i can no longer find ordinary incandescent chandelier bulbs, gotta go with leds

[daveamkrayoguy]

Yes, i had a couple more burn out and one i disliked taking from a table lamp I have in a room that needs more light which also uses narrow-base bulbs…

The LED’s that i had to buy, other than being relatively expensive, aren’t bad…

They’re dimmable and give off a very robust, yellow light…

Sixty Watts like the old bulbs, of which i can save my still-working remaining ones, as well…

But I swore I had an unopened package of new crystal clear filament-based chandelier bulbs, that somehow got lost or I can't remember where I put them... --They are missing!

 

[phillymatt53]

You're lucky with that fixture.
In my dining room I've got a 12-light fixture similar to yours, still using incandescent bulbs.
One of these days I'll pick up a dozen LEDs for it, also dimmable.

 

[vacerator]

Some LEDs are better than others for lifespan we have found with experience.

 

[phillymatt53]

Some LEDs are better than others for lifespan we have found with experience.

Indeed true, Mike!
I've found that sticking with GE, Philips, or Sylvania last forever.
The Philips LED's are the best choice - I've had one lamp on constantly for 15 years now!
And the garden "Malibu" lighting's got Philips 12V bulbs in it for almost 2 decades. - still going strong.

Stay away from those Feit brand crap, or any of those generic ones.

 

[joeekaitis]

LED "filament" bulbs can be very convincing, especially in warm white or cool white.

 

[mattl]

Phillips makes a great dimmable bulb in many formats that dims much like incandescent bulbs, the color shifts to a warm yellow. I've been using them for years.

 

[phillymatt53]

Phillips makes a great dimmable bulb in many formats that dims much like incandescent bulbs, the color shifts to a warm yellow. I've been using them for years.

Matt, not meaning to be one of those annoying internet "grammer natzi's", but Philips is the correct spelling with one "L"... LOL!

 

[combo52]

Every once in a while, I find an incandescent bulb still in the house, I noticed that one of my microwave oven still hasn’t incandescent bulb.

I quickly changed it out. There’s simply no reason to use 10 times the electricity or something that works no better and actually causes a fire hazard and damage to the light fixtures and wiring.

John L

 

[phillymatt53]

I've only got a few fixtures with incandescent bulbs in them, and they're rarely used.
The rest of the house is all LED now for decades, and they all still work just fine.

 

[vacerator]

I think we still have three or four incandescent bulbs both inside and out.