I was looking for a box of light bulbs at the box store yesterday, and I realized they had stopped carrying my halogen light bulbs, which I'd switched to after they stopped manufacturing the incandescent light bulbs.

It turns out, they're no longer manufacturing halogens, either. I was super-disappointed, because I have terrible luck with LED lights. I have a 20% failure rate on the light fixture with built-in LEDs... which is super-obnoxious, because they're supposed to last from 25-40 years, but end up failing in less than a year, in 3 years, in 5 years... And I had enough LED lights not work with my fixtures, and just break, that I stopped buying them, because it was too expensive to spend $5 on a bulb that lasts for one flip of the switch.

You need to revisit and embrace LED bulbs. You can get an 8 pack of 60 Watt equivalent bulbs on Amazon for $11.61. That's about $1.50 per bulb. The prices have come down a lot. I also think they have improved the reliability. In my own home I used to change at least one incandescent bulb per week. I can't remember the last time I had to change an LED bulb.

They take far less power and don't heat up a room. Halogens run very hot and can be a fire hazard.

Larry you can't see by a 60 w 'equivelent' led bulb, and my experience mirrors Deanna's. Leds fail way more than legacy lightbulbs, not to mention the ceiling fixtures are no longer bulbs but non replaceable assemblies which also fail. And led bulbs dim. Costco has had good prices this year.

lowes.com/pd/GE/5013822139

GE Pro 60-Watt EQ A19 Daylight Medium Base (E-26) Dimmable LED Light Bulb (16-Pack)

Item #5203839 Model #93130711

We are all LED now.

I love the LED bulbs with their bright light, but they do not last nearly as long as the old incandescent bulbs. Often they last less than a year, but then a different one will last for years. There is no predicting how long they will last.

I hated the curly bulbs, so good riddance to them.

Light bulbs have an “expiration”.

If you will look at the package, it states how many hours it will last.

It is the average time, but when one fixture will go out, it is a big chance that the others will follow. If you did renovations on the house and put all new fixtures, they might start to come out at the same time.

Sigh. Read this Allym: From the EPA website.

How the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Affects Light Bulbs

Inefficient Light Bulbs are Being Phased Out

Basics of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, as it pertains to lighting and light bulbs:

It does not ban the use or purchase of incandescent bulbs.

It does not ban the sale or manufacture of ALL incandescent bulbs, just those common household incandescent (and other) bulbs that are not energy-efficient.

It does not require the use of compact fluorescent bulbs.

It requires about 25 percent greater efficiency (that is, 25 percent less energy use) for household light bulbs that have traditionally used between 40 and 100 watts of electricity.

Many bulbs, including specialty bulbs, three-way bulbs, chandelier bulbs, refrigerator bulbs, plant grow lights and others, are exempt from the law's requirements.

It was passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and is implemented by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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Get your recollections fixed. It's not gaslighting. Its you.

Don, Trump only changed the rule for specialty bulbs.

Even so, Bush signed the initial law. Not Obama.

I really don't understand what all of the fuss is about. LEDs are better by every measurement.

As I have said here before do not buy cheap LEDs. They will fail. They will interfere with Wifi. They have terrible color rendering. Spend a little more and buy a quality bulb.

Of course Allym's comment is about politics not facts. I guess the dog spirits misinformed her.

Did I say that Don?

I just said George the 2nd signed the law. Not Obama.

If you don't like what the EPA put on their site, contact them.

There was no misleading,

Call it a ban, a phaseout, evolution of the worst infringement on the constitution since it was written. Just don't blame me.

Sigh. Did George the 2nd sign the bill ? Yes.

Graph any political agenda you want on it just as Don did. Obama did not sign the bill.

Now go pet the imaginary dogs Allym. They need you. Or maybe you need them.

Yes, and as he EXPLAINED, he was just posting what the EPA site has and if you disagree with it, then take it up with the EPA, not hubba. What part of that aren't you understanding?

Also, does it feel weird to be on the same side as the person arguing that they need the old bulbs to properly photograph dog spirits??

HA! Love you guys sometimes. Wow.

He reprinted misleading information, that is all I was saying. If you reprint and disseminate a misleading statement, then, yes, YOU are spreading misleading info.

And for you Don, look up Rorschach test.

You see what you see. Even if it isn't there. Kinda like Allym.

Love Hubba

LED lights have been mixed results in my use. The new lights with non-changable lights are the worst. After the LED burns out you have to throw it away and buy a new light fixture. Had bought one new from the big box store, you all know where the package said that it would last 40 years (and save me all kinds of money). One lasted 6 months, took it back and got a refund, another time burned out in less than 3 years, and the store said there is only a 1 year warranty and that I'd have to contact the manufactor (in China).

When we used incandescent bulbs they cost 0.25 and were almost all made in US. Sylvania had a plant in PA. Now the LED bulbs are all made in China and cost at least $5 a bulb.

I bought a small quantity of LED fixtures to use in the rentals. Then I started hearing the horror stories and decided not to use them. I have some in staircases that I was using before everything went cheap. They have all lasted so far. Those are the only lights that I would change for tenants as they are difficult to get to.

I did put a lot of LED fixtures in my daughter's house. All going fine so far, but it hasn't been that long. I figure that when they start to fail I can replace with the stuff I bought already or we can go find a fixture to put bulbs in.

Have a LOT of LEB bulbs. Too many probably. Not all are made alike. Some give off interference to things like radios and such. Especially if the fixture isn't grounded it seems.

We've been changing out traditional bulbs for LED's throughout our properties for 5+ years - residential, commercial, and self storage - interior and exterior. It pays!! There is a significant savings on running LED vs. traditional Edison bulbs, halogen, flouresent, MH or HPS. We've seen great savings on our electric bills, many times the bulbs paid for themselves.