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How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?

I've bought and replaced a lot of light bulbs, and I noticed that all of them said "up to 20,000 hours" which would be about 5 years given 12 hours of daily use (which we definitely don't).

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Only buy Philips (not the Hue stuff) or Osram

The rest are shite

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

+1 for philips.

The problem is most of what the big box hardware stores in the US are selling are junk brands. And they won't even offer basics like a philips 75-watt-equivalent soft-white led in their stores.

The junk brand bulbs will fail in my kitchen light fixture after a year (they start flickering). The philips bulbs have never failed for me.

A properly designed and produced led bulb should last like 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Osram literally means "I'll shit on it" in polish, they are the definition of a shit brand

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Millions of electricians would disagree, but I can't speak for Polish sparkies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's a joke in Poland - what shines and actively threatens you? A lightbulb made by Osram

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Ha ha brilliant, I'll remember that one 😊

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ikea’s are nice too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I've got several full color Hue bulbs that are the most used lights in my house. I haven't had a single failure in a decade.

I was more than a little annoyed when they decided to stop supporting my original controller for them though.