Outdoor lighting; buy an LED specific light or regular light and use an LED bulb?

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BlueMule

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Nov 11, 2013
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Maryland
So an outdoor wall light fixture by our side door broke. There is all kinds of choices to replace it with. Should I buy an LED specific outdoor wall light fixture (expensive: the one the wife likes are $120 each) based on the fact that incandescent bulbs are on the way out, or buy a regular incandescent fixture and eventually put an LED bulb in it?
 
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I agree. The bulb socket will be supported for the rest of your life. The proprietary led in that fixture could be gone tomorrow.
 
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Do you have a death wish? You answered your own question with "the one the wife likes are $120 each".

If she ain't happy, no one's happy.
If you aren't happy, no one cares!

Greg
 
Oh, she'll find a more expensive fixture she likes with an edison socket....:p
 
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