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Originally Posted by Ken Hayes
I bought a 6 40 watt bulb mirrored back light fixture for our bathroom at Lowes....found it in a clearence bin, and then they put another discount on it plus something else and the final price was $6.99. They are the same bulbs that you had, clear globes, 40 watt kinda bright but dont get that hot in there.
How much were those LED bulbs?
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What a deal Ken. I paid $20 for 3 so $60 to do one bathroom. If we like them I'll buy more and do the other one. These are frosted globes and they are super bright. It hurts your eyes to look directly at them when the dimmer is all the way up. Lynda was always complaining about how hot it got in our bathroom when she was doing her hair, this should help. Doubt will use them cranked up all the way so 60 watts or less compared to 320 watts and shouldn't have to be replacing one every other month. They have a 3 year warranty but should last longer than me.
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Originally Posted by flash
I have no experience with the LED's yet but dont care for the CFL's at all ,mine dont seem to last very long and are not as bright .Once LED'S come down some I may try them .
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That's my experience too John. They say the CFLs should be used in locations where they are left on for awhile not where they're turned on and off frequently. Funny thing is we have one over the door in the garage, the door from the house. We have a fridge in the garage for beer, pop, water, a deep freeze and my tools so that light gets turned on for 30 seconds then off again, it's been there for years. We have several 100 watt equivalent CFLs in the basement, they're no where near as bright as the 40 equivalent LEDs I just bought. Not sure who rates those CFLs but they're not doing a very good job.
Another good thing about LEDs, no mercury or nasty gases like CFLs.