LED light bulbs,anyone?

jimmy_81

This thread over on the "In my home" board may be of interest.

shoperholicnot

It depends how much lights you use and what kind whether it would be worth it or not ,
but I have just bought a load of LED;s.
I replaced 4 50W Halogens in the kitchen with some 5w LEDS that I bought from Amazon, i reckon we use the kitchen lights for about 10 hours a day
so 2000 watts will be reduced to approx 200! I really like these got them in warm white, which is not bright white but not yellow either. I was forever buying new halogens hopefully wont have that expense now either
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Life-Lamp-Company-replacements/dp/B006UR5IUY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388441234&sr=8-1&keywords=led+gu10

I also got some LED bulbs for the hallway, bedrooms and bathroom.
Asda are doing Duracell ones, I got a 6 watt one for £7 and its quite good.

Mulder00

shoperholicnot wrote: »

I really like these got them in warm white, which is not bright white but not yellow either.

Agreed. 3000K is NOT warm white - to me, that belongs in a kitchen or a bathroom - warm white is 2700K (if I didn't experiment and realise that there a difference between one warm white and another, I'd have given up a long time ago!!!).

If one "warmth" doesn't suit you, there's always another to try...

shoperholicnot

I got these, they are a brilliant price, I paid £12.95 for one Philips in JLewis
with the exact same specs! So very good value for money.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00H4DPXEY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=
They are 3000k but I have put them in a very dingy hallway that has hardly any natural light and they are fantastic. rated at 48w with 600 Lumens. only 2 more CFL's to get rid of, I hate them with a passion!!

NittyGritty

I currently have these 14w bulbs,(not LED) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Genie-Philips-Bayonet-Fitting-Equivalent/dp/B006VUMSY4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_light_1
but I have seen these 11w LED bulbs http://www.amazon.co.uk/LT-Lighting-Brightest-Inandescent-Replacement/dp/B00BHBGETM/ref=pd_sim_sbs_light_3 would you say its worth it for 3w difference? both have rating of A

Clairabella

matelodave wrote: »

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

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Please can you tell me if these are suitable for ceiling down lights that have transformers?

Stompa

NittyGritty wrote: »

I currently have these 14w bulbs,(not LED) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Genie-Philips-Bayonet-Fitting-Equivalent/dp/B006VUMSY4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_light_1
but I have seen these 11w LED bulbs http://www.amazon.co.uk/LT-Lighting-Brightest-Inandescent-Replacement/dp/B00BHBGETM/ref=pd_sim_sbs_light_3 would you say its worth it for 3w difference?

No, it would be pointless.

NowRetired

No, it would be pointless.

Why?

You might not save much money but for the quality of light compared to CFLs I am going to do it.

I replaced a CFL with a 9 watt LED similar to the ones you quoted.

I am now going to replace all my CFL bulbs, over time, with LED simply because of the quality of light the LEDs produce compared to CFLs.

I just have to figure out what LEDs to replace my 2, 2 foot flourescent tubes in my kitchen with.

Stompa

NowRetired wrote: »

Why?

Well the OP appeared to be asking if it would make financial sense.

NowRetired wrote: »

You might not save much money but for the quality of light compared to CFLs I am going to do it.

I replaced a CFL with a 9 watt LED similar to the ones you quoted.

I am now going to replace all my CFL bulbs, over time, with LED simply because of the quality of light the LEDs produce compared to CFLs.

I just have to figure out what LEDs to replace my 2, 2 foot flourescent tubes in my kitchen with.

Fair enough, I can't say I have any problem with the quality of light from CFLs myself. I'll no doubt switch to LEDs at some point, but not until the price drops some more.

superbigal36

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261247760955?var=560213105574&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Had these for a year now. Cheap and pretty decent.