Re: [DIY] Re: 60 watt limit

 

Good point about the stove hood bulb. The heat would definitely affecpt the electronics within the bulb as they are very sensitive to heat, much less the heat from cooking.

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On Jul 10, 2018 10:41 PM, DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com wrote:

 

Although I agree with all your actions on the replacing bulbs with LEDs, and I thank you for the info about those Chinese bulbs, I would definitely not replace the hood fan bulb over the stove with LED.  The reason is the heat over the stove, though not in the hundreds of degrees, might still be enough to shatter the bulb.  Granted, I've not heard of it happening but I would prefer to be on the safe side, especially when there is food involved.

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From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of 2scott@bellsouth.net [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 9:41 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Re: 60 watt limit

 

 

yes I have done the very same thing in many places in my home.  ie

installed 100watt ( brightness) new technology LED bulbs where they

say the limit is 60 watts.     Usually on the package they actually

say the bulb is a 100 watt replacement bulb and then they will say

it actually puts out or consumes for instance 24 watts in heat or current.

I have found that many of the chinese or imported renamed LED bulbs

to not last very long and fail in 6 to 10 months etc and there is not much

I can do.  No doubt the end may be speeded up by little circulation

and too much heat etc even though they are LED.   SO... now I only

buy General Electric or Sylvania brand from Home Depot or Lowes

and I am sure to ask the manager of the store if they will stand behind

the bulbs if I keep my receipts.  So far,  there have been no failures

of the brand name LEDs and I have not had to test their return policies.

I am pretty sure I could take the packaging of a new bulb and return the

bulb with a receipt and say it just did not work.   I might even buy a new

bulb as replacement and return the old bulb that failed in the packaging

and with the recent receipt.   I dont feel bad as I have bought half a dozen

LED bulbs that failed in a few months... ( faster than regular incandescent bulbs)  and paid from 14 to 18 dollars each etc.

In the case of for instance my garage door opener lights... that had

bulb covers and limits to 60 watts.... I have screwed in LED 100 watt

equivalents and removed the bulb covers to dramatically increase

the light in the garage and at the same time reduce electricity consumption.

Also the light in my vent hood over the stove..... I replaced 60 watt max

with 100 watt LED equal and I again removed the bulb cover so the bulb

can cool easier.

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