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Need a new porch light fixture. LEDs ready yet? Nate Nagel 07-25-2008
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Posted by Nate Nagel on July 25, 2008, 8:39 pm


The light bulb in the fixture on the ceiling of my front porch died last
week; I tried to disassemble the fixture and find that it will take
destructive measures to get it apart.

First of all, I'm having a hard time finding an outdoor light fixture as
low profile as the one that's there. There's only maybe 6" or so
between the ceiling of the porch and the top of the screen door.

Secondly, I was wondering if LED lights would be suitable for such an
application, and if so, any specific recommendations would be
appreciated. I feel kinda guilty leaving a 25W incandescent on for
hours just so I can see the doorknob if I come home late at night.

nate

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Posted by Wayne Boatwright on July 25, 2008, 8:47 pm


On Fri 25 Jul 2008 05:39:55p, Nate Nagel told us...

> The light bulb in the fixture on the ceiling of my front porch died last
> week; I tried to disassemble the fixture and find that it will take
> destructive measures to get it apart.
>
> First of all, I'm having a hard time finding an outdoor light fixture as
> low profile as the one that's there. There's only maybe 6" or so
> between the ceiling of the porch and the top of the screen door.
>
> Secondly, I was wondering if LED lights would be suitable for such an
> application, and if so, any specific recommendations would be
> appreciated. I feel kinda guilty leaving a 25W incandescent on for
> hours just so I can see the doorknob if I come home late at night.
>
> nate
>

Obviously, finding a fixture that fits is the biggest problem. If you can
find a fixture where the socket(s) are mounted horizontally instead of
vertically, you should have room to add a screw-in light sensor control
into which you screw the bulb. We use that arrangement on our front light
and, in fact, use a 7-watt CFL "bug" light. The light doesn't come on
untiil twilight and stays on for about 8 hours. Many of the controls are
adjustable for both when they come on and how long they stay on afterwards.

I doubt seriously if you will find a suitable (or attractive) LED light for
that purpose.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Posted by Wayne Boatwright on July 25, 2008, 8:53 pm


On Fri 25 Jul 2008 05:39:55p, Nate Nagel told us...

> The light bulb in the fixture on the ceiling of my front porch died last
> week; I tried to disassemble the fixture and find that it will take
> destructive measures to get it apart.
>
> First of all, I'm having a hard time finding an outdoor light fixture as
> low profile as the one that's there. There's only maybe 6" or so
> between the ceiling of the porch and the top of the screen door.
>
> Secondly, I was wondering if LED lights would be suitable for such an
> application, and if so, any specific recommendations would be
> appreciated. I feel kinda guilty leaving a 25W incandescent on for
> hours just so I can see the doorknob if I come home late at night.
>
> nate
>

Here's an example of what might work. Even if you can't fit the light
sensor in the housing, you can certainly reduce the wattage by using a CFL.

        http://tinyurl.com/5h3f7r

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Wayne Boatwright
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Posted by Nate Nagel on July 26, 2008, 8:23 am


Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 25 Jul 2008 05:39:55p, Nate Nagel told us...
>
>
>>The light bulb in the fixture on the ceiling of my front porch died last
>>week; I tried to disassemble the fixture and find that it will take
>>destructive measures to get it apart.
>>
>>First of all, I'm having a hard time finding an outdoor light fixture as
>>low profile as the one that's there. There's only maybe 6" or so
>>between the ceiling of the porch and the top of the screen door.
>>
>>Secondly, I was wondering if LED lights would be suitable for such an
>>application, and if so, any specific recommendations would be
>>appreciated. I feel kinda guilty leaving a 25W incandescent on for
>>hours just so I can see the doorknob if I come home late at night.
>>
>>nate
>>
>
>
> Here's an example of what might work. Even if you can't fit the light
> sensor in the housing, you can certainly reduce the wattage by using a CFL.
>
>         http://tinyurl.com/5h3f7r
>

Are there any CFLs on the market that don't suck for outdoor
applications? The last ones I tried, about two years ago, took forever
to warm up, and I hear this as a common complaint.

nate

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Posted by Jim Rusling on July 26, 2008, 10:35 am



>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 25 Jul 2008 05:39:55p, Nate Nagel told us...
>>
>>
>>>The light bulb in the fixture on the ceiling of my front porch died last
>>>week; I tried to disassemble the fixture and find that it will take
>>>destructive measures to get it apart.
>>>
>>>First of all, I'm having a hard time finding an outdoor light fixture as
>>>low profile as the one that's there. There's only maybe 6" or so
>>>between the ceiling of the porch and the top of the screen door.
>>>
>>>Secondly, I was wondering if LED lights would be suitable for such an
>>>application, and if so, any specific recommendations would be
>>>appreciated. I feel kinda guilty leaving a 25W incandescent on for
>>>hours just so I can see the doorknob if I come home late at night.
>>>
>>>nate
>>>
>>
>>
>> Here's an example of what might work. Even if you can't fit the light
>> sensor in the housing, you can certainly reduce the wattage by using a CFL.
>>
>>         http://tinyurl.com/5h3f7r
>>
>
>Are there any CFLs on the market that don't suck for outdoor
>applications? The last ones I tried, about two years ago, took forever
>to warm up, and I hear this as a common complaint.
>
>nate

Get a CFL that is rated for an appliance applications, they do much
better.
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Jim Rusling
More or Less Retired
Mustang, OK
http://www.rusling.org

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