Originally Posted by
bmclaughlin807
Not sure how they stack up to incandescent bulbs... 65 lumens? Doesn't seem too bright to me.
Probably good for areas that don't need bright lights, though.
Not sure of the light quality from an LED bulb like the ones you linked too. FWIW we are designing a new home with full solar voltics. The game plan calls for using the CF for area lighting and the LED for task lighting. Along with a few other tricks like earth sheltering, thermal mass and passive solar orientation I hope to reduce our total power usage by 70% over a conventional home of a similar size.
In this part of the country the cooling is the big ticket item, with heating coming in second, lighting a distant 3rd.
I do know that LED lights have a tendency to be very directional and it typically takes a cluster to get any really usable area lighting. Also I think the life span of the CF's is way over stated, at least some of the ones I have been getting. I called the 800 number on the package and whined about it and they sent me a coupon for a couple of free bulbs.
I had some that burned out in a matter of 1,000 hours or so.
Aaron
