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What kind of bulbs are you using? I've had a similar experience the OP with LED bulbs using the Feit ones sold at Costco. At some point I read about a design is
by Exmoor 6y ago
What kind of bulbs are you using? I've had a similar experience the OP with LED bulbs using the Feit ones sold at Costco. At some point I read about a design issue where manufacturers are using cheap components which die much faster than the actual LED's wear out, so even though the LED's are rated for 50,000 hours, the bulb itself will stop working after 10,000 hours (made up numbers). I would will to spend a bit more if I could be confident that I was going to get a bulb that actually lasted the lifespan of the LEDs.
- nfiedel 6y agoWe moved about three years ago and replaced 50+ bulbs with 2 1/2 brands of LEDs. Phillips - around 40 regular socket, BR30 recessed, and 4x hue bulbs. Not a single failure or flicker. Am particularly a fan of the warm glow for nicer dimming at night. Hyperikon. They were the only brand with the smaller PAR16 bulbs at the time, at least in warmer color-temp. They look absolutely fantastic as down-wash lights on walls. However, 2/8 are out or intermittent after just 3 years of low usage (they were in a low traffic area). Random brands from promos / utility give-aways. Used three of these in the garage, and 2/3 already burned out. TLDR: Quality matters, and high quality bulbs definitely last IME.
- Marsymars 6y agoAlso a fan of warm glow bulbs for any LEDs that get dimmed. FYI Ikea also has non-smart bulbs with warmer colour temperature as they dim.
- ubercore 6y agoPhilips Hue, and the original warm-light bulbs that Philips had a long time ago (the ones with the yellow plastic). Also a few cheap-o ones from the electric company (CREE I think?). None have failed
- mjcl 6y agoYeah, I have about 15 of the old yellow/silver Phillips LED lights and they've been fantastic. The only one that has died overheated because it was in a globe fixture without enough airflow to cool the bulb.
- Scoundreller 6y agoCrew is probably a higher-end bulb.
- ars 6y agoSame here, using Feit bulbs from Costco, and they last about 1 year. > I would will to spend a bit more if I could be confident that I was going to get a bulb that actually lasted the lifespan of the LEDs. That's why Costco is great - I save the box, and when I have a full set of burned out ones I just return them and buy a new set.