do low energy bulbs work with a dimmer switch?

Jennifer_Jane

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

Spotlights are usually GU10 connections. Is that what you're after?

See my link above.

I don't think so, it's the old spotlight type thing in the kitchen with the long neck, not GU10. I'll check out your link, very many thanks

Jen

davester

The energy saving dimmers are not the same as the dimmers we all know and love. They are more power settings, low medium and high.

Jennifer_Jane

davester wrote: »

The energy saving dimmers are not the same as the dimmers we all know and love. They are more power settings, low medium and high.

The link I posted to the Philips Dimmable candle-type dims in apparently exactly the same way as the standard type. You cannot tell the difference between the old type and the energy-saving. I'd heard about the low, medium, high process some time ago, but these are exactly like the old style.

Jen

bigblackdog

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

I have bought from here before but as you'll see, dimmer ones are expensive.

Whether the extra cost to buy is worthwhile over the life of the bulb compared to a normal bulb, I'm not sure.

definitive answer for me there , the dimmable gu10 lightbulbs are £16.77 each and would be 20mm longer than the current ones therefor protruding from the ceiling fittings by 20mm and more than likely giving off a 'worse' light, not good ,
as at present the bulbs are 50w in both kitchen and bedroom i am now going to lower the wattage of the bedroom ones to 35w and see how that goes , i can move the 2 'good' bulbs from bedroom to kitchen and replace all the ones in the bedroom at once ,
wonder what would happen if some bulbs in the room were 50 watt and some 35? taking into account they are on a dimmer switch would they be uneven?

sunshinetours

bigblackdog wrote: »

definitive answer for me there , the dimmable gu10 lightbulbs are £16.77 each and would be 20mm longer than the current ones therefor protruding from the ceiling fittings by 20mm and more than likely giving off a 'worse' light, not good ,
as at present the bulbs are 50w in both kitchen and bedroom i am now going to lower the wattage of the bedroom ones to 35w and see how that goes , i can move the 2 'good' bulbs from bedroom to kitchen and replace all the ones in the bedroom at once ,
wonder what would happen if some bulbs in the room were 50 watt and some 35? taking into account they are on a dimmer switch would they be uneven?

We replaced all our kitchen Gu10's with 35w ones as the old ones wore out (have about 12) and really can't notice too much of a difference with a 30% power saving in theory. Bought mine from a supplier on ebay and all seem OK

Bikertov

sunshinetours wrote: »

We replaced all our kitchen Gu10's with 35w ones as the old ones wore out (have about 12) and really can't notice too much of a difference with a 30% power saving in theory. Bought mine from a supplier on ebay and all seem OK

Excellent idea for energy saving, if ever I heard !!

Bearing in mind, where you have GU10 spots, there are usually a few of them (I have 9 to 12 per room, more in the kitchen) thereshould still be an acceptable level of light by lowering the wattage on a 'standard' GU10 fitting.

And you can still use a 'normal' dimmer switch ...