Westinghouse 03466 Nanolux 3-Watt G19 LED Bulb, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Westinghouse 03466 Nanolux 3-Watt G19 LED Bulb, White
Customer Review: Useful In Some Applications. Dim, But Worth It!
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased one of these from Amazon.com as an experiment to see how these lightbulbs performed. I was fore-warned from other reviews that the bulbs were very blue and pretty dim, and that they were.
I could tell a night-and-day difference between this bulb and an ordinary incandescent. It's (very) noticeably dimmer than the energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs I have around my house.
So why do I like them? Well, an ordinary incandescent bulb might use 60 watts of power and this thing uses 3. Even 60-watt replacement compact fluorescent bulbs use about 17 watts of power, so these bulbs even make other "energy saving" bulbs look like power hogs by comparison.
The key consideration before buying is where you think relatively dim bulbs might make sense for your needs. For me, I have a porch light and two lights on either side of my garage that run all night. The light is enough to illuminate that outdoor area well enough, and since the lights run all night, using these light bulbs saves quite a bit of juice!
My recommendation would be to use these bulbs as dim porch lights or maybe hallways, but use compact florescent bulbs indoors if you need more lighting.
Customer Review: LED replacement bulbs
Summary: 4 Stars
When selecting an LED bulb it is important to check the wattage of the bulb and compare that to how you intend to use the bulb. Most LED incandescent replacement bulbs are in two wattages:
3 Watt, which is about equivalent to a 20 Watt incandescent bulb
7 Watt, which is about equivalent to a 50 Watt incandescent bulb
If you are familiar with compact fluorescent bulbs then you may notice the wattage equivalence is not the same. There is a difference in light output between a 7 Watt fluorescent and a 7 Watt LED. On the whole, you will need many LED bulbs to replace incandescent or fluorescent bulbs in the same lighting situation. A typical light in a living room, for instance, may use a 150 Watt incandescent bulb. In order to get somewhere near the same amount of light, that living room need three LED bulbs to replace the incandescent bulb. Finally, the type of LED bulb needs to be chosen carefully unless you are OK with a very blue cast to the light rather than the light orange cast of incandescents or soft white of the more popular brands of compact fluorescents.
Customer Review: very good
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought two of these for our Kenmore refrigerator that friends warned about having issues with the light switch breaking. They ended melting the interior and nearly burning their fridge when the light switch broke, and the two 60-watt bulbs stayed on for hours.
These LED bulbs fit well into the fixture inside the fridge, and even though at first they looked pretty dim compared to the overly bright 120 watt total of the factory bulbs, now I really don't notice it. I think putting two 60-watt incandescent bulbs into the fridge is insane, and Kenmore should be ashamed. What happened to the 25 watt appliance lights?
I wish the price of these LED lights was more affordable, but considering they last so long - I think it's worth it. As long as you don't expect them to provide bright illumination that you get from old styles bulbs or CFL, I think you will be happy with them.
Customer Review: Good for a porch light
Summary: 4 Stars
Understand when you buy this -- it gives about the light output of a 15 W incandescent bulb.
That being said, I used it to replace a 15 W bulb as my front porch light and have been pleased with the results.
I previously had the 15 W bulb on a photoresist switch mount such that the light was only on when it was dark outside. This LED bulb was NOT happy with that switch (flickers on/off rapidly), so I removed the switch mount and the LED bulb is on 24/7. [That's still lower total power usage, so no problem.]
The bulb works well, even in sub-zero temps. It gives enough light to find the key hole on the door, but not so bright as to attract swarms of bugs in the summer -- exactly the right mix for a porch light!
It is bluish-white (compared to the deep yellow of its predecessor), but I don't mind that.
Customer Review: Its good - but only for specific uses
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this bulb as a "bright night-light". I think it is good if that's what you want and you are fine with the white bluish colored light. If you are expecting greater light output or warm white light, then you will be disappointed.
Pros:
* The spread/distribution of the light is better (more omni-directional) than typical for LED bulbs
* Indoor or Outdoor
Other:
* Easily noticeable blueish color
* Brightness seems just a bit brighter than a 4 watt incandescent night-light bulb
I also found a nice use for them in my fridge. They aren't as bright as a 40W appliance bulb, and are bluish, but they sure do generate a lot less heat!