I visit HD or similar hardware stores every few weeks for one thing or another. Usually the local power company has a sale for one or another brand of LED. You should be able to find decent 60 w replacements for a little over $1 if you keep an eye out.
Although I've gotten CFL's and LED's with 1/10th the life span now and then, 90% of the sale bulbs work great. I've got 3 properties with tons of lights, and some sale LED's and CFL's I put in 5 years ago are still going strong (kitchen, patio, front door, bathroom).
I believe a big part of the energy efficiency is from not producing as much heat as incandescent... Not no heat. They used to use incandescent bulbs in kids easy bake ovens as a heat source. I've got a 100 w replacement LED in one kitchen that uses 11 w, that I bought for $5 going on 3 years of 8 hours per day use. What's not to like?
Although I've gotten CFL's and LED's with 1/10th the life span now and then, 90% of the sale bulbs work great. I've got 3 properties with tons of lights, and some sale LED's and CFL's I put in 5 years ago are still going strong (kitchen, patio, front door, bathroom).
I believe a big part of the energy efficiency is from not producing as much heat as incandescent... Not no heat. They used to use incandescent bulbs in kids easy bake ovens as a heat source. I've got a 100 w replacement LED in one kitchen that uses 11 w, that I bought for $5 going on 3 years of 8 hours per day use. What's not to like?
