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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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I've had a few. Seems to be more of a QC issue than a lifespan issue, as I've had others in the same box that are still working years later.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West of the Equator
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In Mahomes I trust!
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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If the conditions are not perfect they do not last nearly as long as they are supposed to last. If you think it is bad with a bulb don't ever put in an LED fixture. When the fixture quits working you have to replace it and of course, they do not make that same fixture any longer. So you are left with cover-up work to do in order to hide the footprint of the other one. |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West of the Equator
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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My led lightbulbs never last more than two years. But hey I'm saving the earth right? ****ing crap.
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Texarkana, Texas
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Rather than start a new thread, I figured I'd dig up an old one.
When I built my house in 2017, I took advantage of ACE Hardware's annual BOGO bulb sale and bought 28 LED bulbs, which should last my lifetime if they last as long as claimed. I think I have probably replaced 3 of those bulbs in the past 7 years. (There are 14 bulbs on site, including exterior.) Not too bad at all, and certainly better than incandescent bulbs. I came here however, to ask if anyone else has experienced odd behavior from the bulbs when they finally go? My bathroom has a 2-bulb fixture that lost one of the bulbs about 5 weeks ago, and I haven't replaced it because it's kind of a pain in the ass. I walked in the bathroom this afternoon and the damned thing resurrected itself, and I just now verified it is still working. WTF? |
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
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I have an LED light that's starting to fail, I think. It's over my breakfast bar, and sometimes when you turn it on you get a disco experience because it strobes rapidly. But then other times it's just fine. I'm not even sure I can change the bulbs on this fixture. It looks like the LED is sealed inside it. |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Texarkana, Texas
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Colorado Springs
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What you described above is why I steer away from fixtures like you have. They look nice, but when they go out you have to change the whole fixture vs just a bulb. |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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I run an electrical crew at a data center with 25 buildings on site. Were in the process of changing lamps out to led when the originals go bad. But we have a lot of issues with anything thats retrofitted failing early. Normally the led fixtures don't have a lot of problems, or at least the indoor ones. It's not uncommon for t5 and t8 retrofit LEDs to have a shorter life that the lamps they replaced and it doesn't seem to matter if they're ballast bypassed or not. LED's use less electricity but so far I haven't seen many that are getting near the life that's advertised.
I would be very interested in isolating the lighting circuits and doing and actual cost per life span test not these things. But were just contracted electrical maintenance so therye not going to turn me loose with ct doughnuts and the equipment to record it. |
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