We bought our first LED light bulbs today (update) [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

Edit: I totally forgot we bought two outdoor lights last summer. We replaced the front door and back deck fixtures. We spent about $20 each. The dusk to dawn bug light is dim until it picks up motion. It looks like moonlight and is beautiful. We replaced the patio door light a couple years ago. It doesn't dim or offer on at dark, off when the sun comes up.

Marta used an LED bulb in a nightlight. So this is our first real indoor test of the LED lights.

Original post below.

Wow. We had four 40W (two were burned out) decorative bulbs in the restroom. We replaced them with four decorative 6W bulbs. It says they will last over 20 years. It was so much brighter than before, we loosened two of them. It is still whiter and brighter than before with the old incandescent bulbs. It also cuts down on heat, a plus in the summer.

So we went from 160W down to 12W.

We paid $2.99 ea on sale plus sales tax.

Next is the dinning room chandelier. It takes nine bulbs. We will need a dimmer.

It also means cutting down on mercury in the house since we have some fluorescents that will get replaced as they go out.

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	I have not yet used LED bulbs
	2 (3%)
	I have tried LED bulbs and don't like them
	1 (1%)
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