I used halogen 60W bulbs for the front, back and garage lights, I run them on timer switches all night long.
About 10 hours a day average, 180W an hour, 1.8KW a night. Each bulb about $4 each.
I tried a new Cree 60 LED when they first came out, we sold them at Home Depot, $14.99 ea.
Liked the Cree so much that I changed out the other two bulbs. Had two fail but get them replaced at the store.
The real saving is not the power but the bulbs, the halogens would last about four months average,
My bulb cost was $12 a year per fixture, $36 total per year plus getting the step ladder out and changing bulbs.
I used the Sylvania halogens because they run brigher and lasted longer then regular bulbs.
You can replace an old 150W halogen Par38 flood with a LED that uses about 10W,
if you run a pair all night long your saving 2.8KW a night in electricity usage.
I got two dozen bulbs no cost direct from Duke, about 1/3 of them failed early.
About 10 hours a day average, 180W an hour, 1.8KW a night. Each bulb about $4 each.
I tried a new Cree 60 LED when they first came out, we sold them at Home Depot, $14.99 ea.
Liked the Cree so much that I changed out the other two bulbs. Had two fail but get them replaced at the store.
The real saving is not the power but the bulbs, the halogens would last about four months average,
My bulb cost was $12 a year per fixture, $36 total per year plus getting the step ladder out and changing bulbs.
I used the Sylvania halogens because they run brigher and lasted longer then regular bulbs.
You can replace an old 150W halogen Par38 flood with a LED that uses about 10W,
if you run a pair all night long your saving 2.8KW a night in electricity usage.
I got two dozen bulbs no cost direct from Duke, about 1/3 of them failed early.
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