R50 Lightbulbs - Energy saving?

DilbertJones

Do they exist at a decent price?

I have seen them for a tenner each!!!!


£40 to light my kitchen seems obcene, do they save much money?

How much do 4 X 40W R50's cost to run, compared to Energy saving ones?

Wig

Ikea and Maplin (I thought they did but can't see them now) do them @ 7w
Ikea charge about £2.99 ea. but you might find they are out of stock. I wonder if they are going to stop stcking them? I'll have to send them an email.

out of interest where in your kitchen are the R50's mounted?

4 x 7 = 28 w = 0.028 kwh per hour
4 x 40 = 160 w = 0.16 kwh per hour

1 kwh = whatever say 10p

2 hours a day = 700 hours a year

= 19.6 kwh = £1.96 per year
= 112 kwh = £11.20 per year

DilbertJones

they are on the ceiling in a lighting bar thingy. Why?

Wig

Because I want to recess them in my bedroom ceilings using ikea 7w ones.