Re: Light Bulbs
[Re: oldbroad]
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11/29/24 06:58 PM
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I do not have this problem, sometimes it takes a few minutes to come bright but not what you are having trouble with. As Marian pointed out, you have to check the lumens, you have to make sure that is says, example, if you are replacing a normal 100 bulb, you have to make sure the newer bulb states it is the equivalent to 100 Watts. Also you have to be careful to NOT buy the one that says : Soft Blue light bulbs, they will give less brightness which are OK for bedrooms but not for anything else.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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11/29/24 08:24 PM
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My brother shops at Target and Jewel (Albertson's) and he told me a 2 pack of GE bulbs cost him $13.00 (not sure which size or if that matters so I did round up). It might as well be $1,000,000,000 since they just don't work for us! I will add, I don't know where he got that price. I don't see them being that much when I Google, but it is what he told me. 
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Re: Light Bulbs
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11/30/24 05:39 AM
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I have experienced both problems - a dimmed front door light on a motion sensor which made me think the wiring was faulty (to the extent that I dismantled the light and replaced the sensor, probably needlessly), and front gate lights which virtually resemble flood lights (not necessarily a bad thing)... 
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Re: Light Bulbs
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11/30/24 08:55 AM
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oldbroad, I still buy the old incandescent bulbs at smaller Ace Hardware stores or if you have a local mom and pop hardware store. They don't make them anymore but they can still sell them. They always have stock. Just buy a box, they are cheap and you won't go bad.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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11/30/24 10:28 AM
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oldbroad, I still buy the old incandescent bulbs at smaller Ace Hardware stores or if you have a local mom and pop hardware store. They don't make them anymore but they can still sell them. They always have stock. Just buy a box, they are cheap and you won't go bad. That's a good tip, Ana. I will remember that. Ob, old wiring is definitely a concern where I live. I don't why I was assuming it wasn't one at your place. We have had wiring fixed here and there but no doubt we could use a complete overhaul.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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12/01/24 07:49 PM
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There may be a problem if you bought dimmable JED bulbs. I did that once by mistake, and they would flicker sometimes. The regular LEDs don't flicker, and are especially good for any overhead lights you may have because they last forever.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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12/01/24 08:53 PM
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I see that we have some that are dimmable BUT the one I tried the other night in the light above my sink was definitely a nondimmable. I can't be certain what kind we tried a few weeks back in my hallway but it did not work and did the same thing, coming on for a split second and then going to night light mode.
I know the lights in my living room lamps and in my bedroom do that flickering thing all the time. I don't know for sure what bulbs are in those. I just try to believe that somebody is trying to communicate with me.
I just Googled about the difference in the dimmable and nondimmable. We don't have dimmer switches at all so...
And Google says that the dimmables should work fine even if you don't have dimmer switches.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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12/03/24 05:33 PM
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It does sound like a brownout of your electricity, Oldbroad. That can affect everything electrical in your house. For safety's sake, a call to your electric company is probably a good idea. We had a brownout many years ago, and it had to do with a loose connection from the telephone pole to our house. A chewed or worn wire can also cause it.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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12/04/24 01:17 AM
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Thanks for clearing that up. I was a bit confused but thought that you must have left a word out.
Maybe you can ask why something that uses less electricity would do that but something that uses more electricity does not do that. That seems backwards.
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Re: Light Bulbs
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12/04/24 04:14 PM
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I draw the line at wiring! I wanted it all done by licensed professionals any way. I don't blame you Draclvr, I don't know how it works where you are but here in Canada or at least in Ontario when a house hits a certain (OLD) age some Insurance companies will insist that you get a qualified Electrician to Certify that you Wiring is up to speed if not, the Insurance company will refuse to insure you. It happened to a friend of mine, his house was more than 70 years old and was told to so...... He also had to hire a plumber to certify that his water pipes where up to speed.....
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