On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 8:06:13 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Have a hood over my stove and I like to leave it on as a sort of
nightlight. But I dont want an incandescent bulb left on all the time.
(due to electric costs). I put a CFL in there and it did not last long.
Even though the heat from the gas rance is quite a bit lower, I suppose
it still heats up the bulb, and causes premature failure. I know they
dont make LED lights for ovens, and probably never will. But for a hood,
is there one made that can handle "some" heat?

Otherwise I guess I just have to put an incandescent in there and
install another fixture on the wall or ceiling for a night light, and
only use the hood light when I'm cooking.

A CFL or LED isn't going to last in a range hood because of the solid state components. The 40w incandescent appliance bulb is designed to tolerate extreme temperatures from an oven to refrigerator freezer. The CFL has an electronic switching ballast that needs to be cooled. Some CFL's aren't even rated for base up operation and the LED bulbs need more cooling dependent on how bright they are. Perhaps there are CFL and LED lamps that can tolerate high temperatures but I haven't seen any for consumer use. My range hood at home has two 40w appliance bulbs installed and has a nightlight setting that cuts the brightness in half. CFL lamps are not recommended for use in enclosed recessed fixtures and the higher the ambient temperature an LED bulb is exposed to, the shorter its lifespan. ^_^

http://www.theledlight.com/about-led-light-bulbs.html

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