new candelabra LED bulbs at big box store

[DanKegel]

Our back yard wall lamps are an inexplicable mix of e12 base candelabra
fixtures and small pinned fluorescents. The heat from the incandescents
tends to crack the frosted glass plate, so I've been
trying to replace them with LEDs. At first I was picky about wanting
omnidirectional and/or frosted bulbs that throw some light downwards,
but they've been hard to find. Some are too fat to fit (1.5"); some just
barely fit (1.4").

My favorite so far were bulbs from TCP, but IIRC they were a bit pricy and had to be ordered.

Looks like Cree has jumped into that space finally; supposedly they have
25 and 40 watt candelabra style bulbs in stock at Home Depot, and they're the
slightly thinner size (1.4") that might fit my fixtures.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-TW-S...C600/205891854
I'll pick up a pack and see how they do.

[inetdog]

Our back yard wall lamps are an inexplicable mix of e12 base candelabra
fixtures and small pinned fluorescents. The heat from the incandescents
tends to crack the frosted glass plate, so I've been
trying to replace them with LEDs. At first I was picky about wanting
omnidirectional and/or frosted bulbs that throw some light downwards,
but they've been hard to find. Some are too fat to fit (1.5"); some just
barely fit (1.4").

My favorite so far were bulbs from TCP, but IIRC they were a bit pricy and had to be ordered.

Looks like Cree has jumped into that space finally; supposedly they have
25 and 40 watt candelabra style bulbs in stock at Home Depot, and they're the
slightly thinner size (1.4") that might fit my fixtures.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-TW-S...C600/205891854
I'll pick up a pack and see how they do.

IKEA has offered both candelabra and intermediate base LED bulbs for several years now. Both globes and flame shaped.
I do not know who actually manufactures them.

[DanKegel]

IKEA has offered both candelabra and intermediate base LED bulbs for several years now.

Yeah, they took the leap early, and pledged to sell only LEDs by 2016: http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...-Lighting-2016
I haven't been to one in years, though, it's a little far.

[SunEagle]

Our back yard wall lamps are an inexplicable mix of e12 base candelabra
fixtures and small pinned fluorescents. The heat from the incandescents
tends to crack the frosted glass plate, so I've been
trying to replace them with LEDs. At first I was picky about wanting
omnidirectional and/or frosted bulbs that throw some light downwards,
but they've been hard to find. Some are too fat to fit (1.5"); some just
barely fit (1.4").

My favorite so far were bulbs from TCP, but IIRC they were a bit pricy and had to be ordered.

Looks like Cree has jumped into that space finally; supposedly they have
25 and 40 watt candelabra style bulbs in stock at Home Depot, and they're the
slightly thinner size (1.4") that might fit my fixtures.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-TW-S...C600/205891854
I'll pick up a pack and see how they do.

One thing you need to do is compare the "color" of the LED to a traditional candelabra lamp. LED's tend to be more blue/white while the old are more yellow. I prefer the blue/white so no big deal for me and wife.

I have a number of the LED's in both the E12 and A19 base. Both have produced very good light and have a side benefit of being cool to the touch so no burned fingers.

[DanKegel]

Yeah, I don't like the blueish light, so I always get 2700k bulbs instead of 3000k.

I see there's even a 2200k bulb available,
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Feit-Electr...LED/205891596/
if you want really warm non-blueish light. I haven't tried it though.

[rhedayi]

I purchased some "cheap" LEDs off ebay and am happy with them, they have been perfect after 60+ days
I got the 6w version in warm white, the 6w is similar to a 40w bulb

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111625901977

[mirandabowen]

Well, I bought my E12 Candelabra LEDs from Triangle bulbs on Amazon. It was also referred to me by my friends. After installing in in my home for several months now, I can say that it's pretty awesome. The light looks splendid and the product is also durable. Really worth my money.

This is it: http://amztk.com/e12-led

[Naptown]

I have some from Home Depot in a dining room fixture. The 40w equal.
Work really well and a whole lot less heat and electricity than the incandescent a that were in there.
Cost about $5.00 each And made by Cree
Color of incandescent a and dim well.

[Mike90250]

Well, I bought my E12 Candelabra LEDs from Triangle bulbs on Amazon. It was also referred to me by my friends. After installing in in my home for several months now, I can say that it's pretty awesome. The light looks splendid and the product is also durable. Really worth my money.

This is it: http://amztk.com/e12-led

These are listed as NOT DIMMABLE. Many candelabra fixtures are on dimmers. so be warned.