GE Light Bulbs

Purchased 24 GE fluorescent tube bulbs: f17-t8 /sp35/eco. Installed the bulbs into 4 NEW properly rated fluorescent ceiling light fixtures (4 bulbs each). 18 bulbs in a span of 2-3 months quit working, the other 6 bulbs lasted maybe 6 months. All of them after an average 4 hours per day usage. Average costs locally (walmart, home depot) is around $7.00 bulb+tax. GE claims 15,000 -30,000 hours life which means 15,000 hrs÷730 hrs (1 month) =20 months. IF all 24 bulbs lived 6 months, it's possible, (NOT!) but let's pretend: 24 bulbs x $7.00 each=$168, then ÷ 6 months is =$28 per month spent on bulbs!!!

I purchased 50 GE Reveal Light bulbs to replace the 50 incandescent lightbulbs within the new home build on May 30th, 2020. It is now August 5th and 18 of the bulbs have failed. And still many flicker. I love the light they produce but unfortunately these bulbs do not work. GE states that they are GE's best light bulb....no not true. They are GE's worst light bulb. I called customer service and they will only replace the defective ones. I don’t want any of these bulbs. Instead I want a refund For all 50 so I can purchase totally different LED bulbs. The ones from Sylvania from superstore last way longer. Now I have to wait for all of these bulbs to fail and get separate credits for them. I don’t trust GE's products, so I don’t want a GE credit! They need to fire all of their engineers and hire new ones! Either that or look at contracting with a new manufacturing facility.

I also had two GE reveal 100watt bulbs explode on two separate occasions. One was uncovered in a bathroom light fixture that blew-up close to my face and I ended up stepping on a piece of glass while barefoot. The second was luckily in a kitchen ceiling fixture that was enclosed. They both only lasted 4-6 months. The first seemed like a freak accident but after the second one, I was convinced that it was defective bulbs from GE and judging from the comments here my assumption was correct.

Has a two-month lifetime. I bought a pair of these bulbs about 3 months ago. They promise a 15 thousand hours lifetime. One works steadily, but we only use it about 3 hours per day. The other is intermittent, works, but then sputters and dies, hence, useless.

I replaced a few ceiling light fixtures with the 72W Hungary 120V GE bulbs (soft). Four days later, one of the bulbs exploded. It sounded like a shotgun or fire works, and hot glass flew to all corners of the room and into the back of my roommate who was working from home. I have never heard of bulbs exploding and was shocked to see other similar reviews here. It required extensive effort for clean-up with so many fine hot shards. The stench was intense, it smelled of burned tires or like burning industrial waste.

Have purchased over 60-70 GE LED bulbs over last few years from our local grocery store. The printed life of the box is about 22 years but in reality these last less than few months. Can understand this happening for one or two but for this to happen consistently over 4-5 years on a large number of bulbs suggests that this is not an anomaly but poor quality product with false claims build sold.

Just tried to replace 3-way bulb which exploded in my hand and left me with a pretty deep cut in my thumb. It was cold and the lamp was unplugged because I discovered a few hours earlier that the lamp was not functional. I am over 50 and this is the first time ever a cold light bulb literally exploded in my hands and required a very extensive clean-up. Thanks GE! I sincerely hope not needing any stitches - I am on my third high-absorbency paper towel trying to stop bleeding.

Identifiers from package: 40A15/CD1-DG2 PC: 81455. The rating specified on the packaging of these is 1.4 years at 3 hours per day usage. We have always kept range hood light on continuously, 24 hours per day because the stove in a corner where it is somewhat dark. Based on the specified rating, and using it at 24 hours per day, they should last about 64 days, which in itself is extremely low when you consider that the old conventional type lasted maybe 5 years or longer. Replacing them was so infrequent that no one would ever give it a second thought. Starting in 2007 I used CFLs in the range hood and they lasted an average of 2.4 years between 2007 and 2016, always on, 24 hours per day.

Bought 2 packets of GE Reveal LED light bulbs. When screwing in the light bulb there was an explosion and a fire. Thank goodness I had the lampshade on because the shards of glass could have easily hit my eye as the lamp was at eye level. I called out an electrician thinking it was our wiring or the outlet. It wasn’t. So, I googled the light bulb. Apparently this is a THING and it has happened to MANY people. DANGEROUS.

I purchased a 2 pack from Lowe's and within a 1 week one bulb stopped working and 2 weeks after that the second bulb blew out. I returned them to Lowe's and got another 2 pack of bulbs. Tonight the first one in that pack blew out. It is 4 months old. These bulbs were about $18 for a 2 pack and advertise a 15 year life. I don't have the packaging to return these bulbs so I will write it off as a lesson learned and will try another brand.