Speaking of LED lighting, a homeowner friend sarcastically stated, “I especially like it when the LEDs start flickering, for then any room in your house can become — a disco inferno.”  From the Latin, “disco inferno” means “disco from hell.”  He said “the new flicking LED, aka ‘lightbulb from China,’ was frantically flashing out ‘SOS’ in Morris Code, just like the last one.”  He explained this:

We enjoy reading, but since I must work days to pay my taxes, our reading is done at night, requiring the use of a lightbulb.  Recently, while replacing an LED light, I noticed the apparent ‘joke’ on the side of the box stating these bulbs last 18 years.  I wondered, ‘I don’t know how they calculate 18 years, as these years aren’t even dog-years, for then the bulb would last a little over two years, as dog years are supposedly seven human years.’ The new LED lightbulbs are trash.  We had an incandescent ABC bulb in our home that burned for 30 years. While it was still burning, I replaced it with a new ‘18-year-lasting’ LED bulb, which now I have found lasts only about six months or less.

An article tried to explain the reason that LED bulbs aren’t lasting as long as they state on the boxes.  It stated one reason is people are using them with non-compatible dimmer switches, and they suggest upgrading to a newer option, whatever that means.

Next, they suggested the lights are getting hot.  They stated this can be due to insulation around the bulb, or too much dust on the bulb.  They stated, “Cleaning your fixtures regularly can help.”

Then the article stated high voltage power surges can cause the bulbs to burn out.  

Showing a picture of wires hanging from the ceiling, the article suggested old sockets and improperly inserted bulbs can impact electricity transfer.

Next, they said too much moisture in the air could cause them to burn out and suggested purchasing a dehumidifier, probably one made in China.

Then........

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