Hi Everyone,
I'm a semi long term reader, first poster. I recently bought a house, and one of my first orders of business was to replace nearly every bulb in the house with LEDs. So far, 7 enclosed fixtures are signing happily with a mix of Cree 4flow and regular 60w bulbs.
For the bathrooms, closets and kitchen, I went with GE, for one fixture which used A15s, and also because I think they look better when uncovered with the diffuser/frosted globe. I've noticed they have a buzz (all of them) whether they're connected to a dimmer or not. So here's where I stand with buzzing:
Cree 60w & 60w 4Flow: No buzzing, except dining room with Lutron CL dimmer (buzz is inaudible behind the enclosed fixture in which the bulbs are located)
GE 40w: No buzz
GE 40w A15: No buzz
GE 60w: Buzz (all 6 of them, none on dimmers)
GE 60w Reveal: Buzz (all 4, 2 in ceiling fan with dimmer worse) Disappointed because I love the light quality
GE 65w Reveal BR30: All 10 buzz (at varying levels of sound), connected to Lutron CL (Skylark Contour). Again, extremely disappointed given how highly this bulb was reviewed, and given I got them on sale at the orange store for $8 subsidized by the local energy companies.
My questions are these:
1. Has anyone else used GE LEDs and noticed this awful buzzing? I can hear it a few feet away in a silent room. The Reveal A19s seem to get worse the longer they're on/hotter they get. Is there anything I can do to stop this (I am assuming no, its the electronics)? I like the light these bulbs put out, and I like the way they look in my bathroom fixture, but that buzzing can get very irritating.
2. Is there a BR30 which is known to be silent with dimmers? The dimmer I have is listed as "compatible" for nearly every BR30 I find, but I'm learning that doesn't mean much.
I've been happy with the Cree bulbs, and my gut is to replace the Reveals in the bedroom with them, I just dislike the way they look when exposed (dark spot). I'm reading there may be no good solution for the BR30s, either, as I hear the Crees also buzz. Are Philips any good?
Thanks!
I'm a semi long term reader, first poster. I recently bought a house, and one of my first orders of business was to replace nearly every bulb in the house with LEDs. So far, 7 enclosed fixtures are signing happily with a mix of Cree 4flow and regular 60w bulbs.
For the bathrooms, closets and kitchen, I went with GE, for one fixture which used A15s, and also because I think they look better when uncovered with the diffuser/frosted globe. I've noticed they have a buzz (all of them) whether they're connected to a dimmer or not. So here's where I stand with buzzing:
Cree 60w & 60w 4Flow: No buzzing, except dining room with Lutron CL dimmer (buzz is inaudible behind the enclosed fixture in which the bulbs are located)
GE 40w: No buzz
GE 40w A15: No buzz
GE 60w: Buzz (all 6 of them, none on dimmers)
GE 60w Reveal: Buzz (all 4, 2 in ceiling fan with dimmer worse) Disappointed because I love the light quality
GE 65w Reveal BR30: All 10 buzz (at varying levels of sound), connected to Lutron CL (Skylark Contour). Again, extremely disappointed given how highly this bulb was reviewed, and given I got them on sale at the orange store for $8 subsidized by the local energy companies.
My questions are these:
1. Has anyone else used GE LEDs and noticed this awful buzzing? I can hear it a few feet away in a silent room. The Reveal A19s seem to get worse the longer they're on/hotter they get. Is there anything I can do to stop this (I am assuming no, its the electronics)? I like the light these bulbs put out, and I like the way they look in my bathroom fixture, but that buzzing can get very irritating.
2. Is there a BR30 which is known to be silent with dimmers? The dimmer I have is listed as "compatible" for nearly every BR30 I find, but I'm learning that doesn't mean much.
I've been happy with the Cree bulbs, and my gut is to replace the Reveals in the bedroom with them, I just dislike the way they look when exposed (dark spot). I'm reading there may be no good solution for the BR30s, either, as I hear the Crees also buzz. Are Philips any good?
Thanks!