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A word about low-energy light bulbs.

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  • Shambler
    Shambler Posts: 767 Forumite
    At work we often end up changing failed low energy light bulbs just 1 month old!

    Some don't even last 10 hours let alone 10,000 :rolleyes:
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    I've had a look at these before with great interest but maybe they're not quite ready yet. The ones I saw were expensive and too big, and am I not right in thinking that they give a very 'blue' type of light, rather than the 'yellow' light that we are used to? (think fluorescent tubes). I would love to be corrected and find somewhere that does these cheap, but I think I might have to wait a couple of years...
  • mute_posting
    mute_posting Posts: 810 Forumite
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    almillar wrote: »
    I've had a look at these before with great interest but maybe they're not quite ready yet. The ones I saw were expensive and too big, and am I not right in thinking that they give a very 'blue' type of light, rather than the 'yellow' light that we are used to? (think fluorescent tubes). I would love to be corrected and find somewhere that does these cheap, but I think I might have to wait a couple of years...

    I think you can get a range of colour temperatures now but AFAIK these are at the more expensive end of the price scale.
    :confused: I have a poll / discussion on Economy 7 / 10 off-peak usage (as a % or total) and ways to improve it but I'm not allowed to link to it so have a look on the gas/elec forum if you would like to vote or discuss.:cool:
  • 0rsen
    0rsen Posts: 134 Forumite
    almillar wrote: »
    I've had a look at these before with great interest but maybe they're not quite ready yet. The ones I saw were expensive and too big, and am I not right in thinking that they give a very 'blue' type of light, rather than the 'yellow' light that we are used to? (think fluorescent tubes). I would love to be corrected and find somewhere that does these cheap, but I think I might have to wait a couple of years...
    The ones I bought earlier (21 LED) had a very low light output and were tinged blue. These 60 Led types give of an extremely bright, pure white light. I don't think I am permitted to give out the name of the company on here, but if you enter 60 led GU10 in ebay search, you should bring them up. The company is in Southern Ireland. When I bought mine, I think they had made a pricing error, as they cost me the same as the 48 led type. I don't see them anymore at that price. The cheapest you can buy is now about £7 plus pp.
  • far
    far Posts: 345 Forumite
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    Osram do replace failed bulbs free of charge - simply return it in a Jiffy Bag with your name and address to the Freepost address: Osram, Freepost CSC. You should get a replacement inside 28 days. We have had several replacement low energy bulbs from them that failed in the past 6 years.
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    I don't see why an individual can't provide their personal opinion of a product and name it - you're just not allowed to shamelessly advertise products...
  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    far wrote: »
    Osram do replace failed bulbs free of charge - simply return it in a Jiffy Bag with your name and address to the Freepost address: Osram, Freepost CSC. You should get a replacement inside 28 days. We have had several replacement low energy bulbs from them that failed in the past 6 years.

    Anyone got a free post address for philips?

    I posted my bulbs back to them using a second hand jiffy bag and bubble wrap, and the stamps were from the post office survey (but I don't do that know).

    With these bulbs selling for 89p or less, if you had to buy a jiffy bag and pay for stamps it might not be worth sending them back.

    Having said that, all the bulbs I installed were installed last October, and the ones that failled did so immediately, or the next day. No bulbs have failled since then.
  • nelly_2
    nelly_2 Posts: 17,863 Forumite
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    Low energy bulbs are utter pap

    Ive seen more light come off a cigarette.

    The only decent ones are about 10 million watts and thats defeated the idea of them anyway
  • iltisman
    iltisman Posts: 2,589 Forumite
    I think we overlook why tungsten filament bulbs use more power, the energy is released as light and heat.In the UK it is fairly cool for 9 months and the heat given off from several tungsten bulbs is useful in warming the house.
    I feel that operators of low energy bulbs will burn more energy in their heating systems.
  • 0rsen
    0rsen Posts: 134 Forumite
    iltisman wrote: »
    I think we overlook why tungsten filament bulbs use more power, the energy is released as light and heat.In the UK it is fairly cool for 9 months and the heat given off from several tungsten bulbs is useful in warming the house.
    I feel that operators of low energy bulbs will burn more energy in their heating systems.
    Never having sat round a 60 watt bulb, I wouldn't know :)
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