cost much more to make an incandescent 150 watt bulb over a 60 watt incandescent bulb. But it costs a lot more to make a 150 watt eq. LED bulb vs. a 60 watt eq. LED bulb.

Thanks, James. Will have to do a comparison here in Toronto. And thanks as well for the idea of using a "Y" to utilize 2 60-watt eq. bulbs on one socket to save money - I wouldn't have thought of that!

 

[TomSeller]

Don't forget about the lower CURRENT in your wiring. Excess current is what damages insulation. In my present house I could NOT turn on all of the lights without tripping breakers. No longer now that I am 90% LED

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

I installed my first LED bulb in my house last night. I know, I'm behind times. I thought it would be much whiter than what I'm used to. Nope, more of a yellow tint. Is that normal?

 

[k0ua]

I installed my first LED bulb in my house last night. I know, I'm behind times. I thought it would be much whiter than what I'm used to. Nope, more of a yellow tint. Is that normal?

You can purchase the color temperature that you desire. It usually says on the package. The smaller the number like. 3000 to 4000 degrees Kelvin are more soft or yellow tinted. The higher numbers like 5000 or 6000 are more a brighter white.

 

[Zerk]

Don't forget about the lower CURRENT in your wiring. Excess current is what damages insulation. In my present house I could NOT turn on all of the lights without tripping breakers. No longer now that I am 90% LED

I would worry more about the state of your electrical, or your knowledge of what was going on in your house. What are you doing running the coffee pot, microwave, and vacuum on the same circuit?

Even every incandescent light on one circuit in the house should be barely pushing tripping point. I have clamped my house at 9 amps per leg. It would have to be laid out pretty bad to have all 18 on one leg.

I would look at separating out some circuits, or moving appliances around.

 

[k0ua]

I just took some of my own financial advice and threw about a dozen BR30 take out bulbs in the trash. I decided since there is a negative financial impact in using them, what am I saving them for? I am pretty sure there are more of them around her, but couldn't find them.

 

[ultrarunner]

There are still applications for incandescent bulbs...

Up in cold snow country my friend changed out his bulbs outside for LED... he said the LED bulbs are easily covered with snow whereas the incandescent never had this problem.

 

[sixdogs]

A few months back I put some LED floodlights in an outdoor fixture I have as a trial. Bulbs were supposed to last forever. Anyway, wife just told me that one of them had burned out.