what wattage is this light?

MrsE_2

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I would like to replace my 150w sensored floodlight that lights the side of my house, but I can't see what wattage this is?

Brightness is 1300.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-D3215883-73A312C0/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=5904

gazman100

Does it matter?

I can put a 25W or 100W lightbulb in my lightbulb sockets and it makes no odds as long as it's 240v? Note this is a genuine question, curious about the answer.

Euphoria1z

aprox 70-80 watts (assuming 1300lm is referring to 1300 lumens)

DTDfanBoy

If the brightness rating is in Lumens the bulb should be somewhere around 20-25w

MrsE_2

Euphoria1z wrote: »

aprox 70-80 watts (assuming 1300lm is referring to 1300 lumens)

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

If the brightness rating is in Lumens the bulb should be somewhere around 20-25w

So it will be adequate to replace a 150 w & it will only use 20-25 w, but will give off about 70-80 w.

Sounds good, thank you.

gazman100

Watts only refers to power usage not how much it 'gives off' - that's the lumineers bit.

Myser

Many of the floodlight lamps that take a standard BC/ES fitting are 150W equivalent CFLs. Anything larger and, it becomes too big to fit inside the housing. Check the size of the lamp first. Since it's a floodlight, you will want a lamp with the highest lumen output in the fitting size available.

The requirement of maximum wattage ratings on older fittings was due to the heat generated by incandescent bulbs.

Also, some sensor/time switches cannot switch high wattage CFL lamps.

DTDfanBoy

Presuming your existing security light has a halogen bulb, you'll need two of the Lidl lights to give you an output roughly the same.

I'm not sure where Euphoria1z is getting 80w from, I think it is most likely to be 20-25w.

MrsE_2

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

Presuming your existing security light has a halogen bulb, you'll need two of the Lidl lights to give you an output roughly the same.

I'm not sure where Euphoria1z is getting 80w from, I think it is most likely to be 20-25w.

To be honest 150w is probably overkill for a 4 foot gap between the house & the fence. This light sounds like it will be fine for that.

MrsE_2

Myser wrote: »

Many of the floodlight lamps that take a standard BC/ES fitting are 150W equivalent CFLs. Anything larger and, it becomes too big to fit inside the housing. Check the size of the lamp first. Since it's a floodlight, you will want a lamp with the highest lumen output in the fitting size available.

The requirement of maximum wattage ratings on older fittings was due to the heat generated by incandescent bulbs.

Also, some sensor/time switches cannot switch high wattage CFL lamps.

I dont understand this, the light fitting comes with a bulb.

Myser

Sorry, I assumed you wanted to replace the CFL lamp in the Lidl floodlight.

A 30W CFL is equivalent to a 150W incandescent lamp:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/GreenLamp-equivalent-Daylight-Energy-Saving/dp/B004J4GMD2

This post may help explain Lumens and Watts:

http://blog.nularis.com/2011/05/how-bright-is-light-bulb-lumens-vs.html