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If LED bulbs are supposed to last for 10 years, why do I still need to replace them every 9 months? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm in a nasty frame of mind right now, and this is what my 'tism brain decided to laser focus on for several hours. I'm mad that my light bulbs cost 10x more than they used to, and don't last any longer, and my power bill is higher than ever.

Yeah yeah, I know, it's probably just capitalism shitting it up on purpose for profit. And bulb science is probably solid, I guess. I'm just pissed off that I just barely managed to scrape through this pay period with $2.78 left in the bank before I default on my mortgage.

Anyway, any lightbulb science comrades got any info?

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[โ€“] 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

It's either the wiring in your house or the light fixtures or both.. If I remember right older light fixtures, like before the last 15 years, don't have the right type of power regulation and it kills LEDs quick. Source: Not an expert just have the same problem in my place.

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  • [โ€“] 14 points 2 years ago

    I think with an old light fixture it's more likely a heat dissipation problem than it is the quality of the power. Incandescent light bulbs handled heat just fine (that was their whole point - they heated up until they were white-hot inside) but heat kills LED bulbs.

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