Led Light bulbs for indoor lighting (sale, house, buying)

[indytoflgirl]

About to use all of my "hoarded" light bulbs. What is the best brand that gives the most light for 60w and 100w lamps?




TIA

[HWTechGuy]

I have replaced almost every standard A19 type bulb in my house with these:

Philips 60W Equivalent Daylight A19 LED Light Bulb (4-Pack)-460329 - The Home Depot

I have them installed in ceiling fans, table lamps, also have some in enclosed and covered outdoor fixtures.

I also have a few of these which I picked up at Lowes last year:

Shop SYLVANIA 3-Pack 8.5-Watt (60W Equivalent) 2700K A19 Medium Base (E-26) Soft White Indoor LED Bulbs at Lowes.com

HD ran out of the Philips LED bulbs during a sale they had at this time last year and I needed a few more bulbs at the time. I didn't get any 100W equivalent bulbs because I have many dual-bulb fixtures so the 60W equivalent bulbs do just fine.

[McBain II]

Amazon has a bunch of highly rated LED bulbs.

Amazon.com: led light bulbs - LED Bulbs / Light Bulbs: Tools & Home Improvement

[spbbound]

Given the longevity and price of LED bulbs, if you have any short or long term plans to install any home automation equipment that supports bulb dimming, you may want to stick to bulb brands that are known to be compatible with the automation equipment vendor. For example, I have a whole house Lutron system where I can effectively dim any ceiling bulb from the room, phone, computer, etc. and certain bulbs will flicker when mated to Lutron dimmers. They have a PDF on brands and models that are known to be compatible:

http://www.lutron.com/TechnicalDocum..._Bulb_list.pdf

I'm running the Cree CR6's and love them.

Another tip is that thanks to random state, county, city energy rebates and subsidies, you may often find that LED bulbs purchased locally from a big box or other 'hardware' store can be dramatically cheaper than what's available on line. Also, if you're going to do a whole house, don't be afraid to call up an electrical contractor just to check the price on a bulk purchase of lights. The sub that my GC used to build my house was able to get the bulbs at a much lower price than what I could find on my own, but that was for a 100+ bulb purchase.

[selhars]

I'm curious if there's anyone else like me -- who's still not using and buying LEDs.
As a matter of fact last year I bought two contractor cases of regular incandescent bulbs. Now I have enough to last me a life time, I'm sure.

I suppose I could save even more money on my bill. But being SINK, and working at night, when I'd have more lights on at home -- my electricity use from having lights on is next to nothing as it is. I MIGHT change light bulbs four times a year..and it's the one bulb that's on the time the most, so a light is one while I'm at work.

I guess I'm making excuses…but I'm also a creature of habit and just personally don't need to change over and so I don't, and won't. Plus I know the prices have come down but psychologically can't see paying more than than 1.00 for a four pack of bulbs. (and I was turned of by the government pushing people to do what IT wants, and the concerns about disposal and breakage of the early CFLs people were pushing…so I''ll just stick with what I know -- and is cheaper to buy)