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LED Bulbs and Surge Protection

Posted on 12/22/15 at 1:09 pm
Posted by RickAstley
Reno, Nevada
Member since May 2011
2166 posts
Posted on 12/22/15 at 1:09 pm
I am transitioning my light bulbs one-by-one from incandescent to LED. Do I need to offer any protection to these bulbs that normally would not apply to incandescent? How about smart bulbs (wifi or bluetooth enabled LED bulbs)? Am I going to risk losing a swath of bulbs after a storm comes through?
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37838 posts
Posted on 12/22/15 at 1:31 pm to
I've never had any issue with LEDs during storms or anything else. Smart bulbs are not cost efficient and only useful for being lazy

My power bill since putting in all LED bulbs is down about $15-20/month. I'll break even after about 7-8 months due to big deals found on slickdeals
Posted by papasmurf1269
Hells Pass
Member since Apr 2005
21396 posts
Posted on 12/22/15 at 5:53 pm to
I bought 4-90 watt equivalent led flood bulbs and I spent 93 dollars. Them bitches ain't cheap.
Posted by westom
Member since May 2015
32 posts
Posted on 12/23/15 at 8:55 am to
> Do I need to offer any protection to these bulbs
> that normally would not apply to incandescent?

Those bulbs are 'computerized' just like clocks, dishwasher, and computers. If anything needs protection, then everything needs that protection.
A solution was detailed here in "re: Surge protector recommendations".
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 8:57 am
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