Hello all I just wanted to share this with my friends on SMF.
I started switching my home to LED in 2012 and this year wanted to make the completes switch to Led's
I wont go into all the pros and cons... I'll let you guys do your own homework.
Before I go any further I suggest you check out this link as this deal can not be beat, I have ordered 20 of these in the last two days.
Slim Line Bulbs $3.97 the government has added an instant $5.00 rebate to this bulb.
If for some reason the link comes up as $8.97, change your store location to NJ, add the bulbs to your cart then switch to your local store, continue with checkout, limit is 10 and these are for pickup only.
There are a few states offering the instant rebate, so check pricing in your state if you want to purchase as a walk in.
Before this $3.97 price, switching out a good CFL was not cost effective until the bulb blew, I removed all my CFL's and gave them away, these contain mercury and should be disposed of properly when they blow.
Anyhow, for me the switch wasn't just for cost savings as everyone talks about, is was about reducing the stress on my lines and transformers, I used to pop breakers a lot using incandescents, but since the partial switch to LED's in 2012, I haven't had a tripped breaker yet.
Also I made the switch because I got tired of replacing bulbs. I have not had an LED bulb blow yet.
Although I have saved on energy costs, my return on the pricing of bulbs in 2012 will be about 5 years, the return on the 2014-15 bulbs will be 2-3 years, but for me I would rather pay now and have smaller monthly bill every month.
Look at it this way if you get a tax return and buy $100.00 worth of bulbs and switch out incandescents, you will recoup your money by the following year, swith out CFL's and recoup in three years, less if the bulb has blown, plus you stress your maxed out lines less, reduce heat and probably wont ever worry about changing a vbulb again...EVER!
Untill recently, my hardest challenge was tube lighting .... those 4 footers, mainly due to cost.
I need 12 tubes, this is for my workshop. These need to be retrofitted... rewire the tombstones and remove or bypass the ballasts.
I am on my last two bulbs and will replace each fixture as the bulbs blow, $88.00 for four bulbs.
One fixture of 4 bulbs is 160 watts, switching to LED's is 88 watts savings is 72 watts per fixture (45%)
So 12 bulbs saves me 216 watts.
Even the landscape lighting is being switched to led, this works out great because I was maxed on my transformers.
I also have five 24' sections of rope lighting @ 50.4 watts each (252 watts total) that will be switching to LED's @ 10 watts each (50 watts total), this is for outdoor lighting and above my kitchen cabinets for accent lighting.
I will be doing the kitchen this week and the outside three in a few months if these work well.
The bulbs in my Drill press, bench grinder, dryer, refrigerator and microwave will be replaced also.
The only lights I am having trouble with is my Xenon Halogen under cabinet lighting in the kitchen.
Quick note, if you like the warm glow of the Incandescents, make sure you get 2700 kelvin bulbs, bathrooms are ok in the higher kelvin scale, but the higher you go the bluer you get, think of HID headlights that are really blue!
The below pictures aren't for color rendition or lumens output, I just like posting pictures.
These bulbs are Dimmable.
2015 switched to Home Depot Phillips Slim Bulbs 6 @ 63 total watts.
This replaced 6 CFL'z @ 90 watts total, a little bit of savings.
I will probably replace these when I find stubby bulbs, you can see the bulb stick out of the top of the globe.
Prior to 2012 I had 40 watt incandescent bulbs x 6 for a total of 240 watts, if you switched directly from incandescent to Led's with an equivalent Lumen led (8 watts ) 48 watts total, your savings would be 192 watts
2012 Two outside 40 watts (80 total) changed to CFL 13 watts (26 watts), CFL's blew a few times. Saved 54 watts
2015 Replaced CFL's (26 watts) with two slimlines 10.5 w (21 watts)
Not much savings in energy (5 watts) but the CFL's were subseptible to cold and took a while to warm up to full brightness and lasted a year or so, plus the LED's are brighter. These will be switched out with 8 watt bulbs when the price is right, but for now, the 60 watt bulbs (10.5 watts) were $5.00 cheaper than the 40 watt bulbs (8 watts)
2015 Replaced CFL's (30 watts) with two slimlines 10.5 w (21 watts)
Not much savings in energy (9 watts) but the CFL's were susceptible to cold and took a while to warm up to full brightness, plus the LED's are brighter.
2012 phillips 8 watt A19 bulbs
These replaced six 75 watt bulbs - 450 watts
Now its at 48 watts
The only bulbs I won't be able to replace are the two fish tanks, because of the UV emitting properties and the needed color spectrum for the plants and fish, The oven Light because it gets too.
I am working on a solution for the Under cabinet lighting.
Start with replacing the bulbs that get used the most and bulbs that are troublesome to change 2nd.
If you plan to move...ever... make sure to keep a box of old bulbs laying around so the LED's can make the move with you.
there is interest in this post I will update with more of what I have done.
