Incandescent light bulb BAN goes into effect next week

[daveamkrayoguy]

Did you know I attempted to buy a desk lamp with a regular incandescent bulb at Walmart and it wasn’t allowed to be sold?

The register would not be product to be sold, like when I worked there at the checkouts and a product was in a recall and this was a number of years ago so I had to settle for buying this LED-illuminated one instead:

At first those diodes were acting erratic barely lighting or flickering before dependably remaining on realizably and steady!

A shame incandescent bulb-equipped lamps right then were on their way to be outlawed or not allowed to be sold but that one was somehow on the sales floor and apparently there to confiscate in lieu of sell had I gotten there at the right time…

— Dave

 

[justjunque]

I would have no real objection to using LED bulbs. But, every one I've ever tried has bothered my eyes/head because of the strobe effect.
I'm apparently very sensitive to it.
I just wish I had hoarded more incandescents while I had the chance.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

september

Here we are in September and it has happened.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Hanging here twelve years, come home from work to see this lit full blast with no one sitting under it, and not yet one original INCANDESCENT bulb, not even the flood lamp underneath burnt out!

— Dave

 

[combo52]

12 years of of electric heat

Candelabra bulbs like those are so inefficient they probably will burn NOT out in your lifetime.

 

They are really only good at putting off heat.

 

They do happen to put off a little bit of light less than 10% efficient.

 

I hope you’re enjoying the heat this time of year and enjoying paying for the air conditioning to remove it from your home,

 

John

[this post was last edited: 9/5/2023-10:40]

 

[justjunque]

That looks very much like the fixture above our kitchen table.
In twelve years of living here, we may have replaced one bulb. Maybe.
And, I don't know how long the previous owners had the fixture/bulbs.

"Candelabra bulbs like those are so inefficient they probably will burn NOT out in your lifetime."

I'll take that kind of inefficiency!

 

[mattl]

Those old incandescent candelabra bulbs also work as a space heater, I think they  give off more heat than light.  My dining room chandelier had 15 60W bulbs, as does my foyer. Cranked out a lot of heat, add in 10-15 people and it could get quite warm in there.. Was running 900 watts each, now running 105watts each -no longer cringe turning them on. Fun thing is they were both on the same circuit along with a number of other lights.  I split those circuits up long ago.

 

[DADoES]

 
Mom works on jigsaw puzzles on her dining room table.  Incandescent candelabra bulbs in the fixture there generated a noticeable amount of heat.  I changed them to LED a few years ago.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

“Lights make heat…” are a quote I remember my mom constantly say, yet without nearly every light in the house being incandescent and my bedroom being the only ceiling fixture equipped with a dimmer switch I’d most likely wanted and maybe even installed myself, we’d all be in the dark!

— Dave

 

[givemehotwater]

RE- Leds with Filament

I have seen these in everyone's kitchens, and I think they are absolutely hideous. They do not look ANYTHING like the old filaments found in clear bulbs. Even beyond that, they simply do not dim. When I dim an incandescent or halogen light, you get the most beautiful hue - perfect for evening light. It also complements my skin tone well.

Furthermore, people should be able to do whatever they want. I personally prefer my older top-load washing machine, which I purchased in 2004. It uses lots of water and cleans great in a short amount of time. Prior to that, I had Duet's which I loved but sold with my former home.

I am sure there are many people out there who would love to rip away my machine and replace it with some crappy front loader. I am also sure there are others who would love to outright ban the usage of older machines.

Should I be ostracized for not using a low-water level machine that's currently being manufactured? As I said, people should be able to do whatever they want. Government is NEVER the answer.

@dave, I think it's wonderful that your bulbs are still going all this time later. I found out the lights in my closet (from 2004) are still the original bulbs. The secret is that they are 130V bulbs on a 120V circuit.

Can you even find an LED bulb that will actually stay on for 19 years?

 

[good-shepherd]

Leds with Filament and I think they are absolutely hideous.

Yup.

Usually in light fixtures that look like upside down used mason jars.

Eeww..

 

[mattl]

I'm quite impressed with the newish dim to warm LED bulbs.  They mimic a typical bulb's warm tones when dimmed. The candelabra bulbs I put in my dining room and foyer a few years ago do not do that, they dim but get a bit duller looking. I don't find them objectionable but would prefer the newer style but they are  bit pricey.

 

[combo52]

Beautiful warm light from LEDs

Reply number 71, right you are Matt I replaced the incandescent 60 W bulbs in my dining room lamp fixture, I always figured this would be the last place I would ever put LED bulbs however, the new bulbs are far better than the incandescent bulbs, and use a 10th of the electricity.

I feel very sorry for people who want to stick their head in the sand. It won’t adjust to technology when it’s clearly superior, especially when these people are far younger than I am.

 

[davetranter]

A few cents' worth from the other side of the 'pond&

Greetings, all.... Long time, no posts... :-O

Low pressure Sodium lamps were pretty much universal here in the UK for road/highway use up until about the mid '80s (IIRC)... They were then gradually replaced by high pressure Sodium (more output according to a light meter, I suppose, and slightly better colour rendering, but optically worse, especially in fog) until recent years, when LED lighting is becoming commonplace. My own biggest objection to the new 'white' LED street lighting is that, when approaching a junction, it is almost impossible to tell at a glance whether the light pool on the road surface is from the street lighting, or from an approaching car.

I used a few CFL type lamps at home, very few of which had a service life approaching anywhere near the 'officially forecast' expectancy, which was a disappointment. Incidentally, all the ones I installed were 'subsidised'... The 'market' price being prohibitive against the savings in running costs.

I have now installed and used several LED lamps at home. As with CFL types, their life seems to be limited by the number of switching cycles they are subjected to. The longest lasting one (so far!) is in a timer light which runs 3-8 hrs per evening (depending on season), and has lasted 10 years in daily use.
I can't say that I have noticed any loss of output over the years, and none of my indoor lamps produce any noticeable strobe effect (unlike many 'high efficiency' outdoor fittings, which produce a seriously irritating effect).

For anyone interested..... In my (limited) experience, the actual LED chips don't fail.. It is always the 'ballast', so 'dead' LED domestic lamps can provide a good light source for various low-voltage 'projects', if you are willing to dismantle and re-use .. ;-)

I think that's probably enough from me!!

All best

Dave T

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Did someone say THREE-WAY bulb? An old standby or THE old standby, what the radio is to television when TV had been invented but there were still radio shows…

— Dave

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

LED’s the strobe effect, the stark white light, the buzzing, the baffles, just to get a pair for my laundry room rated at what gives off 100 watts of incandescence at almost the bargain store incandescent lamp price!

— Dave

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

What kind of a light bulb is this inside my Paul McCartney album?

Could this be the inspiration for the LED design?

— Dave

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

And finally, the oldest standard incandescent we must not turn on very often as the front hall light at my dad’s hadn’t had to be changed in years!

— Dave

 

[good-shepherd]

Did someone say THREE-WAY bulb?

Nice table lamp.

Looks like a vintage Stiffle, the heavy brass type that can be used as weapons against intruders.

I bought a couple of those at the estate sale where I loaded up on the three-way incandescents.

 

[DADoES]

 
I have a 3-way (non-daylight) LED in a bedside lamp.