i love my cr-6's - thank you!

12 years ago

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you who taught me about the Cree CR-6 recessed LED's. I got the Home Depot version for my remodeled kitchen, and I love them. We're dimming them with Lutron Skylark dimmers, and they work great. The light quality and spread is wonderful. My GC was going to give me CFL's, but I told him about these. He likes them so much that he's going to put them in his own house. Your help was invaluable.

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jscozz
12 years ago
They are great lights! Glad you tried them!

Did anyone on here see that they were dropped to $29.99 at Home Depot a month ago... I was told that was regular new price... then a couple weeks ago I see them back to $49. If I was not give wrong info by store personnel I would have bought a bunch of them for other rooms... now, HD customer service has no knowledge of a $29 price at all! Just curious if anyone else saw that and got any different details about it.
boltonfish
12 years ago
I am looking for undercounter lighting for my remodel. A fairly small amount, but I want the light to be "warm". Do the cr-6's produce "warm" light?

Thanks!
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Thanks for your response Davidtay. We have decided to install 6 Cree GU24 cans now and then order the CR6s when they are available, which I understand will be in late August. We decided against the LR6 based on the extra cost we would have to pay. We do not like the looks or the grease trapping potential of the ridges that show on the LR6 between the lens/glass covering the led lights and the edge of the trim. I know that you can purchase a smooth white trim to cover the ridges, however, then the total cost of the LR6 "bulb" and trim is close to $100,verses the $60 -$70 that the CR6 is supposed to cost. According to the Cree representative, the CR6 will have a smooth surface between the lens covering of the led lights and the edge of the trim.
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This math stuff is way over my head, but looking at the output of my CR6's, there's no sharply defined light circle, or even really a vaguely defined circle. It's more like a simple surface-mounted overhead light - it's brighter underneath than far away, but the brightness is relatively even for at least a 15 foot circle from my less-than-9-foot ceilings, fading slightly as you get further away as it should (since presumably there's either another recessed light starting to take over, or a wall). The light's less focused than with a 55-degree PAR38 reflector bulb, though perhaps less than a cheap blown-glass R40 incandescent. The CR6 does an excellent job of not having any inordinately bright spots under the bulb though - it gives off nice even light. Anyway you can always go to Home Depot and buy one, plug it into a small table lamp or other movable socket, and try it out for yourself (or put it in a can if you already have a 6" recessed fixture somewhere) and see how it looks yourself, and return it if you don't like it.
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Lots of threads on this already. My permits were pulled before the latest Title 24 became effective, so I may not be totally up to date. Wherever you can still install Edison sockets, by also installing dimmers, you should do that. Cost will be lower, and options down the line will be easier. Cannot do that for the kitchen. You may still be able to use Edison in the bath, if it is on a vacancy switch. I wish that I had spent the extra money to put in CR4 instead of CR6 in my living room. They just look better, and I didn't have anywhere in the LR that needed 800 lumens. I probably put too many CR6 lights in my LR/DR. I should have planned on supplementing with some nice reading lamps. I can't remember what I paid for installation (San Jose), but my guy is quite reasonable for add-ons. He had quoted base on 6 cans in the LR/DR, I put 21 plus cove lighting. The LR6 doesn't dim much, and is expensive. Sconces. Plan some lovely sconces. I lost a few in my remodel, and regret that.
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David
12 years ago
Yes it does, but it is not intended for undercounter lighting as it is meant for 6" recessed can lights.
Emilner
12 years ago
The HD CR6 bulbs are now $25! I was there today and saw them in person and they have them online. Opinions of the HD branded Cree CR6's vs the direct Cree's?
Granite_Man
12 years ago
I thought the HD version had a shorter average rated life. Is this not true?

I also thought the light output was slightly less. There used to be a website that stated something to this effect.
David
12 years ago
No, the life span should be similar.
The warranty period is shorter for the Ecosmart branded CR6.
The light output is the same.

Either search this website for more details or use google.
jscozz
12 years ago
I saw them at $29 a couple months ago... then back to $49 with no explanation.

I don't see them at $25 on the web site...shows $39. Anyone else see a different price in store?
wws944
12 years ago
The HD near me just dropped the price from $49.95 to $39.95.

BTW, at least here in California, note that HD stocks both Edison screw-in style, and GU24 style CR-6s. The packaging is almost identical between the two. If you get the latter, and you are retrofitting an existing fixture, you have to clip the wires on the old Edison socket and splice on a (provided) GU24 socket. Not a big deal, but annoying.
Emilner
12 years ago
I just purchased 8 at HD in Westbury (NY) for $24.97 each. Maybe it is a regional thing?
slowrey
12 years ago
What drives me nutso is that right now I'm in New Jersey on business and they are $29.95 in the stores but in Texas where I live they are $39.95! If I knew that the airlines wouldn't bust them I would go buy them before my flight.
wws944
12 years ago
Do the utility companies in NJ/NY give rebates on them that might be reflected in the lower price? Out here on the left coast, PG&E gives some rebates on CFL bulbs. But for some strange reasons, they do not give rebates on LED bulbs.
wws944
12 years ago
Seems that is the case. Long Island Power gives $15 rebates to purchasers of the CR-6.

Here is a link that might be useful: LIPA/Cree/Home Depot offer discounts...
Emilner
12 years ago
That must be it, I just purchased another 8 while they are still $25. I need another 6 for my kitchen/den but I keep draining the stock of the store :(

Then I could always go and replace the 20 in my garage high hats. Ugh....
slowrey
12 years ago
I called my local HD and told them that I wanted to buy them but at the other regions price and they said sure. Sold them to me!
jscozz
12 years ago
How did you prove the price in the other region? Can they look it up in their inventory? Any particular store #?
slowrey
12 years ago
JSCOZZ

Just go to HomeDepot.com and put in another cities zip code to make it your store.
jscozz
12 years ago
Thanks... I went to do that today... and whoala! The shelf at my local HD now has them at 24.97 also! Time to finish off the high use rooms in my house! Although, I am a little upset I spent over $500 more than I needed to being an early adopter... installed about 20 of them already over the last year. But at $25, there is now no reason for new construction to use anything else... regular trim and bulb are close in cost now.
slowrey
12 years ago
JSCOZZ,

What part of the country do you live in?

i love my cr-6's - thank you!

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