IKEA LED Bulbs - Page 2

flavin · 02-29-16, 06:19 AM

Yea IKEA LED's around 5 months now and still going on with out any problems. They are really bright as well.

stevehull · 02-29-16, 07:53 AM

There are still places for CFLs.

I replaced the overhead "can" CFL lights with LEDs in our bedroom. Same lumens as the prior CFLs. The early Monday morning after I put them in, I turned on the lights while my wife was still in bed - kinda dozing. It is our way of saying time to get up and to work . . .

She screamed - TURN THEM OFF!!

Recall that the "old" CFL's warm up over a minute or so, so the first output is WAY diminished. The LED's "instant on, 100% output" feature was quite apparent.

The CFL's went back in . . . .

Steve

papitohead · 04-14-16, 12:05 PM

Just use them in rooms where we spend a lot of time such as family room to watch TV, kitchen and a small low powered one for hallway. The rest of the house has CFL's because they are off most of the time.

02-29-16, 07:53 AM	#12
stevehull Steve Hull Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: hilly, tree covered Arcadia, OK USA Posts: 826 Thanks: 241 Thanked 165 Times in 123 Posts	There are still places for CFLs. I replaced the overhead "can" CFL lights with LEDs in our bedroom. Same lumens as the prior CFLs. The early Monday morning after I put them in, I turned on the lights while my wife was still in bed - kinda dozing. It is our way of saying time to get up and to work . . . She screamed - TURN THEM OFF!! Recall that the "old" CFL's warm up over a minute or so, so the first output is WAY diminished. The LED's "instant on, 100% output" feature was quite apparent. The CFL's went back in . . . . Steve __________________ consulting on geothermal heating/cooling & rational energy use since 1990

04-14-16, 12:05 PM	#13
papitohead Lurking Renovator Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Puerto Rico and Colombia Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Just use them in rooms where we spend a lot of time such as family room to watch TV, kitchen and a small low powered one for hallway. The rest of the house has CFL's because they are off most of the time. __________________ The best thing about life is that you can enjoy it to the fullest if you want.

02-29-16, 06:19 AM	#11
flavin Lurking Renovator Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Montreal Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yea IKEA LED's around 5 months now and still going on with out any problems. They are really bright as well.