LED bulb for fridge?

[defloyd77]

I'm looking for a direct replacement for a 40 watt (I think) bulb, with current gen. emitters. Any suggestions besides DX and Kai?

 

[worldedit]

What kind of socket and Voltage does the bulb have?

 

[LEDninja]

Not worth it.
Fridge doors are open seconds at a time. You won't save on your electricity costs. Meanwhile good LED bulbs cost a fortune.
40W bulbs make 400+ lumens. An LED bulb of that power is too big to fit.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

what he said, I do have a bulb on the water/ice dispenser though I got from walgreens for $2 that has 3x5mm LEDs in it. works great I leave it on 24/7 supposed to cost 25 cents a year to run it.

Not worth it.
Fridge doors are open seconds at a time. You won't save on your electricity costs. Meanwhile good LED bulbs cost a fortune.
40W bulbs make 400+ lumens. An LED bulb of that power is too big to fit.

 

[defloyd77]

Not worth it.
Fridge doors are open seconds at a time. You won't save on your electricity costs. Meanwhile good LED bulbs cost a fortune.
40W bulbs make 400+ lumens. An LED bulb of that power is too big to fit.

I don't agree. Lets say 20 minutes a day open total (some don't know how to close the dang thing) times 365, which is roughly 122 hours and that adds to 28.55 a year versus 7.14ish for led. Add that to the amount of bulbs replaced and heat generated and it will pay for itself in 2 years. 3 current gen led in a bulb with about 133 lumens each should be about right and that wouldn't be that big. I'm still not sure what watt we're using now, but it's 120 volt.

 

[hank]

20 minutes????

Big family of youngsters?

I'd say a big bungee cord to return the door to 'closed' would save far more electricity.

 

[defloyd77]

20 minutes????

Big family of youngsters?

I'd say a big bungee cord to return the door to 'closed' would save far more electricity.

:sigh:, nope, I'm the youngest at 21.

 

[Alexis]

my fridge ice dispense bulb says 12V, 6W. is that LED bulb from walgreens 12v?

what he said, I do have a bulb on the water/ice dispenser though I got from walgreens for $2 that has 3x5mm LEDs in it. works great I leave it on 24/7 supposed to cost 25 cents a year to run it.

 

[ken2400]

If you want to save $$$ on running a fridge get one that is not frost free. There is a lot of energy used in the defrost cycle then that heat needs to be removed. Want to make $$$ then make a "Smart defrost" fridge.

Good luck with your project.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

my fridge ice dispense bulb says 12V, 6W. is that LED bulb from walgreens 12v?

nope it is a 4 watt 120v bulb (size) I think size C7? the small base christmas tree/nightlight size.

 

[Darell]

Doesn't answer your question at all, but I wanted to post anyway.

http://darelldd.com/light/refrigerator_led.htm

I wanted MORE light, and wanted to avoid heating up the dual 50W bulb-heaters that normally come on when the door is opened. Our fridge is opened for more than a few seconds at a time. Fortunately it starts to beep after one minute of being open.

 

[Illum]

oooh good!
Darell's here, that oughta solve most of your problems:nana: