Light Bulbs

Amazon has LED replacement available. I have tons of 100W equiv around my house and I'm happy with them.

Couple points though: All these LED 120V lamps have their own radiation pattern. Some cast higher percentage of the light upwards towards top of the bulb. Some bulbs are better for some applications that others. Sometimes you can tell by looking at the bulb sometimes you can't. Also in the 100W equivalent, check the rated lumen output. One so called equivalent can be quite a bit brighter than another.

Color temperature of typical home lighting is 2700-3000K

If it is a tightly enclosed fixture where the bulb is encapsulated sometimes LED are not suitable. Even though they don't run nearly as hot as an incandescent, the electronic parts including the emitting diodes are very sensitive to overheating. Not in a fire sense, in a longevity sense. Check the packaging/specs of the LED to see what recommendations are for using in enclosed fixture.

westend wrote:
Those bright stick bulbs are 3 in a package at Home Depot for $10.

Checked Home Depot around here, and they wanted $12 for a 3-pack of 60 watt, did not sell the 100 watt. Sam's has the 60 watt in a 6-pack for $18.


Thanks for all of the answers everyone (although I was a little disappointed that I didn't get 37, as originally predicted)

The OP is replacing a 60 watt 120 volt screw-in incandescent bulb. I have installed several bulbs in my home. Just go to Lowes, Home Depot, or Walmart and check out their stock. The facts on the package will state equivalent watts compared to an incandescent bulb, actual watts consumed, and lumens produced.

Those bright stick bulbs are 3 in a package at Home Depot for $10.

3 dog nights wrote:
OP here, ones I'm looking at are GE Brite Stik, Soft White from Sam's Club $15+ per pair.

I have the same 2 LEDs. Nice white light. I use one as a porch light. Neighbors hate it because it lights up there house, across the street. :B

Richard

The reason for a 60 watt rating is due to heat. A 100 watt equivalent LED will produce less heat than a 60 watt incandescent lamp. Tell the DW it is fine.

After spending money on direct bulb replacement, that still left me with lack of LED replacement for wedge sockets, I bought a sack of those and install them everywhere I wanted.
Single panel in closet, 4 or 6 in old fluorescent housings.
Heck at $1.05 a piece I can't go wrong and they made from Sheng-Hai to San Francisco in 3 days. I am 20 miles from Port of SF, so to make this distance it took additional 6 days.
Also if the light spread is important, you can tilt each of 4 panels in different direction.

Impossible to tell anything without link. There are TRILLIONS of names and models. Price depends (among other things) on shape, socket type, voltage, i.e. 12V or 120V, and whether there is a matte glass covering it.

OP here, ones I'm looking at are GE Brite Stik, Soft White from Sam's Club $15+ per pair.

LEDs are 4-5 times more efficient than incandescent bulbs, not 7 times. Honest 100W equivalent will draw more than 15W. Though technology is improving, maybe recent expensive LEDs can do.

With a run off the mill ebay LED, it's either less than 100W equivalent brightness, or it draws more than 15W. I assume the OP didn't actually measure lumens or wattage, and the numbers are taken from the seller's blurb.

Agreed on directional nature of LED. They are good for ceiling fixtures or areas like kitchen counter. Directional light and/or cooler color with better contrast makes impression that LED drawing 15W is "brighter" than a regular bulb drawing 60W, while they in fact emit same total amount of lumens. 15W is still better than 60W, even if all this energy was wasted in heat.