Can this handle cold winters (NY State)? It will be in a post fixture, but I have had a problem with the bulbs dying in the cold.
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I have used these bulbs throughout long cold New England winters and had no probl with longevity. Looks really good in an outdoor fixture bright white light -go for it!
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I use these bulbs in post fixtures in Indiana. I have had better luck with these bulbs than others.
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I use this product for my outside soffit lights on my house and they do wonderful in cold and hot weather. I have about twenty one of them I have replaced my old incandescent bulb with these get more bulb life and it is working well. I highly recommend.
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The box says no, but I have several in a rather large enclosed outdoor fixture. Heat build up may ultimately shorten the lifespan of the bulb but they have been up and running for 4 - 5 hr per day for about 4 months without a problem. The fact it has been winter has probably helped things.
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We use a regular bulb base on a metal ceiling box for the bulb. It has a built in ballast. We replace all of our two bulb fixtures with these with good results. They do not dim in cold weather.
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Hi, what has the temperature been outside your home lately? I have my lights installed for over 6 years without a problem but two sets have been acting up lately by not coming on or not going off. We have had frigid temps in the NE for over a month. Might be related.
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I don't know if it will survive in cold climates. I keep mine in my indoor covered patio which is pretty warm in the summer but could get cold during winter...maybe in the 40's. But my plant has not gone thru winter yet. I got mine end of February and so far it is doing very well. I soak it in water for about half an hour once a week.
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You can if you like, but it's not necessary. I left my lights outside all winter (in Detroit, MI): the coldest and snowiest on record for the past 120 years! They worked beautifully all winter long (except perhaps when they were covered with snow.) They still worked like brand new as soon as the snow melted and they could recharge in the sun again! If anything, the "glass" is a smidge cloudier than when they were brand new straight out of the box (and after a whole year of use), but they still look good and give off good light. Best solar fixtures I've ever purchased. I'm very happy with them.
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Yes. I use mine on our front porch. It comes on instantly and shows no sign of dimming in the cold. I love LED bulbs.
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I Use both this bulb and the flame tip curl bulb. This bulb is used indoor in a fixture that had small space for the bulbs. The flame tip curl bulbs are used outside in our kichler garage lanterns. Neither bulb makes a sound. Neither of the bulbs has ever burned out. Survived the worst coldest winter in history here in Chicago. These are hi quality bulbs. I love the Daylight color.
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I live in Minnesota, I had installed the l.e.d bulbs and about a week later I think the cold weather affected them. I returned them for credit back to my account. hopefully this helps you.
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Oh yeah! It'll work perfectly. Just don't leave them on during winter. I ruined two that way.
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The back of the box says it is not suitable for completely enclosed fixtures. Due to heat, most LED bulbs will have reduced lifetimes if they don't have some ventilation.
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Hi Scott. I don't know from experience yet, but I'm in the same boat as you. I live in Ohio & have this bulb in my unheated garage. I read at least one review somewhere that said low temperature is not a problem & basically I'm hoping that review was correct. Btw, I'm very happy with this bulb so far despite the high price. I considered putting in fluorescent lighting but don't need to now with how much light this puts out. Good luck! Jerry
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The only time we had a problem with the bowl lighting was when it was pretty cold outside. Other than that, it lit pretty well for us. Good luck.
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I'm using them outside in a fixture that has a vented top & solid sides. They replaced incandenscents that worked OK and after a couple months seem to be doing fine. I'm in a warm & humid climate; can't speak to what would happen if very cold.
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Mine is installed as my porch light (out of rain), and it does well in high 90s. I live in southern California where it does not go below freezing, but LED lighting is commonly used in cars these days, without limitation on temperature, so certainly it would work nicely below freezing.
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I know this is an old question, but I've had one in our pole light which is inside a fixture of course, but still completely outside. It's worked for over 2 years in -25ºF weather and 100ºF+ weather so I would have NO problem suggesting these for use outside as long as they're not open to the elements. Best 10 bucks I've spent! I now have 5 of these and not one failure.