Do the bulbs use a lot of extra electricity?
822568
if you place the sensor in a manner that it is only activated by motions within 30 feet you shouldn't notice any major increase in your electrical bill. Be careful in the units placement. Blowing tree limbs and flapping items can activate the sensor.
147450
No! My wife and I live in a small 1600 square foot home. We use all LED and CFL lightning and have just bought all energy efficient appliances. We have 2100 watts of solar (We can upgrade to 3100 watts on our system) and can supply 70 percent of our energy needs daily. We have 8 145 watt panels and 4 245 watt panels along with 5 kilowatts of pure sign inverters and 20 kilowatts of batteries. Hope this helps to answer your question.
71067
No, I had to buy special bulbs, which makes it not worth it.You have to use only the old fashioned bulbs with these.
305568
I use LED bulbs in mine, which generate very little heat. If you used regular incandescent bulbs, the bulbs probably would get quite hot. There is a wattage limit on the lamp--- I think 60W/bulb maximum--- but, depending on what your lighting needs are, 180W total is probably more than most people would need, anyway.
1347939
No special bulbs- I happen to have in the energy efficient ones and they do stick out a wee bit. You may use regular bulbs
1943391
Depends on how long you leave it on, and type of bulb that you put in it. I use LED bulbs, which only need 1/10th of the amount of energy that incandescent bulbs.
2101711
That is 100 watts per socket. But since 100 incandescent are extinct, I've been using 60's and it looks very nice. Now they're going extinct too. I hate CFLs. Poisonous Mercury in them.
183973
The bulbs supplied were the shorter ones that do not stick out. They're not the traditional look, but put out a lot of light for about 15W. I've gotten used to them and have actually replaced some of my other lights with the same.
648325
It uses far, less energy. Yes, the bulbs can operated independently, or placed into groups, such as office, kitchen, living room, etc..
31492
No, they are fluorescent bulbs. I never noticed any increase at all in my electric bill. I had the light on for approximately 6am to 10pm, 7 days a week for 3 or 4 months.
512543
Not that I'm aware of. It doesn't seem to be an included feature, nor do the bulbs have an advertised api, which would enable a more do it yourself approach.
510093
I am not sure about these specific bulbs, but I used LED bulbs in an electronic dimmer before and there seemed to be a trickle of current going through the electronic dimmer that made it look like a lightning show. this was in a bedroom, so the dark room probably exaggerated the effect.
1860129
Yes, I have them in all my lights on the ceiling and use in my outside light. I really like them alot. Gives off a better light I think. I hear they also use less electric.
455725
We used 60W light bulbs (one for each lampshade). We did not try the energy efficient bulbs but I'm pretty sure you can use them.
834791
not sure about that. Usually it is the max load you have to worry about. I have 5 halogen bulbs, each 25 watts. Works fine
1208631
The reason fixtures have a wattage limitation is because of heat. Energy saving bulbs produce less heat and more light. So you can use energy saving bulbs with even more lumens than the traditional tungsten bulbs. Look at the actual wattage used, not the tungsten equivalents. One caution though - even though LED bulbs produce less heat, they are more sensitive to the heat they DO produce. Thus the warning on some packages not to use them in totally enclosed fixtures. Since this fixture is totally open though, you can safely make it REALLY bright with the energy saving bulbs.
507006
Yes. Not only that, but the bulb also works on a lower brightness for background, nighttime use and full brightness when tripped by a motion sensing light fixture. I did the math on these bulbs. They are expensive at first, but based on the rate we pay for electricity (14 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR), if the bulb lasts 1.8 years, it pays for itself in our region