My church has the Sanctuary lights on a dimmer switch. The fixtures currently have 200 Watt incandescent bulbs. As those bulbs burn out, we would like to replace them with the equivalent in an LED bulb. We know we will need a new dimmer switch, but is there a dimmer that will work with both types of bulbs throughout the fixtures at the same time?
Lighting – dimmer to control both incandescents and LEDs at the same time
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Best Answer
Consider: A tungsten bulb typically has a 2000 hour life span. A 200 watt bulb will use 400 kWh of electricity in it's life span. If you are at a typical 12c/kWh rate that means $48 worth of electricity over it's life, many times the cost of the bulb.
How much are you saving by delaying the replacement?