Like I said, I wanted to share this because it's such a great deal.
I started switching my home to LED in 2012 and this year wanted to make the completes switch to Led's
I wont go into all the pros and cons... I'll let you guys do your own homework.
Before I go any further I suggest you check out this link as this deal can not be beat, I have ordered 20 of these in the last two days.
Slim Line Bulbs $3.97 the government has added an instant $5.00 rebate to this bulb.
If for some reason the link comes up as $8.97, change your store location to NJ, add the bulbs to your cart then switch to your local store, continue with checkout, limit is 10 and these are for pickup only.
There are a few states offering the instant rebate, so check pricing in your state if you want to purchase as a walk in.
Before this $3.97 price, switching out a good CFL was not cost effective until the bulb blew, I removed all my CFL's and gave them away, these contain mercury and should be disposed of properly when they blow.
Anyhow, for me the switch wasn't just for cost savings as everyone talks about, is was about reducing the stress on my lines and transformers, I used to pop breakers a lot using incandescents, but since the partial switch to LED's in 2012, I haven't had a tripped breaker yet.
Also I made the switch because I got tired of replacing bulbs. I have not had an LED bulb blow yet.
Although I have saved on energy costs, my return on the pricing of bulbs in 2012 will be about 5 years, the return on the 2014-15 bulbs will be 2-3 years, but for me I would rather pay now and have smaller monthly bill every month.
Look at it this way if you get a tax return and buy $100.00 worth of bulbs and switch out incandescents, you will recoup your money by the following year, swith out CFL's and recoup in three years, less if the bulb has blown, plus you stress your maxed out lines less, reduce heat and probably wont ever worry about changing a vbulb again...EVER!
Untill recently, my hardest challenge was tube lighting .... those 4 footers, mainly due to cost.
I need 12 tubes, this is for my workshop. These need to be retrofitted... rewire the tombstones and remove or bypass the ballasts.
I am on my last two bulbs and will replace each fixture as the bulbs blow, $88.00 for four bulbs.
One fixture of 4 bulbs is 160 watts, switching to LED's is 88 watts savings is 72 watts per fixture (45%)
So 12 bulbs saves me 216 watts.
Even the landscape lighting is being switched to led, this works out great because I was maxed on my transformers.
I also have five 24' sections of rope lighting @ 50.4 watts each (252 watts total) that will be switching to LED's @ 10 watts each (50 watts total), this is for outdoor lighting and above my kitchen cabinets for accent lighting.
I will be doing the kitchen this week and the outside three in a few months if these work well.
The bulbs in my Drill press, bench grinder, dryer, refrigerator and microwave will be replaced also.
The only lights I am having trouble with is my Xenon Halogen under cabinet lighting in the kitchen.
Quick note, if you like the warm glow of the Incandescents, make sure you get 2700 kelvin bulbs, bathrooms are ok in the higher kelvin scale, but the higher you go the bluer you get, think of HID headlights that are really blue!
The below pictures aren't for color rendition or lumens output, I just like posting pictures.
These bulbs are Dimmable.
2015 switched to Home Depot Phillips Slim Bulbs 6 @ 63 total watts.
This replaced 6 CFL'z @ 90 watts total, a little bit of savings.
I will probably replace these when I find stubby bulbs, you can see the bulb stick out of the top of the globe.
Prior to 2012 I had 40 watt incandescent bulbs x 6 for a total of 240 watts, if you switched directly from incandescent to Led's with an equivalent Lumen led (8 watts ) 48 watts total, your savings would be 192 watts
2012 Two outside 40 watts (80 total) changed to CFL 13 watts (26 watts), CFL's blew a few times. Saved 54 watts
2015 Replaced CFL's (26 watts) with two slimlines 10.5 w (21 watts)
Not much savings in energy (5 watts) but the CFL's were subseptible to cold and took a while to warm up to full brightness and lasted a year or so, plus the LED's are brighter. These will be switched out with 8 watt bulbs when the price is right, but for now, the 60 watt bulbs (10.5 watts) were $5.00 cheaper than the 40 watt bulbs (8 watts)
2015 Replaced CFL's (30 watts) with two slimlines 10.5 w (21 watts)
Not much savings in energy (9 watts) but the CFL's were susceptible to cold and took a while to warm up to full brightness, plus the LED's are brighter.
2012 phillips 8 watt A19 bulbs
These replaced six 75 watt bulbs - 450 watts
Now its at 48 watts
The only bulbs I won't be able to replace are the two fish tanks, because of the UV emitting properties and the needed color spectrum for the plants and fish, The oven Light because it gets too.
I am working on a solution for the Under cabinet lighting.
Start with replacing the bulbs that get used the most and bulbs that are troublesome to change 2nd.
If you plan to move...ever... make sure to keep a box of old bulbs laying around so the LED's can make the move with you.
there is interest in this post I will update with more of what I have done.
Like I said, I wanted to share this because it's such a great deal.
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