good price! thanks Op
is it free
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Jul 19th, 2015 4:01 pm
Jul 20th, 2015 12:51 am
I grabbed a bunch today and I was testing them amongst different fixtures to get an idea at how the light is outputting in different rooms. I noticed that these bulbs would sometimes buzz or hum in one type of fixture, but would make no noise in another. Before tossing them away, try another location. It could be that particular fixture that makes noise may need another brand.
Jul 20th, 2015 1:15 pm
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Jul 22nd, 2015 12:49 am
Same packaging here in Calgary. Pretty happy for the price. The buzzing is noticeable if you try to hear for it, but the locations these bulbs are replacing generally have higher ambient noise anyway, so the buzzing would get drowned out. Even my Philips LED bulbs buzz a bit, and those were about 5x what I paid for these GEs. Surprisingly, the Ledare bulbs from IKEA have no noise at all. And those were my budget choice before these GEs became available.zentro wrote: ↑Picked up a couple of these today. There is indeed a faint humming/buzzing coming out of these depending on the quality of the socket, tested numerous types all have various levels of noise, harder to notice on some however, I believe this is probably the reason why they appeared in Dollarama. Possibly some type of manufacturing defect?
There were a few left at Keele/Finch location, not sure if I would recommend them.
Jul 22nd, 2015 1:58 am
Jul 22nd, 2015 4:10 am
Same here (Edmonton). I didn't purchase doe. How did it work out for youalthetrainer wrote: ↑I couldn't find these in our local Dollarama. The only ones they had were for ceiling fans and the candle type. I grabbed a couple of them just to test them out.
Jul 22nd, 2015 9:47 am
I bought the Philips as well, it also buzzes and yeah, 15 bucks I paid.ZipSpeed wrote: ↑Same packaging here in Calgary. Pretty happy for the price. The buzzing is noticeable if you try to hear for it, but the locations these bulbs are replacing generally have higher ambient noise anyway, so the buzzing would get drowned out. Even my Philips LED bulbs buzz a bit, and those were about 5x what I paid for these GEs. Surprisingly, the Ledare bulbs from IKEA have no noise at all. And those were my budget choice before these GEs became available.
Jul 22nd, 2015 10:35 am
Jul 22nd, 2015 10:53 am
Jul 22nd, 2015 12:06 pm
I tested one out this morning. It worked all right and it didn't hum like some people said. But of course these are low wattage (2.6), probably equivalent to 25 w in the traditional incandescent bulbs, so they're not very bright. Also, these are not dimmable.
Jul 24th, 2015 7:42 pm
I found another batch of 8 at the Jefferson store but they wouldnt exchange it cuz I had a receipt from a different store. I bought 5 more from their store and the clerk used that receipt with their address to exchange my rattling bulb. Weirdess transaction ever.
Jul 25th, 2015 2:20 am
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