Bargain priced LED bulbs....

[EddieWalker]

I just replaced 4 burned out flood lights for a client with Cree LED floodlights that cost $20 each for a client. They are in a 20 foot ceiling and he said that he didn't care what they cost, just hoped they lasted a lot longer then the regular bulbs he's been dealing with. I'm sure curious to how long they will last.

Eddie

 

[JDgreen227]

I just replaced 4 burned out flood lights for a client with Cree LED floodlights that cost $20 each for a client. They are in a 20 foot ceiling and he said that he didn't care what they cost, just hoped they lasted a lot longer then the regular bulbs he's been dealing with. I'm sure curious to how long they will last.

Eddie

Thanks for sharing this...but very curious as to the wattage and service life of what you replaced. The only times I can see the benefit of LED bulbs is when the location is hard to access and they are left on much of the time.

 

[ultrarunner]

Thanks for sharing this...but very curious as to the wattage and service life of what you replaced. The only times I can see the benefit of LED bulbs is when the location is hard to access and they are left on much of the time.

Don't forget electric rates vary greatly... I've paid over 30 cent a kWh when taxes are included... make a huge difference when others pay 10 cents or less for a kWh

Then again the minimum wage in my city is $12.25 an hour...

 

[oosik]

Ultrarunner - my local electric co-op is Inland Power & Light.

Our electric rate is 5.45 cents per kWh.

 

[JDgreen227]

Base rate here is about 8 cents a kwh plus distribution charge, $7 a month for "system access"(!!!) power recovery factor, and 6% sales tax. My latest bill for mid winter just cost me $117 for 35 days total....I find that reasonable. The basic rate per kwh was only a cent or two less back in 1996...but they add on all these surcharges and fees to make the price per kwh increase.

 

[fordmantpw]

This week's Menards sale insert is showing Polaroid general purpose LED bulbs, claimed to replace 60 watt incandescent
and lasting up to 36 years. Only $4.99 each...what a deal. There are about six ceiling light fixtures here where I could use such bulbs and those are hallway and walk in closet lights...turned on once or twice a day at most and then only for five minutes at a time. The funny thing is, every one of these lights is still using a 13 year old 60 watt incandescent bulb that probably cost me fifty cents at most. My biased opinion says LED light bulbs are WAY, WAY overpriced. Do I really want to pay $5 each for a bulb that may still be working when I am 99 years old? :laughing: :laughing:

It depends on the usage. Closet and hallways are not good candidates for LEDs since they aren't on that much and the savings will never be realized. That's why our new home got CFLs there.

However, my office, which has the lights on 10 hours/day got LEDs. I'm saving $10/month on lighting in my office alone with LEDs over the fluorescent bulbs at our other home. In the summer, the savings will be magnified since I don't have to cool the extra heat put off by the bulbs.

 

[ultrarunner]

It's is amazing that electric rates seem to vary by a factor of 6 across this country... definitely not a one size fits all...

I currently have the Washington Property rented... my past tenant moved in November 2 years ago and the first full month PSE electric bill was $900.... I never had anything even close... guess it is easier to turn on a thermostat than to build a fire...

 

[forgeblast]

I really like the cree bulbs. I have about 10 to go and we will have swapped out all the bulbs to cree. This summer I want to replace our security lights/outdoor lights to leds.