Hi folks,
we're thinking of replacing all of our household light bulbs (almost all incandescent) with the new LED bulbs. The main purpose is to be more green minded, but have to admit that I don't particularly enjoy going up a 12' ladder to replace old and busted bulbs in our mostly 14' high ceiling. I also hate the fact that most bulbs don't put out as much light anymore after a year or so. We opted to go with mostly track lights with incandescent bulbs when we built our house 5 years ago thinking back then that it will eventually be replaced with LED bulbs. I am not a big fan of compact fluorescent.
Many of our fixtures are track lights with four 60 watt bulbs, which can now be replaced by an LED equivalent consuming only 10 watts. And yes, they are rated for 35,000 to 45,000 hrs instead of the usual 2,000 hrs... now I have to go up after every 15 yrs.
the main drawback for me now is cost, as the one I am considering to get (pictured below) still sell for $25.99 per bulb at local home depot, and I will be replacing 50 bulbs.
Has the LED lighting technology matured enough and worth pursuing already?
anybody on board done this or knowledgeable on this?
what's the best candidate/source?
We replaced most of the mercury vapor and T12 lights in our 30,000 sq. ft. shop with T5 two years ago and we're quite pleased with the result. The T5's are rated at 15,000 hours or more, and in my observation has not shown any reduced output. We will also be investigating LED for commercial lighting as my boss own 15 bigger commercial buildings and thinking of doing a bulk buy.
we're thinking of replacing all of our household light bulbs (almost all incandescent) with the new LED bulbs. The main purpose is to be more green minded, but have to admit that I don't particularly enjoy going up a 12' ladder to replace old and busted bulbs in our mostly 14' high ceiling. I also hate the fact that most bulbs don't put out as much light anymore after a year or so. We opted to go with mostly track lights with incandescent bulbs when we built our house 5 years ago thinking back then that it will eventually be replaced with LED bulbs. I am not a big fan of compact fluorescent.
Many of our fixtures are track lights with four 60 watt bulbs, which can now be replaced by an LED equivalent consuming only 10 watts. And yes, they are rated for 35,000 to 45,000 hrs instead of the usual 2,000 hrs... now I have to go up after every 15 yrs.
the main drawback for me now is cost, as the one I am considering to get (pictured below) still sell for $25.99 per bulb at local home depot, and I will be replacing 50 bulbs.
Has the LED lighting technology matured enough and worth pursuing already?
anybody on board done this or knowledgeable on this?
what's the best candidate/source?
We replaced most of the mercury vapor and T12 lights in our 30,000 sq. ft. shop with T5 two years ago and we're quite pleased with the result. The T5's are rated at 15,000 hours or more, and in my observation has not shown any reduced output. We will also be investigating LED for commercial lighting as my boss own 15 bigger commercial buildings and thinking of doing a bulk buy.