LED light bulbs,anyone?

NittyGritty

anyone have these new LED light bulbs, and do they really save you what they say they do?
if so anyone know where the cheapest place that sells them,had a look on amazon and the one I saw 11 Watt LED Light Bulb was £15.99 for 1 it had A rating, but price seems a bit steep for just one.

your thoughts?

mardatha

We replaced a few and we haven't seen any difference at all

matelodave

We changed our 10x 50 watt kitchen halogens for 10x 4 watt LEDs saving 460watts which is about 6p an hour saved = about £22 a year for an hour a day. I got mine from LEDhut at about £6 each = £60 outlay so they'll pay for themselves in about 18 months as we use the lights for a lot more than an hour a day, especially in the winter. They are also supposed to last for 50,000 hours, which is a lot better than 1000-2000 hours for halogens.
The warm white versions are quite good, the light is better than the halogens and is more spread out.
LEDhut have a 20% sale on at the moment - we've got these http://www.ledhut.co.uk/spot-lights/gu10-led-bulbs/gu10-smd-led-220-lumens-45-watts-equiv-best-internet-price.html. Quote Big20 in their discount box and you'll get them for £5.51 each


I've also swapped our 300watt outside floodlight for 2 x 10watt floods. saving another 3p an hour, the light is better and I don't expect to have to change the bulbs ever again.

newbie1980

i have fitted 4.5w kosnic led bulbs they come in warm white and cool white
i fit cool white but they give more of a shop light and are about £6+vat

NittyGritty

thanks for all your replys

Mulder00

NittyGritty, don't look at the wattage, you are interested in lumens (800 = 60w normal bulb, 450 = 40w and the rest you can work out from there). Also, be careful of the colour of the light, if you have them in your living areas, you want warm white, another measure to take into account: anything 3000K and below is considered warm white and anything above 3000K is considered cool white. My own experience is that 3000K is WAY to white for me, so I had to shop around to find 2700K ones.

Cheap isn't always better either, you need to read reviews.

Another word of warning, some brands have information on the packaging which don't really make sense (I've seen 400 lumens being branded as equivalent to a 60w bulb, which is untrue). Look at the light colour and lumens and make up your mind from there.

In terms of savings, I've replaced most of the bulbs in the house with LEDs and I can see on my electricity meter that use is down. Also, remember these bulbs last a LONG time, so you don't have to replace them again. I've saved all the old bulbs in a box and if I ever move from here, my LED bulbs go with!

The_Angry_Jock

I replaced all the bulbs in my house with LED earlier this year, I've also been taking meter reading every month for 2 years - looking at my spreadsheet my total electricity usage is down around 20%. Closer to 30% just now as the lights are on pretty much all the time we're in the house (plus she always forgets to turn lights off when going out).

red_flump

I've switched 4 x 50W GU10s in my kitchen for 4x7w LED spots from Homebase. Very pleased with the light and wattage. Only downside is the reception on the DAB radios is obliterated!

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doningtonphil

what make is your radio?


We had a Pure DAB radio which lost its signal whenever the washing machine was turned on or if a laptop was turned on (even before wifi kicked in) at the other end of the room.


i believe the radio was faulty (i think the slight tingling when you touched the metal controls and it eventually packing up totally was the biggest clue)


Our new Sony was not affected. The long and the short is that it wasn't necessarily the LEDs that affected your radio

mardatha

We replaced 3 kitchen bulbs, 3 hall bulbs, 1 bathroom and 1 bedroom with LED - and we don't see any difference at all. Seriously.

superbigal36

Also be careful of viewing angles.
Some are like spotlights.
Having experimented I now prefer warm white made up of 48 smd led.
Just bought another 10 for £21.49 delivered from Boaomanufactury shop on eBay. These are in reality around 30 watts equivalent and ideal for all my 4 x spots in the house. These are gu10 sockets.
Much better than halogen.
Not tried any bayonet style yet as they are still very expensive.