| ▲ | quickthrowman 14 hours ago | |
If you are installing LED lamps into enclosed fixtures you need to use LED lamps rated for enclosed fixtures or they will die an early death. A globe around a lamp with an open bottom and a recessed can are both enclosed, even though you can see the lamp. Heat rises. Similarly, you can’t install recessed cans into a ceiling that is insulated without them being IC rated or they will die an early death. Spend a few dollars more per lamps for quality ones. Philips makes decent LED lamps, I’m fond of their 2200-2700K dimmable lamps that lower the color temp as they dim. Philips makes an E12 base BA11 shape (candelabra) lamp that should fit your needs. I buy Keystone lamps LED T8 lamps almost exclusively, but those are pretty uncommon in homes. Commercial LED fixtures are rated for 50,000 hours typically but they have a separate LED driver and massive heatsinks to provide that sort of lifespan. | ||