LED light bulbs vs flourescent light bulbs - electric consumption

[IMm29]

yung sa GES, 4th gen LED na siya, so mas mataas yung lumens/watt ratio niya. nasa 90lumens/watt yata? yung 3rd gen nasa 70lumens/watt yata. basta something like that.

but honestly, yung ibang ambiance lighting namin Firefly na 3W nalang gamit namin. mas mura kasi and mas maganda yung pagka warm white niya.

Parang mas concentrated ang 3w ng Firefly. Di sing kalat.

[crazy_boy]

Parang mas concentrated ang 3w ng Firefly. Di sing kalat.

probably mas mababa kasi lumens/watt. baka maliwanag masyado yung sa GES kaya mukhang kalat. pero generally speaking, downward kasi ang bato ng ilaw ng mga LED bulbs. konti nalang difference in terms of the angle

[JohnM]

Nagtyaga mag demo ang Akari guy sakin. Wala siguro benta Pinagtabi ang Akari at GES same wattage and color and sabay sindi. Mas kalat ang buga ng Akari dahil siguro lagpas 180 degrees ang curve ng diffuser nya. I still got the GES.

Last time I checked parang 7W lang ata ang lowest white ni GES na 2-year warranty. 5W nila puro yellow na. Di ko naman kelangan ng 7W sa lahat ng kwarto. Kung wala nang choice I'll go Firefly.

[crazy_boy]

Nagtyaga mag demo ang Akari guy sakin. Wala siguro benta Pinagtabi ang Akari at GES same wattage and color and sabay sindi. Mas kalat ang buga ng Akari dahil siguro lagpas 180 degrees ang curve ng diffuser nya. I still got the GES.

Last time I checked parang 7W lang ata ang lowest white ni GES na 2-year warranty. 5W nila puro yellow na. Di ko naman kelangan ng 7W sa lahat ng kwarto. Kung wala nang choice I'll go Firefly.

may White na GES na 2 years 4W

[JohnM]

may White na GES na 2 years 4W

Check ko uli mamya. Ace SM Makati and True Value Glorietta wala na.

[JohnM]

Bought my first Firefly LED yesterday. Naka-sale more than 50% off sa Ace. 5W daylight kinuha ko for the kitchen sink.

Also got my first Akaris. Bought 2 warm white 3W "Pinoy LED" for 120 each.

GES onti na lang ang lower wattage na 2 year warranty. Ang common is 7W and 9W. I'll stick with GES for my high wattage needs.

[crazy_boy]

yung Firefly matagal na yung "sale" nila hehe yung 3W 120pesos. 5W is 150 yata? hehe ilang months na yan. sa True Value regular price na nila yun. ewan ko lang bat ganyan style ng SM. "sale" item nila hehe

[JohnM]

yung Firefly matagal na yung "sale" nila hehe yung 3W 120pesos. 5W is 150 yata? hehe ilang months na yan. sa True Value regular price na nila yun. ewan ko lang bat ganyan style ng SM. "sale" item nila hehe

Wahaha. Di kasi ako tumitingin sa True Value

[crazy_boy]

Wahaha. Di kasi ako tumitingin sa True Value

maganda lang yung warm white ng Firefly kasi dilaw na dilaw talaga siya.

[JohnM]

maganda lang yung warm white ng Firefly kasi dilaw na dilaw talaga siya.

Yung warm white ginamit namin sa corner floor lamp. Mas dilaw pa rin ang incandescent pero ok na rin. Dagdagan ko pa ng isa dahil tatlong socket pala yon.

[niky]

How's the consistency of color of Firefly's warm whites?

The problem with GES 2year Warm Whites is the color temperature is all over the place. Very hard to match colors when you have several on one circuit.

Tried out Firefly's 5w. Same power as GES 4w, more consumption, not really any more life (in terms of hours). Got a whole bunch of GES 4w nalang. On sale at ACE, 154 pesos. Only four bucks more, same lumens, lower power consumption... score.

Almost completely LED now. Only a third of the lights we have remaining are CFLs. Have only broken one LED, and that's in an outdoor enclosure that seems to have wires that get grounded in the rain.

