Don't go too cold temperature wise with them. I've had pretty good luck in commercial locations, doing a bathroom renovation at my house and using them as well - they're great if you get the high quality units (no eBay cheapies).
On Sunday, November 2, 2014, Tyler Treat via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > I suspect that as well. Plus all the different colors. Will take some > experimenting to find out what works... :-/ > > > ___________________________ > Mangled by my iPhone. > ___________________________ > > Tyler Treat > Corn Belt Technologies, Inc. > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > ___________________________ > > > > On Nov 2, 2014, at 3:44 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected] > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > My limited experience is they may be brighter than you expect for the > wattage, even the smallest bulbs put out a lot of light. Also the color is > like a bright sunny day. So I'd buy a few to try before buying a ton of > them, you might actually end up going down in wattage. > > > > I know someone who installed LED high bay fixtures in his warehouse area > and you feel like you need sunglasses. It's like a cloudless summer day on > a white sand beach. > > > > I see they have LED Christmas lights too. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Bill Prince via Af > > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 3:36 PM > > To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: LED bulbs at home > > > > We've been slowly replacing bulbs all over the house with LEDs. We have > > the "globe" style of bulbs in a couple of the bathrooms. The LED > > versions are much nicer; better colors, instant on, and they should last > > the rest of my life. > > > > We also recently replaced a couple of recessed florescent fixtures in > > the kitchen with six recessed (can-type) LED lights. The flourescents > > always gave the kitchen a kind of "green" tinge, and the combined power > > consumption was ~~ 160 watts. With the LEDs the color is more "human", > > the combined power consumption is ~~ 54 watts (6 * 9 watts), total light > > output seems to be twice what we had before, they come on "right now", > > AND we can now dim the lights for even lower power consumption. > > > > We've replaced the florescent lights (in the kitchen) at least twice in > > the years we've lived here, and I expect the LEDs will go the duration. > > > > Our outdoor lights are also slowly switching over. Way less power. > > > > bp > > > >> On 11/2/2014 1:00 PM, Tyler Treat via Af wrote: > >> Anyone using LED replacement bulbs in their house yet? > >> > >> Seems like a good idea for a couple lights I have that burn 24/7, but > at $20/bulb and the CFL debacle, I want to get this right the first time. > >> > >> ___________________________ > >> Mangled by my iPhone. > >> ___________________________ > >> > >> Tyler Treat > >> Corn Belt Technologies, Inc. > >> > >> [email protected] <javascript:;> > >> ___________________________ > > > > >
