LED light bulbs

I have one CFL in a ceiling light in my kitchen (it was free - came in the mail as part of a power company promotion) but am thinking of getting LED as I need replacement bulbs elsewhere. I never have liked the idea of the mercury in the CFL bulbs but the old incandescent bulbs are going away so will have to decide on something else.
 
diehardbiker said:
Yup 10 dollars a bulb. I have it, and love it. Perfect for my VP signal system and doorbell signal system. LED is far better than CFL.

And speaking for ROI (Return On Investment) on these Cree bulb is now "Break even" on ROI, meaning after paying electric bills, and how long it last, and blah blah blah which makes cost of CFL and LED about the same. So, soon or later it is going to go down. Mercury is going to be expensive soon so CFL price may already stable. Won't be any cheaper.

So for now, mostly CFL intact. Only those with Doorbell/phone signals which I replace from incandescent to LED.

My Doorbell and VP system are transparency, can't see anything until it ringings and you will see. Its all tied up with switches for lights, if the light is off, it will work, if it is on, it will STILL work. That way, if bulbs goes out, I will know immediately. Only two of signalers in my house (Utility room and garage where decoration isn't an issue) is mounted on wall where you can noticed it as likely for signaler, and finally I don't know why my wife can't notice signalers while watching TV. I ended up add signaler light behind the TV, can't see it until it lights up. I can easily notice from anywhere, my eyes sees reflection very easy. Once I had strobe fire alarm going off upstairs and I was in basement, I actually noticed it and gone upstairs to find out too much smoke from my wife cooking. WTF? I eventually add two more in basement so my wife can notice it.
This is reason why I HATE strobe fire alarm, I can see them from almost anywhere (Only if doors are not closed) and it is way way way too much for me. I think it is due to how I was raised in Deaf School, they don't have strobes for fire alarm, only good old fashioned flood lights. They phased it out after I graduated, thank god! My Carbon Monoxide alarm is tied with doorbell part of system, the only difference is that doorbell will flash only 5 times, while Carbon Monoxide alarm will trigger and hold the doorbell flasher running until the alarm shuts up. So, I am waiting until few of smoke detectors wornt out, will change back and hook up with Carbon Monoxide alarm.
City inspector was very impressed and shocked how much effort I put safety in when installing wood burning stove. I got certificate exceeding the code requirements by significantly. I told the inspector that I don't want my house to burn down!

LED light bulbs does look promising for future.
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Your strobe fire alarm detector includes hardwire connection?
 
sequoias said:
$10 is still too much for one bulb. :lol: If it's $5 then we're talking.
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I think that LED bulbs price would be down next year if incandescent bulbs will be phased out to be selling.
 
I pre-ordered Spark socket which this socket screws into any standard lightbulb socket, and connects to the internet over the Wi-Fi connection in our home, so that we can control your lights from a smartphone, tablet, or computer. I still wait to get it until July???
 
Light bulbs are a serious decision. They can add up.

We have:

Indoors
4 nightlights
11 ceiling fan bulbs
10 pot lights
1 fluorescent tube light
1 oven hood light
14 ceiling/wall fixture bulbs
9 chandelier bulbs
5 floor lamps
8 table lamps (all three-way bulbs)
1 under-cabinet light
(Do we count the bulbs in the fridge and ovens? :giggle: )

Outdoors
5 floods
9 regular
10 solar garden lights

(Half of all lights are on dimmers, timers, or sensors.)

Think about how many you have in your house or apartment. Probably more than you realize until you count them. :lol:
 
sequoias said:
$10 is still too much for one bulb. :lol: If it's $5 then we're talking.
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Oh really? Think about it in BIG....

1 years on CLF ($2.13/4 per hr), you spend on electric on one year (500 hours) about $266.25. Compare to LED ($1.19/4 per hr) for $148.75. That's $117.50 DIFFERENT that you spend on loss!

So, therefore, you have 10 bulbs each. That would be...

ELECTRIC bills
---------------
CLF - $2,662.50
LED - $1,437.50 (sub original of $1,487.50 over $50 loss on LED bulb over CLF)

HUGE SAVING!
 
PowerON said:
Oh really? Think about it in BIG....

1 years on CLF ($2.13/4 per hr), you spend on electric on one year (500 hours) about $266.25. Compare to LED ($1.19/4 per hr) for $148.75. That's $117.50 DIFFERENT that you spend on loss!

So, therefore, you have 10 bulbs each. That would be...

ELECTRIC bills
---------------
CLF - $2,662.50
LED - $1,437.50 (sub original of $1,487.50 over $50 loss on LED bulb over CLF)

HUGE SAVING!
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Not really. CFL and LED bulbs are the same wattage, they advertised it for 11-12 watt equalivent to 60 watt regular bulb. I don't leave it on a lot to see the results. Mostly, I have other room lights off when not in use.

Also, electric rates varies state to state.
 