[crazy_boy]

How's the consistency of color of Firefly's warm whites?

The problem with GES 2year Warm Whites is the color temperature is all over the place. Very hard to match colors when you have several on one circuit.

Tried out Firefly's 5w. Same power as GES 4w, more consumption, not really any more life (in terms of hours). Got a whole bunch of GES 4w nalang. On sale at ACE, 154 pesos. Only four bucks more, same lumens, lower power consumption... score.

Almost completely LED now. Only a third of the lights we have remaining are CFLs. Have only broken one LED, and that's in an outdoor enclosure that seems to have wires that get grounded in the rain.

color of the warm white is consistent naman for the Firefly.

BTW, the 154 of GES is the new SRP. so it's not really "sale" item hehe

hows your electricity consumption after switch 2/3 of your house to LED?

[niky]

color of the warm white is consistent naman for the Firefly.

BTW, the 154 of GES is the new SRP. so it's not really "sale" item hehe

hows your electricity consumption after switch 2/3 of your house to LED?

The GES warms vary from bulb to bulb. Some "Warm white" GES 2 year bulbs look almost white. The 5 year bulbs are much more consistent.

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Hard to say. Our bill has been consistently low for a long time, and it went down during the installation, as before that, my relatives would use a washing machine connected to our meter, since my floor (of the apartment building) is only on one meter.

We do notice the low consumption on the external light circuit, but I haven't been tracking. Just seeing the "instant" readout go down between CFLs and LEDs is enough reason for me.

Then again, our bill has stayed relatively flat despite rising prices, but whether that's due to the bulbs or us not using lights and AC so much (even with AC every night, we're at around 2k only. Family of four).

[drich_enriquez]

Good Day fellow Tsikot. Let's have a comparison of these Light Bulbs: Incandescent (bilog), Circular Flourescent Light (CFL) and the Light Emitting Diode (LED). Nung nasa DIY ako nag observe ako sa tatlong bulbs na ito. Nung nag tanong ako sa taga DIY about sa Incandescent bulbs, ang Firefly at Omni lang ang nag supply ng bulb sa kanila kasi dami bumibili sa kanila. Post kayo dito, let's compare. Thanks and god bless.

[_Cathy_]

We're starting to switch all our lighting to LED. Our electric bill decreased significantly. There are brands that aren't that good. Later I will check the brand we got that gives the best illumination. It's a bit more expensive though.

[shadow]

Cath. I merge mo na Lang itong thread doon sa isang LED thread. Napagusapan na Lahat Ito doon.


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[crazy_boy]

^Cath, from experience, GES bulbs ang pinaka best bang for the buck. Highest lumens to watt ratio, competitive pricing, latest gen LED and emitters, easy warranty claim.

I tried Omni, Firefly, and NXLed as well. NXLed ok naman but expensive. Omni walang kwenta. Ang hina ng light. Firefly ok din, but 2nd gen lang yata LED niya.

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[ninjababez]

^Cath, from experience, GES bulbs ang pinaka best bang for the buck. Highest lumens to watt ratio, competitive pricing, latest gen LED and emitters, easy warranty claim.

I tried Omni, Firefly, and NXLed as well. NXLed ok naman but expensive. Omni walang kwenta. Ang hina ng light. Firefly ok din, but 2nd gen lang yata LED niya.

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i was gonna get GES again for our room, but firefly had a sale from 400+ to 180PhP. so i grabbed 2 for our room
standard pala 2 years warranty sa kanila ngayon wala na 5 years

-ninjababez-

[crazy_boy]

^sale kuno yung firefly sir hehe sa Ace niyo nabili? If you to True Value, regular price niya yung 180

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[dr. d]

i'm still a big fan of fluorescent tubes, circular or straight. i believe they still offer the most usable light than the rest.
LEDs may be extremely energy-efficient, but they also cost a lot to buy. and in my experience, even as they are advertised as being extremely long-lasting, i have managed to pundi a number of them in a matter of weeks... (o sige, cdr king lang siya...).
incandescent bulbs are the most energy-inefficient, but they are also the cheapest. we still have several in the house..