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My electrician recommended LED lights by TCP, so I bought some from another source. Those have worked flawlessly for me, and recently I decided to buy some more from Amazon.
So far I have been using these bulbs in outdoor fixtures connected to either a timer or a photo-sensor. They definitely appear to provide at least as much light as a 15W incandescent bulb would, which means I'm only using 20% of the power and getting all the light. The light appearance is 3000K, which is a very nice compromise, neither too yellow nor bluish white.
These bulbs claim to be dimmable, which may be nice for some uses. They also claim to last 28.2 years at 3 hours per day, but since I plan to have them on 12 hours per day, they should last 7 years. The incandescent bulbs in the same fixtures tended to last less than one year.
Compared to CFL bulbs, LED bulbs should perform much better at cold temperatures, use a little less energy, be instant on, last longer, and contain no mercury.
My only two complaints are:
(1) I wish they made candelabra bulbs that were 2-3 times brighter, assuming that they would still use less than 10 watts.
(2) These bulbs are too thick just above the base, which means they won't fit into either of the indoor fixtures where I'd love to use them. Therefore I caution purchasers to consider how thin a bulb is needed by their fixtures.
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