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Originally Posted by Juliewaters
Hi
We just moved to the Villages and need to replace our delapidated lamp post before it falls over.
We have noticed that there are a large variety of different replacements online as well as driving around the villages.
Are there restrictions on style size etc?
Do we need permission or permits?
Thanks
Julie
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As in post #2 I'm sure they can advise you. From what I see, some people have one bulb, usually an Edison base-the common mid sized screw in base. Other have 3 bulbs
usually candelabra base. We have three. They were tungsten bulbs that used to burn out fairly regularly. We replaced those with more efficient and far longer lasting LED bulbs. So far NOT one has blown and they have lasted about 8 years. Figure 9 hours a day for 3,000 days 27,000 hours and they use like 10% as much electricity. Advantage to one bulb is more light for the electricity used. Advantage of multiple bulbs, they will never all fail at the same time. If, one goes, I would replace all of them. The others will not go much longer than the one that blew first.
Opinion perhaps superstition. Since it is outdoors and likely made of aluminum in spite of the applied finish, I would, I did on mine, apply a no seize compound to screws and lamp sockets. Outside things have a habit of welding themselves in place. Mine has not YET failed but the sensor eyes do not last forever.