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.

  • @lazyslacker
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    910 months ago

    For what it’s worth I’ve had one of those integrated overhead fixtures in my kitchen for about 6 years. It hasn’t failed yet. The overall shape of the fixture which we like also wouldn’t be possible if the bulbs were replaceable.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 months ago

      The light fixture in my apartment started flickering and not turning on all the way, and it was only a few years old (On a dimmer switch, the dimmer-compatible driver in the fixture died). I couldn’t even fix it myself because it’s hardwired and my landlord wouldn’t be happy with me playing electrician. So I was stuck with no light in that room for weeks until the landlord got it replaced.

      Not to mention I couldn’t change the color temperature to match the rest of my lights, which drove me nuts.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      OK, and? LEDs typically last way longer than 6 years, but it’s still going to be a pain to replace when it does fail.

    • @Zenbach
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      -410 months ago

      Your sample size of one is useless

      • @lazyslacker
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        410 months ago

        Well actually I’ve got one in my laundry room too and that one hasn’t failed either so it’s really a sample size of two. But either way if you don’t like it that’s why I said for what it’s worth.

        • @Zenbach
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          010 months ago

          Still useless