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| | Cree LED downlight on sale at The Home Depot | | 23 Aug 2010 | | Solid-state LED downlights are now available from the world’s largest home-improvement retailer at a price below US 50 dollars. | | EcoSmart-branded LED Downlights manufactured by Cree can now be purchased in North America from The Home Depot, a major home-improvement retailer, for less than $50.
The EcoSmart LED Downlight is available now via homedepot.com and is targeted to be available in nearly 2,000 The Home Depot retail stores in fall 2010. EcoSmart is a Home Depot brand comprising a line of energy-efficient LED lighting products.
The six-inch LED downlights, powered with Cree’s TrueWhite Technology, consume just 10.5 watts, which is approximately 85-percent less energy than a comparable incandescent and 50-percent less energy than a fluorescent alternative.
The new downlight is designed to be easily installed into most standard six-inch recessed housings for retrofits and new construction, and is dimmable to 5 percent using most off-the-shelf dimmers, says Cree.
A Lighting Facts label accompanying the product shows that the light output is 575 lm at 10.5W, corresponding to 55 lm/W efficacy. The color temperature is 2700K and the color rendering index is 92.
“The EcoSmart LED Downlight delivers on The Home Depot’s promise to offer LED lighting without compromise,” said Bill Hamilton, electrical merchandising vice-president, The Home Depot. “[Our company] is now able to deliver a lighting-class, energy-efficient solution to our customers.”
Created specifically for the residential market, the EcoSmart LED Downlight is designed to last at least 35,000 hours, or approximately 32 years with three hours of daily use, which is nearly four times longer than compact florescent alternatives and up to 16 times longer when compared to incandescent options.
“The availability of the EcoSmart LED Downlight at The Home Depot marks a true milestone in the LED Lighting Revolution,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree’s CEO and chairman. “With high-quality, more affordable LED downlights now offered at the world’s largest home-improvement retailer, consumers don’t have to turn to wasteful incandescent or mercury-laden fluorescent options when they can easily choose energy-efficient lighting that delivers warm light and beautiful color.”
| | About the Author | | Tim Whitaker is the Editor of LEDs Magazine. | | COMMENTS | | Name: doug fernie Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:09 |
| Have I missed something .... about 50% less energy than a CFL yet only giving 55 lm/W? | | Name: tom edison Posted: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:09 |
| We're not necessarily comparing apples to apples. A 14W CFL flood lamp is rated at 650 lumens, you're comparing it here to a 10W LED lamp rated at 575 lum. So it's 40% less energy (not 50%), but also 12% less lumens at the same time. | | Name: php_44 Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:09 |
| Hmmmm, I hate the inefficiency of my BR30 65W incandescent flood lamps but they are dimmable and produce 755 lumens. These Cree LED floods look great, but only 575 Lumens? I'd likely cough up the $50 if they were 700-800+ lumens. Perhaps those VU1 ESL R-30 replacement bulbs will pan out - they use electron beams / phosphor without mercury and are dimmable with good quality light. | | Name: jim b. Posted: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:10 |
| I replaced a 65 watt incadecent with the Cree LED downlight and observed a noticable increase in the light produced. The rated lumens for incandescent and CFL bulbs is very misleading in that some of the light produced is not emitted in a direction that is useful. LEDs emit light in a more uniform direction that makes fewer lummens more effective in applications such as down lights and floods. You should try the Cree LED downlight and do your own visual test. You will be surprised. | | Name: larry Posted: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:10 |
| I really like this product but I have 4-inch down lights. Any chance they will be producing other sizes? | | Name: g4g environmental solutions Posted: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:10 |
| Nice Marketing By Home Depot and CREE!
Responding to the comments concerning the Lumen Output of LED versus Incandescent and Fluorescent lamps, You cannot compare apples to apples when you are comparing LED Lumens versus Conventional Lumens. LED Lighting output with Reduced Lumens is not an issue as the two lighting qualities are not comparable. LESS LED LUMENS are generally Better than MORE INCANDESCENT LUMENS - Compare for yourself and see!
RESPONDING TO THE 35,000 Performance and Limited LED Replacements available through these two products. These are Life Expectancies for these LED Lamps - LOOK INTO ZEMOS LED PRODUCTS which have 80,000 Hour Performance and are backed by a 5-Year Full Replacement Warranty. www.ZEMOSLED.com available through www.G4G-Environmental.com. LED LIGHTING IS AN INVESTMENT - INVEST WISELY! | | Name: mikem Posted: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:11 |
| I purchased one of these today and they are incredibly bright -- brighter than the equivalent incandescent bulb. Because the LEDs are unidirectional, more of the light ends up where you want it. | | Name: poolman Posted: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:12 |
| I started making underwater pool lights using Cree LEDs about 1 year ago. I was quoted a lumen output of +- 600 lumens versus 950 lumens for the 50 watt Halogen bulb. The VISIBLE light emitted into a pool by this LED light is the equivalent of a 150 watt Halogen light, which I also manufacture. I still don't understand why, but this is the experience I have. The energy saving is very real. | | Name: mspicka Posted: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:12 |
| When coupled with an inexpensive Pass and Seymoure dimmer... I have had lightbulbs last 10 years and counting. The key has been a slow on process not found in most dimmers. This idea came to me by accident. I had a lighting store and a cheap house and wanted some cheap dimmers. The P&S dimmers were that.
http://www.legrand.us/PassAndSeymour/Lighting-Controls/Residential/Residential-Dimmers/Toggle-Incandescent/T600I.aspx | | Name: nsiva Posted: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:01 |
| The only way to compare an LED fixture lumens to any other source fixture is the compare the zonal lumens. The LED is producing the 575 lumens in the 0 to 180 degree direction. Thus while comparing it to another fixture, one needs to compare this number to the number of lumens in the 0 to 180 degree direction for that particular fixture with the lamp in it. One cannot compare the LED lumens to another lamp source which emits light in almost all directions. | | Name: grucker Posted: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:10 |
| I just replaced 36 incandescent lights in my home with this Cree6/EcoSmart product from Home Depot. The current price for a four pack is about $150. The product was easy to install (I am no handy person and it took me less than 5 minutes to install), looks great and performs extremely well with my dimmers. I have found the light to be whiter, brighter and more consistent than my incandescents and CFLs. I have tried many CFL brands and have had poor results specifically when using dimmers. I am very pleased with my investment! Time will tell whether it lasts up to its 35K hour ratings. |
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