09-09-2014, 03:09 AM
mrlynn wrote:
[quote=Lux Interior]
[quote=mrlynn]Got to be helping reduce the heat bill a little.
But at what efficiency? If you replaced the incandescents with a low-heat, low energy consuming bulb (e.g. LED) and had to turn up the heat, would the overall electricity costs be more or less?
Beats me. Not worth the energy to figure out.
/Mr Lynn
For most people it isn't hard to figure out. If the heating system uses gas then using incandescent light bulbs is inefficient and expensive. If you use A/C in the summer then having incandescent light bulbs is definitely going to cost you more money than LEDs. If you don't use A/C and your heating is electric and your light bulbs are not located on the ceiling, then it's probably a wash using incandescent vs LEDs.