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0 pointsSoftTalker2y ago0 comments

What brand of LED bulb do you buy?

I'm consistently replacing one or two bulbs a month around the house. I don't know if it's the electronics or the LEDs; I don't really care either.

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artimaeis2y ago· 2 in thread

Jumping in to recommend Cree if they're still around. Used to be able to get them at Home Depot here in the US.

I started going Cree when I was renting 10 years ago, I've yet to have a single failure of the bulbs that I've drug with me to the place I live now. Have at least 25 bulbs currently in the house that are Cree LEDs. Their reliability actually has me frustrated at the current trend of lighting fixtures with integrated LEDs that I have 0 trust in.

I’m replacing all the ecosmart bulbs with crees. The normal 60w/100w equivalents have been fine so far, but I have some 7500 lumen Cree ED37s that are trash, replaced 3 already out of ~7. Not sure what the deal is. Maybe my power at my house is bad or something. We blow through LEDs like crazy. They just start flickering.

At that point it is the wiring in your house. LEDs are super sensitive to crappy wiring. I have a couple receptacles in my house that just chew up LEDs, one a year, while the LEDs next to them have lasted for 5+.

xnyan2y ago· 2 in thread

Ikea and generic home depot LEDs have lasted 13 years of daily use with zero failures. Also, I've never seen that high a rate of LED failure. You may want to have your house checked out by an electrician for peace of mind.

SoftTalkerOP2y ago

No trouble with any other electronics in the house. Just the bulbs.

AdamN2y ago

Probably an old dimmer or something in the light circuit or you're getting some weird off-brand LEDs - my LEDs last for years.

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