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L.E.D. Outside Flood Lights.

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Years ago I installed many outside P.I.R. controlled tungsten halogen floodlights. If the bulb blew it could easily be replaced by me of the householder. These days I have been installing L.E.D. flood lights that boast a  life of 30k hours. Some L.E.D. flood lights from the Fix Screw outlets have flood lights with a 2 or 3 year guarantee printed on the boxes. Do not be fooled though, even though the box boasts a 2 or 3 year guarantee and 30k hours Fix Screw will not guarantee the L.E.D. flood lights beyond a year. Yes, just one year. I have had to replace at my own cost 2 L.E.D. flood lights of the Loosec-co brand that had been in use for less than 2 years..


L.E.D. lights may be the flavour of the year, but the labour involved in replacing a whole unit if it fails makes them less than desirable.


Any thoughts?


Z.
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    Chris Pearson:
    Zoomup:

    Years ago I installed many outside P.I.R. controlled tungsten halogen floodlights. If the bulb blew it could easily be replaced by me of the householder.


    If by "easily" you mean getting some ladders out of the shed, wobbling about, wrecking the rusty screw head with a worn out driver, burning your fingers when the luminaire shines the moment you insert a new filment, etc., yes of course the householder can do the job. ?


    I must say that I keep waiting for my LED lamps to fail, but so far so good.


    Which reminds me, I have a 500 W filament to replace - I think that I have one left. ?




    Chris, Tip.


    Don't try cleaning your high level house windows.


    Z.


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    Chris Pearson:
    Zoomup:

    Years ago I installed many outside P.I.R. controlled tungsten halogen floodlights. If the bulb blew it could easily be replaced by me of the householder.


    If by "easily" you mean getting some ladders out of the shed, wobbling about, wrecking the rusty screw head with a worn out driver, burning your fingers when the luminaire shines the moment you insert a new filment, etc., yes of course the householder can do the job. ?


    I must say that I keep waiting for my LED lamps to fail, but so far so good.


    Which reminds me, I have a 500 W filament to replace - I think that I have one left. ?




    Chris, Tip.


    Don't try cleaning your high level house windows.


    Z.


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