Has anyone used this bulb outdoors in the winter? Does the cold effect the amount of light it gives off? Thanks
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LED's work as well in cold weather as in warm weather. Fluorescents get weak kneed.
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I have been using this bulb outside by my rear slider and have noticed NO difference in the output. For safety and reliability make sure the bulb is not exposed directly to water.
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Yes...it is a great light ,has been working all winter.We love it on our deck.well worth it,we have had it for 2 yrs..Still lighting up!
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I haven't seen any problems with the Cree LED bulbs. I have them in my office, and the lights are turned on and off frequently. They illuminate instantly, and are not subject to problems with poor illumination in cold environments like CFL bulbs. Also, CFL bulbs don't last nearly as long as advertised. My fixtures are hard to reach, so the longer life of LED bulbs is a definite plus.
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yes and its very bright, but in winter time it last about 10 hours because its gets darker sooner where we are at, it depends on time zone.
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put two replacement bulbs in a couple of weeks ago and too early for me to say if they will frost. I am not using currently except to do maintenance work and restoration. Sorry I can not give you the answer you are looking for - Ron
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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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We purchased one of these lights last year for a vacation home in central wisconsin.When we went back to the house this year it was working just fine and i know they had some very cold weather this past winter.no battery problems at all.we havent changed them yet
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I don' t know. We live in Tennessee and have had coldest winter in 20 years getting down to -6 with windchill of -12 and had no problems with the light. We use it to light up our donkey corral at night. It has stayed bright even during our snow and ice storms.
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As far as rain, yes, but freezing snow, I do not know, but the plastic pedals are made of soft plastic material and may harden from the extreme cold, yet it should not affect the electric current that lights the bulb and pedal. As long as no one breaks the pedal leaf when and if it is hardened, should not be a problem. Don't know if snow will hide the light effect. I only can say that it is beautiful when it is on and is always a conversational piece.
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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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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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Dear Michiganian,I tested the bulb and touched it while it was on. Didn't know or care before. You can touch the plastic part where the light shines through, no problem as it is only warm. The metal part in the middle of the bulb does get a little hotter though, I would say hotter than warm, but not really hot. I can still touch it. Hope that answers your question.
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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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My bulbs throw off a warm soft yellow light. I use them as lighting from dusk to dawn outside the garage side of my home. The amount of light is more than adequate to be seen from 200 feet. They replaced 65 watt traffic light bulbs and are actually brighter. EK
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I have never seen a light but it has worked faithfully for several years. Check it at the first freeze to be sure it turns on but i have never seen it fail and it has been outdoors in the weather all the time.
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I'm so sorry, but I haven't used any outdoors, only indoors. I don't see any reason you couldn't. I plan on using in outdoor covered porch when old bulb needs replacing.
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I use them as porch lights where it gets down well below zero in the winter. They always come on (they're on a timer), so I expect they will be fine in the icebox. These are brighter than I expected them to be, so I'm quite happy with them.