How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?

I’ve bought and replaced a lot of light bulbs, and I noticed that all of them said “up to 20,000 hours” which would be about 5 years given 12 hours of daily use (which we definitely don’t).

  • Mr_Blott
    132·
    2 months ago

    Only buy Philips (not the Hue stuff) or Osram

    The rest are shite

    • Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      +1 for philips.

      The problem is most of what the big box hardware stores in the US are selling are junk brands. And they won’t even offer basics like a philips 75-watt-equivalent soft-white led in their stores.

      The junk brand bulbs will fail in my kitchen light fixture after a year (they start flickering). The philips bulbs have never failed for me.

      A properly designed and produced led bulb should last like 20 years.

    • Maalus@lemmy.world
      52·
      2 months ago

      Osram literally means “I’ll shit on it” in polish, they are the definition of a shit brand

      • Mr_Blott
        4·
        2 months ago

        Millions of electricians would disagree, but I can’t speak for Polish sparkies

        • Maalus@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 months ago

          It’s a joke in Poland - what shines and actively threatens you? A lightbulb made by Osram

          • Mr_Blott
            1·
            2 months ago

            Ha ha brilliant, I’ll remember that one 😊

    • greyfox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’ve got several full color Hue bulbs that are the most used lights in my house. I haven’t had a single failure in a decade.

      I was more than a little annoyed when they decided to stop supporting my original controller for them though.