[bsloan1960]

All exposed bulbs in our house- including the handing fixture over the table have yellow filament screw-in bulbs. We need to replace one. I've never seen these before. There is no wattage or other information stamped on the bulb. Are these incandescent? Are they a common Walmart/Lowes item? How do I find the wattage?

Thanks!

[retiredguy123]

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[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

All exposed bulbs in our house- including the handing fixture over the table have yellow filament screw-in bulbs. We need to replace one. I've never seen these before. There is no wattage or other information stamped on the bulb. Are these incandescent? Are they a common Walmart/Lowes item? How do I find the wattage?

Thanks!

It would be very unusual for the wattage to not be somewhere on the bulb. It can be on the glass or on the metal part. If you have more than one bulb, I would inspect them all very carefully.

[BobnBev]

Tale one out to ACE Hardware. They will tell you all you need to know.

[Mleeja]

You can get them at Lowe’s or Home Depot. They are expensive. Also try Ace. Probably more expensive, but their service will be great in getting the correct replacement.

[villagetinker]

These sound like LED bulbs where the LEDs are arranged to look like old style filaments and to glow with a yellowish light, I have seen these at Lowe's. Take a bulb in with you to get a match. One word of caution, if the yellowish lights are like the white LED lights, you may find a slight color difference, so you may find it necessary to replace all of the lamps to get exact matches.

[retiredguy123]

Amazon has several LED yellow filament bulbs.

[Keefelane66]

Next week we will no longer be able to purchase incandescent light bulbs
Light bulb ban: DOE's ban on incandescent lightbulbs goes into effect

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Next week we will no longer be able to purchase incandescent light bulbs
Light bulb ban: DOE's ban on incandescent lightbulbs goes into effect

Really?????

Let me guess, by using more electricity they contribute to the myth of "global warming". Score another victory for the eco-weenies and the puppet masters that will cash in from this ridiculous narrative.

[Doctor Who]

Make sure if you have a dimmer on your light that you buy the led's that are dimmable.
If no dimmer attachment just buy regular led's......a difference in price.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Doctor Who

Make sure if you have a dimmer on your light that you buy the led's that are dimmable.
If no dimmer attachment just buy regular led's......a difference in price.

Call me crazy, but I always buy dimmable LED bulbs, regardless of where I am using them. I think they are better.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Next week we will no longer be able to purchase incandescent light bulbs
Light bulb ban: DOE's ban on incandescent lightbulbs goes into effect

They banned then years ago in UK.
I can still buy them on internet if I wanted to.
I like the LED's now though, and they do last a whole lot longer.

[NoMo50]

Those are LED bulbs. The bulb should have its information on the glass, just above the metal base. This sounds like the bulbs used in the clear fixtures in our house. The info on my bulbs is:

Satco S21713 LED A19
7.5W 2700K (warm white)
800 Lumens

Amazon carries these exact bulbs...about $4.50 each. In the nearly 3 years We have been in our house, I've only had to replace one.

[DAVES]

Simple practical to do. Bulbs have an average life. That is true for whatever the bulb is tungsten, halogen, led, florescent of whatever. A typical fixture may have several bulbs. Take one bulb out.
It is counterclockwise to remove. Determine the bulb base, bulb shape, is it on a dimmer? and replace all of them. We've all done it. You have a chandelier, you drag out the ladder and replace one bulb. It is unlikely it will exactly match the others and the others will fail shortly. LED bulbs come in different colors of light. Daylight, warm-white etc, what you prefer is a matter of opinion.
My OPINION the daylight is too blue for me. Dimmers and led bulbs. They are not all compatible.
They are easy to change and not very expensive. Unlike tungsten bulbs LEDS do not get warmer, more yellow/orange when you dim them..

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Call me crazy, but I always buy dimmable LED bulbs, regardless of where I am using them. I think they are better.

Like everything else is a matter of opinion. I have no way to test it but, it seems to me that the LEDS that are not on dimmers and I have installed the non-dim able bulbs last longer. Guaranteed life? Some say 50,000 hours or whatever. No one keeps track of it. I have three CREE bulbs in our outside light. They are 9 years old and still working HOURS say 10 a day 365 days a year for 9 years 32850 hours. I've had others that last like 6 months.

Saving electricity-perhaps, but I have a bag full of LED bulbs that have failed. The issue seems to be not enough cooling around the bulb built in power supply.