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.

 

[pstehle]

I've switched entirely to LED, even in the fridge. I found the Feit ones sold at Costco to be better quality than they used to be, and always opt for 2700-3000 Kelvin. I detest the blue light from the higher K versions. Get ready for some more fun down the road, the EPA has come up with even more stringent regulations that will force bulb manufacturers to move even more toward higher Kelvin lamps to meet lumens-per-watts standards. They're not happy with the outstanding results we get now, and could care less about what we want in our homes... I think their end game is no human impact upon the environment whatsoever. Animals can eat whatever, pee and crap wherever and that's fine, but we mustn't burn 3 calories of any sort of fuel even to survive in winter. There's a movement in the medical community that supports the more yellow light from lower K lamps having health benefits, so we may win out in the end...

 

[Chetlaham]

AC power systems are happier driving a constant impedance load than a non linear load. I am proudly doing my part with that

 

[sel8207]

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!

the old (new) filament bulbs ae back on Amazon. easily findable.

 

[sel8207]

I only use the LED's on exterior lights.

 

[phillymatt53]

I only use the LED's on exterior lights.

The LED bulbs in my living room don't appear to be any different than when I used 60 watt bulbs in them.
I can't tell the difference. - but my electric bill can!

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

The LED bulbs in my living room don't appear to be any different than when I used 60 watt bulbs in them.
I can't tell the difference. - but my electric bill can!

Well looking forward to my next one then…

Especially since we haven’t been running our air conditioner lately…

 

[good-shepherd]

Dave, I've seen incandescent chandelier bulbs as my local Dollar General, 40 watts as I recall.

Driving around this time of year one can see the hideous LED lighting in (and outside) people's homes blinding white light or cold blue/gray. Ugh. Not every house but a lot.

 

[phillymatt53]

Dave, I've seen incandescent chandelier bulbs as my local Dollar General, 40 watts as I recall.

Driving around this time of year one can see the hideous LED lighting in (and outside) people's homes blinding white light or cold blue/gray. Ugh. Not every house but a lot.

I think that the brighter lighting that many people have installed is perhaps due to the increased crime rates going on.
Car hyjacking, robberies, etc., have been a "top story" on the news almost every day.

 

[foraloysius]

There’s no need for white and blue lightif you buy the right LED bulbs. 2700 Kelvin or lower is perfect for indoor lighting.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Dave, I've seen incandescent chandelier bulbs as my local Dollar General, 40 watts as I recall.

Driving around this time of year one can see the hideous LED lighting in (and outside) people's homes blinding white light or cold blue/gray. Ugh. Not every house but a lot.

Well, those new LED’s aren’t so bad, I have to have 60-watts per light and all six give me…

They look like they’re in though, the yellow filaments in there look like they’re on even when they’re off…

Still don’t know what happened to the bulbs I bought, but the good ones left from that lamp I have another light to put them in…

This one has a cord switch so I can turn it on and off when I’m sitting under it and only uses narrow-based bulbs of which 60-watts is handy there…

 

[phillymatt53]

The one thing about using LED bulbs is that some are prone to glowing even if "turned off" if controlled by certain fixtures.

In my bedroom, I have a low wattge LED bulb installed in a floor lamp, which is plugged into a remote controlled "X10" module.
These modules respond to a signal through the AC line, transmitted from the master controller on the bedside table.
In those modules, the relay contacts inside them are jumped by a spark squelching capacitor to keep the contacts from becoming pitted when the contacts open.
This capacitor is then in series to the lamp load connected to the module, and passes a tiny amount of AC across the open relay contacts.
Just enough to trickle into the LED bulb and make it dimly glow.
This may even happen with some wall dimmer switches.

It doesn't really bother me mind you, because the dim glow is about the same level as a nightlight.