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I am going to change out all my pot lights to LED. Where is a good place to purchase them, I need over 100 pot light bulbs. I heard places on Bridgeport are are cheap but not sure of store name.
Any suggestions or idea of how much I should be paying?
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check with Ace911... he musta used a few suppliers when building his new home.
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12-27-2017, 01:13 PM
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[QUOTE=Acura604;8879879]check with Ace911... he musta used a few suppliers when building his new home.[/QUOTE
sounds good I'll ask ACE...ill check Costco too but I have read Luminus is not a great brand
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So you’re just changing the bulbs from halogen to LED?
For uniformity you’ll want to buy all the same bulb id probably buy from Costco just based on the return policy in that your bulbs could essentially be warrantied for life
I bought all my full “LED pots” (surface mount light with transformer) from tykoo lighting in Bridgeport with a recommendation from my electrician and I’ve been completely satisfied (installed over 45 of these with zero issues)
The pot and the bulb are obviously a different thing however
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer  So you’re just changing the bulbs from halogen to LED?
For uniformity you’ll want to buy all the same bulb id probably buy from Costco just based on the return policy in that your bulbs could essentially be warrantied for life
I bought all my full “LED pots” (surface mount light with transformer) from tykoo lighting in Bridgeport with a recommendation from my electrician and I’ve been completely satisfied (installed over 45 of these with zero issues)
The pot and the bulb are obviously a different thing however | Thank you Hondaracer, I need about 100 4" led pot light bulbs and 40 of the 3" pot light bulbs. I will call tykoo tomorrow for pricing. I am leaning towards 3000k bulbs
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All of my LeD bulbs that I bought from Costco (15) when they were on sale started flickering, never again lol
I think they lasted about a year before starting to have issues.
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Costco has decent 85+ CRI bulbs @ 2700K & 3000K that are great for general lighting. About $3-4/ea. If you need higher quality light to light up some natural marble in the kitchen or your hot ass wife in the shower, 1000bulbs.com has a great selection of high CRI lighting for cheap (Look at Euri & Lighting Science) or even Amazon has some good ones around $8-15/ea. High CRI, 3000K≥, and 40ish degree spot, ±400 Lumens is what most interior designers would recommend.
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I just spoke with my electrician and he is recommending PAR20 for the 4" Pot lights and GU10 for the 3" pot lights. The 3000K seem a but yellowish, what is everyone's thoughts around the 4000K? 5000K is too much brightness......
Costco seems like the best deals for 3000K but they don't stock the 4000K? And some say the Luminus LED bulbs burn out quick.... I need to buy these by next week and not sure what to do?
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electrician here.
Colour is personal preference, 2700-3000k gives you a warm home feel (think incandescent old school bulbs) whereas anything over 3000k gives off a morgue kind of feel imo.
Costco bulbs seem to do fine from my experiences, have done plenty of homes where customers have chosen to use costco bulbs with little to no complaints
You can always buy the costco bulbs and return them with the return policy if you dont like them
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Natural light has a yellowish tint (the suns yellow if you haven't noticed) hence the 2700-3000K recommendation. 4000K will look like a commercial space -- the colour temperature is too high for general lounging. 5000K bulbs would be more specialized lighting that you wouldn't find in a traditional home so skip that altogether.
If anything you should be more concerned with CRI: "Colour Rendering Index" which is equally as important as colour temperature.
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awesome thank you for the input guys...
Last question... Par20 or BR20?
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Originally Posted by gurdeep007 awesome thank you for the input guys...
Last question... Par20 or BR20? | par20 is what almost everyone uses
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Originally Posted by guesswho par20 is what almost everyone uses | Thank you
any suggestions on where I should buy these bulbs? Electrician wants 8.00 a bulb for china made ones...
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Originally Posted by gurdeep007 Thank you
any suggestions on where I should buy these bulbs? Electrician wants 8.00 a bulb for china made ones... | costco should be your best bet, but as someone mentioned taikoo lighting and promise lighting in richmond (you can probably try bargaining).
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Originally Posted by gurdeep007 Thank you
any suggestions on where I should buy these bulbs? Electrician wants 8.00 a bulb for china made ones... | I don’t think Costco use to carry the par20 leds however last weekend I noticed that they do now. This was at the Stillcreek BBY location. If I remember correctly they are $13.xx/4pk.
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Originally Posted by mj_39 I don’t think Costco use to carry the par20 leds however last weekend I noticed that they do now. This was at the Stillcreek BBY location. If I remember correctly they are $13.xx/4pk. | I picked a pack of the PAR 20 3000K bulbs today and tried one out... WOW that light is extremely sharp to the eye. I am going to and find the BR20's at Costco and see how they are.
The GU10's are the best deal at Costco, I will grab 40 of those tomorrow. I am running those around the exterior in my soffits.
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Originally Posted by guesswho electrician here.
You can always buy the costco bulbs and return them with the return policy if you dont like them |    
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Costco US, even better.........and anything you buy there, they will take back at locations here.
You have to have the receipt, though.
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