Energy saving lightbulbs

andyelcomb

I agree with the OP, but in my case the only ones that have failed are Philips Genie 11w and I've three of them on my desk. Was wondering where I could take them for a refund - they can't be more than a year old, but I don't remember where they came from.

I have various other types around the house and they all seem fine - its just these three that have failed recently, so I'm going to steer well clear if I can.

grizzly1911

I have 16 CFLs and have replaced 2 in around 4 years, some are branded others aren't.

Inconsistent pricing gets me. 9 of the bulbs are replacements for R50 SES spots. All purchased when available from Tesco, own brand or GE for £1.50/2.00 but go for a Philips or another brand and you are looking at £6/7.

Am just looking at changing 2 x 2 GU10 spots (that fail annually) as one is starting to fall apart. Tried 60LED, 3.4W bulbs but my wife couldn't stand them.

I have now purchase some spots designed for CFLs came with 11W GU10 CFLs and I will look to switch to 7W as the units cost less than the bulbs....:think:

I do have 2 sets of lights with incandescent bulbs (they are on dimmers) and these fail too, probably, 12/18months.