120 VAC LED Light bulbs

I have been testing 120 VAC LED bulbs at the house for the last several years. A few months ago I purchased several different bulbs at Sam's Club at a pretty good price but they do not seem to be re-stocking them. At the store I go to the stock has been dwindling down and the shelves have not been re-stocked. It is a shame because the bulbs that I found at Lowe's and Home Depot are pretty expensive.

I believe I reported on the 2.5 watt bulb that I leave on all night on our front porch. It takes less wattage running all night than a half hour with the 60 watt bulb I used to have in the fixture, that was usually on for several hours a night. The amount of light is quite a bit less, but the amount of light given off the 2.5 watt LED bulb is acceptable. I leave it on all night for added security.

One of our customers, and friend brought over an LED bulb he found at Walmart on Nellis and Craig Road in Las Vegas. I looked at our Super Walmart on south Fort Apache on the west side and they didn't carry the bulb. He said he paid about $7.00 for the bulb.

It is a 1.1 watt 120 VAC accent and decorative bulb (pictured) that I put on our front porch to see how much light it produced. It is dim but still provides a decent light. Plenty good enough to see the keys for the front door and provide light on the approach to the house. I plan on using it on the side of the house where it is dark and I might even leave it on 24/7 if need be. I can leave it on for 10 days straight and it will take less power than the current 60 watt bulb uses in 5 hours.

I expect the common brighter LED bulbs to be more popular in the near future and I expect our energy saving CFL squirrly fluorescent bulbs will become extinct. As with any other new technology the price will come down as they become more popular and common-place.

Let me know of your experiences with the 120 VAC LED bulbs as well as the new low-voltage (12 vdc) bulbs. Our customers are really liking the new low voltage bulbs.

Happy Low Wattage Lighting!

After making this post I did a search on Google and I did not like what I read; Evidently these 120 vac LED lights that are sold at Walmart and Sam's Club have had a lot of issues with consumers. Many of them burn out prematurely and Walmart will not cover the warranty past 90 days and the manufacture charges an arm and a leg for warranty replacement. I have not had any problem with the bulbs I bought at Sams. One of them has been on in our shop 24/7 for over three months.

The engineers that "sounded off" on LED bulbs still held out hope that the quality would get better in time. Most of the complaints were against "Lights of America" brand. The one pictured above is made by FEIT Electric #BPA15/LED (Made in China). Hopefully the ones by FEIT are better than LOA!

We have not had any complaints on the many low voltage bulbs that we have sold over the last few months.

NOTE: 12-16-2011 Follow-Up
The 1.1 watt bulb mentioned above has been on 24/7 at the side of my house since August and has not failed. My neighbor loves it because it gives a little light to her front yard as well as the side of my house.