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Review on 🧊 Sterl Intermediate Refrigerator Incandescent Lighting by James Ramirez

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Blown out in 2 weeks

tl;dr - One of the bulbs blew out just 2 weeks after installation and I'm not impressed Full Review: Bought these bulbs to replace some LEDs I put lightbulbs in my microwave. I liked LED bulbs, but they were more expensive and all had flicker issues before dying out completely, which shortened their lifespan prematurely (see my history profile for an overview of LED bulbs). Another thing I didn't like. The problem with LED bulbs was that they couldn't quite match the warm glow of a traditional incandescent bulb. When all the LED bulbs went out I decided to switch back to incandescent and bought these bulbs. They look beautiful and I love the color temperature. They get pretty hot, but that's to be expected with an incandescent bulb. However, I was somewhat dismayed to find that just 2 weeks after installing these bulbs, one of them flared up and burned out. The photo shows that the blown bulb is cloudy white inside. These lamps are not used very often - a few hours a day at most. They also don't switch on and off quickly. We usually turn them on in the evening and turn them off before bed. I'm disappointed that one of the bulbs blew out so suddenly. I hope this is a coincidence and other bulbs last longer but only time will tell. I will update this review if anything changes.

Pros
  • Stable test results
Cons
  • Could have opted for a newer model