Originally Posted By: DBMaster
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
I agree with friendly_jacek about the best location for LED is in refrigerator/freezer.
Just wondering about this statement. I have a mixture of incandescent, CFL, and LED bulbs throughout my house. Incandescents, to me, are still fine for appliances, hallways, and water closets (what I call "toilet rooms"). These are locations in which the lights are on for seconds at a time. CFL's have short lifespans in such applications and electricity savings with LED's just can't amount to squat. I suppose if you like the LED light quality better for the refrigerator, that's a different story. Mine has a 40W, 130V appliance/fan bulb in it and I haven't had to change it for ten years. My oven light is still original after eighteen years. For locations in which lights are on for hours at a time I use CFL's and LED's for the energy savings and lifespan advantages.
There are 2 major benefits:
1. Cold white light of LED (I specifically got cold white vs warm white for this application) vs old fashion dim yellow of the underpowered appliance bulbs (for long life).
2. Less heat production that will decrease fridge/freezer run time.
Like I said, I paid little for my LEB bulbs. I would not use expensive ones for such limited use.