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We put 18 LED flood lamp bulbs in as part of a renovation 12 years ago. They get probably 3-4000 hours of use a year, so We've replaced maybe... four or so?
by ajross 2y ago
We put 18 LED flood lamp bulbs in as part of a renovation 12 years ago. They get probably 3-4000 hours of use a year, so We've replaced maybe... four or so? So ~190k average hours per failure or thereabouts.
I think it's reasonable to be skeptical about numbers. But to imply that modern LED bulbs are unreliable is IMHO absolutely ridiculous.
- throwthrowuknow 2y agoI think the 12 years ago variable is important here as well as what I’m assuming are hardwired drivers for the LEDs since they’d be better designed for heat. Good news is we can solve the problem if we ban incandescents and mandate light fixture replacement renovations.
- ajross 2y agoSo... you think the only LEDs that are unreliable are the ones so new that we don't have data showing they're unreliable? That seems sorta laughably circular to me. How about we just get some data showing reliability problems instead?