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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The most amazing thing to me - I’ve been using leds for 10+ years, and I think I’ve had to replace one or two of them. It is a wonder that prices can come down with demand dwindling so much.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I remember when I was a kid, it seemed like we had to change the light bulbs every other month. Now I'm annoyed because these things last so long I don't keep any spares and I have to leave my house to buy one when it expires!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can't remember ever having to replace a dead LED bulb. And only a few CFLs. But I remember replacing incandescents all the time when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

My LED burn outs were almost certainly defective, not normal wear.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago

Had my current place for four years now, one of my first tasks was to replace all the bulbs with LEDs. Exactly two have burnt out; amusingly, neither were among the most heavily used bulbs; one I suspect took water damage, since it was in the bathroom.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Man, I remember as a kid we had a box of bulbs for when inevitably one burnt out each month or so. Now, I have a drawer with a bunch of led bulbs I'll never use because they don't burn out!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I had to replace an LED bulb a few months ago and I remember being annoyed because they did only lasted five years.