Ott Light question
#11
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 2,633
I purchased two lamps that look like ott lamps but are cheap knockoffs For $20 each I had them for five years and are still going strong I have one st each of my reading chairs in the living room
in my swing studio I have shop lights in the ceiling that are 4800 lumen led lights no heat and boy for the lighting I have 6 in my ceiling and bright white metal ceiling and walls Talk about daylight Love sewing out there it is so bright
in my swing studio I have shop lights in the ceiling that are 4800 lumen led lights no heat and boy for the lighting I have 6 in my ceiling and bright white metal ceiling and walls Talk about daylight Love sewing out there it is so bright
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 2,526
Knock on wood, my Ott lamps have held up over several years. The one I use the most is a clip on that goes on the handle of my machines and I can put the light exactly where I need it. It has a rocker type on off switch that DH had to work on, but it works fine now.
#13
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
Posts: 7,402
When you buy an Ott light - it's a coin toss if it's a good one or not. I had one go out and it was a fuse thing. I did write to them asking for assistance and was told to get an electrician. Ummm - No. For that kind of money I can buy something else. I went to IKEA and bought a floor lamp for $20.00 that works as well as the Ott. So as my Ott lights die - I have 3 more - they will be replaced with another brand. Somewhere I do have a bulb that came with one of the lamps. Just not sure where it is before the others go.
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 258
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 990
I haven't looked at Ott lights in depth, but isn't/wasn't their niche that they had full spectrum bulbs in them? Seems to me last time I was in Lowes or Home Depot there were some full spectrum fluorescent bulbs available in the lightbulb aisle. Would think that would give more options than simply an Ott-branded lamp.
#18
I've not had good luck with Ott lights. But I have had a $25.00 floor LED light with daylight bulbs for 3 years. Picked it up at Walmart. It has the same quality of light as the Otts. This one is similar to what I have: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Natural-F...eneck/21346033 It also comes in a desk model.