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Fred_Also wrote:
We bought 4 strings of white LEDs for indoor Christmas tree @ WalMart on Monday. My wife put them on the lower part of the tree and decided we needed 4 more strings for the top part. We went back to the same WalMart yesterday and bought 4 more strings, same box, same brand, same price. We got them home and they are a different color white. The 1st ones are a bright white and the 2nd ones are a yellowish white. Now she's trying to put a couple of strings of multi-color in to try to blend them together.
I keep telling her it's 22 days till Christmas, what's the difference in white & yellow white?
Fred Also
I bet all four of her wheels/hub caps on her car have to match, too. :-)
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We got some GE LED ones at Costco last year, they worked great and this year they are working fine too. Plus the generous return policy at Cosctco means that if you're disappointed with the reliability of the lights down the road you can return them for a refund.
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In general, LEDs should last forever and use less electricity. But the problem with a lot of the LEDs is they are cheap chinese-made crap. I had one string in which the transformer overheated and spewed the smell of burning plastic. Fortunately, the house didn't burn down.
Fred, the boxes on the 2nd batch probably say "warm white." If not, I suppose they're mislabeled.
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At present prices LED lights need to last four times as long as incandescents to be cost effective. My personal experience indicates that is unlikely.
And unless you're Clark Grizwold, you aren't likely to notice any difference on your electric bill either way. A 100-bulb string of twinkle lights will cost you 50 cents in electricity for the whole month of December. LED lights will be 5 cents.
/Disclaimer: I work for an electric company.