Foxrac said:
CFL will last longer if you left on for 24/7 but got much short if you frequently on/off all time.
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This set of lights gets turned on by 7:15 am and stays on until 11pm or midnight. The bedrooms are the ones that get turned on and off throughout the day.
 
Everything is interconnected, if one goes off, everything goes off. Very customized. I am certified Electrician :) I was disappointed that these carbon monoxide alarm sold at deaf supply catalog were overpriced. I could set up for a quarter of what they wanted.

Right now, Im too tempting to replace these aged strobe built in smoke detectors to normal one like hearing people got and connect them to master relay and trigger the system like I have with Carbon Monoxide alarm. Only problem is that it almost never goes off, say once every 3 years and I hate these strobes (Rubbing my eyes).


Chevy57 said:
Your strobe fire alarm detector includes hardwire connection?
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Your math sucks, almost no difference between LED and CFL when it comes to Energy consumptions.

9 watts of LED is same lumens (Light amount) as 13 watts CFL, 4 watts difference, that's laughable.

My concern is two issues, mercury in CFL, and it does not do well with flashers.

Sequoias is almost right on this one.

PowerON said:
Oh really? Think about it in BIG....

1 years on CLF ($2.13/4 per hr), you spend on electric on one year (500 hours) about $266.25. Compare to LED ($1.19/4 per hr) for $148.75. That's $117.50 DIFFERENT that you spend on loss!

So, therefore, you have 10 bulbs each. That would be...

ELECTRIC bills
---------------
CLF - $2,662.50
LED - $1,437.50 (sub original of $1,487.50 over $50 loss on LED bulb over CLF)

HUGE SAVING!
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diehardbiker said:
Your math sucks, almost no difference between LED and CFL when it comes to Energy consumptions.

9 watts of LED is same lumens (Light amount) as 13 watts CFL, 4 watts difference, that's laughable.

My concern is two issues, mercury in CFL, and it does not do well with flashers.

Sequoias is almost right on this one.
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Yeah, not really a huge impact on the electric bill with only 4 watts in difference. If it was 60 watts versus 10 watts, that would show a difference.
 
PowerON said:
Oh really? Think about it in BIG....

1 years on CLF ($2.13/4 per hr), you spend on electric on one year (500 hours) about $266.25. Compare to LED ($1.19/4 per hr) for $148.75. That's $117.50 DIFFERENT that you spend on loss!

So, therefore, you have 10 bulbs each. That would be...

ELECTRIC bills
---------------
CLF - $2,662.50
LED - $1,437.50 (sub original of $1,487.50 over $50 loss on LED bulb over CLF)

HUGE SAVING!
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$2.13/4 for what?
 
Maybe he got the formula from incompetent salesman. Or he just lousy on math.

Have you heard of over $2,500 dollars on yearly electric bills just for CFL alone? LOL NOT likely going to happen. I pay less than $1,500 a year for electric usage, that includes fridge, washing machine, lights, Central AC and few other things. Thats why I look at PowerON calculation and I laughed.

The Highlander said:
$2.13/4 for what?
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diehardbiker said:
Maybe he got the formula from incompetent salesman. Or he just lousy on math.

Have you heard of over $2,500 dollars on yearly electric bills just for CFL alone? LOL NOT likely going to happen. I pay less than $1,500 a year for electric usage, that includes fridge, washing machine, lights, Central AC and few other things. Thats why I look at PowerON calculation and I laughed.
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Laugh whatever you want. I just follow up on the package I saw at Lowe's that is base on 4 hours of electric on LED & CLF watts.

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diehardbiker said:
Maybe he got the formula from incompetent salesman. Or he just lousy on math.

Have you heard of over $2,500 dollars on yearly electric bills just for CFL alone? LOL NOT likely going to happen. I pay less than $1,500 a year for electric usage, that includes fridge, washing machine, lights, Central AC and few other things. Thats why I look at PowerON calculation and I laughed.
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Our electric bill is close to yours. Ours also includes everything--our house is full electric. I'm guessing only a tiny part of our bill is the lighting. We have lots of light fixtures but they aren't all on all the time.
 
Same here, he forgot who I really am. I am certified Electrician and know the difference. Sometimes advertisement can be misleading. I did math work and it proves that the advertisement lied.

#1 electric hog in any household is the fridge. Their average wattage is about 800 watts, and had to run 24/7 controlled by thermostats. Second one is water heater... the last (Least electric hog) is the clock.

LED and CFL is close to each other speaking of wattage. LED was supposed to last 3x longer than CFL.

Reba said:
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Reba said:
Our electric bill is close to yours. Ours also includes everything--our house is full electric. I'm guessing only a tiny part of our bill is the lighting. We have lots of light fixtures but they aren't all on all the time.
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Our electric bill is nearly $6,000 per year. :shock:
 
Wirelessly posted (sent from a smartphone. )

Our gas and electric bill so far for 6 months has been about $1,000.
 
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