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Where do you find 100 watt equivalent LED bulbs in 2700K for $1/bulb?
by azeotropic 9y ago
Where do you find 100 watt equivalent LED bulbs in 2700K for $1/bulb?
- lodi 9y agoYou won't find LED's for $1/bulb, but the total cost of ownership over X years is massively in favor of the LED. Also I simply find it convenient that LED's just. don't. die. I haven't had to change a single bulb since I upgraded ~4 years ago.
- tbyehl 9y agoI had one out of around 50 die over ~3 years, which I'm sure is much better than I experienced with incandescents and CFLs. Smart bulbs are so cheap now that I've obsoleted nearly all of my "dumb" LEDs.
- user5994461 9y agoNote that the lifetime of a bulb is quadratic, if not exponential, with its wattage. The 100W bulb always lit in the living room will last 6 months but a 30W will do a decade.
- tbyehl 9y agoYou don't, not yet anyways. But if that 100w bulb is on 3-hours per day and you want a 1-year ROI, your replacement budget is probably in the $8-12 range.
- skrap 9y agoI usually go to Ocean State Job Lot or Home Depot. There's a wide selection for $1-2/bulb. I like Cree or Philips as brands.
- ben_w 9y agoI just saw some 2700K bulbs in Poundland (£1~=$1.38), at a selection of power levels. Not sure what the brightest was, might have been 60W equivalent? I deliberately got a dimmer model because I wanted something to encourage my mum to sleep more; due to Alzheimer’s she has no idea what the time of day is any more, and has developed a fear of the dark and only sleeps with the light on.