Something Must Be Done About LED Bulbs

According to the package for the LED bulbs I installed when I bought my house three years ago, I shouldn’t have to change a lightbulb until my kids are grown, college-educated — and perhaps even married and having kids of their own. That’s because today’s LED bulbs <a href="https://hackaday.com/2019/02/05/what-happened-to-the-100000-hour-led-bulbs/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">claim a lifespan of up to 91 years</a>. Install a bulb today, the packaging suggests, and you might be passing it on to multiple generations of descendants. The reality, in most cases, is completely different. Despite their outrageous claims, many LED bulbs last only <a href="https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-long-do-led-lights-last/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">4–6 years</a> in real-world use. Half of the fancy LED bulbs I bought three years ago have already burned out. Even more annoyingly, many of the expensive LED bulbs I bought for track lights on my 18-foot ceiling have died as well. Today’s LEDs often fail to deliver on their promises. This harms consumers and the planet. And it’s about to get worse. A new <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/business/incandescent-light-bulb-ban/index.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Federal ban</a> on incandescent bulbs went into effect on August 1. That makes LED bulbs a de-facto requirement in the United States. Why the huge discrepancy between advertised lifespans and reality? There are several factors at play. Understanding them is key to navigating the LED transition in a way that makes use of potentially world-changing LED technology without leaving consumers angry — or damaging the planet. <h2>The Claim</h2> Today’s top-of-the-line LEDs have an advertised lifespan of up to 100,000 hours. If you use the bulb for 8 hours per day (say, you put the bulbs in an often-used lamp in your living room), that works out to 12,500 days or 34 years of use. <a href="https://diylifetech.com/something-must-be-done-about-led-bulbs-93ae9df18926">Visit Now</a>