Re: Anyone moved to LED Lighting?

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salty@xxxxxxx wrote in news:cpghi5195hiuhqlsk8c06igttpnjb9fif9@xxxxxxx:

> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:40:42 -0500, "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I see that Home Depot in Canada is now handling some LED bulbs with a
>>title of nightlights or something similar. They appear in the shape of
>>the usual medium base incandescent shape and have a white translucent
>>dome over the top if them. The ratings are so poor they could only be
>>used a nightlights.
>>
>>$30 ea.
>>7 Watts
>>155 lumens.
>>
>>While there may be useful places for these nightlights, they don't
>>look that useful for me. Their efficiencies are barely as good as many
>>incandescent technologies at 155/7 = 22.14 lumens/Watt.
>>
>>I am still looking for a decent PAR30LN LED bulb that can be used over
>>my sink with an X-10 switch module (yeah ..it dims) 1000-1500 lumens
>>would be a good brightness.
>>
>
> You don't know what you are asking for. Try one of these and you'll
> find it is quite bright enough for that purpose:
>
> http://shop.lightoftomorrow.com/par309x1whighpowerledbulbswithulculcegs
> -p-272.html
>
> ...or, continue to stumble around in the dark, whining.
>
>
>

Not good in snowy areas.
If snow somehow ends up covering the lights (heavy sticky snow being blown
sideway by heavy wind, for example), LEDs don't emit enough heat to melt it
down.