The big box store bulbs suck. Pay more for Phillips bulbs.
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undercrust@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Suggestions for best LED bulbs that are not a waste of money because they were designed to break would be enormously appreciated.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Stuff designed for Europe which has a CE mark has to have been tested for (if I remember it correctly) at least 20,000 of use and 10,000 on-off cycles with no more than 5% failures, plus there are also some maximum loss of brightness of the LEDs (as the light emitting diodes themselves tend to lose a bit of brightness after manufacturing).
The stuff I get here in Portugal, even no brand stuff from Chinese stores, has quite a low failure rate.
So you might try choosing the ones with CE marks.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Seconding Philips. At HomeDepot the cheapest Philips bulbs are about 2.75 CAD each compared to 0.85 CAD each for the ecosmart and failure rates is under 1/5 the cheap brand for me. (Diabolically, the ecosmarts are cheapest when bought individually.) Philips’ dimmables are closer to $6 each but my dimmer switch lights use them and I like them a lot. My other lamps use El Cheapo brand because changing them out is quite easy.