GU10 LED Recommendations

bpk101

Can anyone recommend a good Cool White Dimmable GU10 LED bulb? There's so many on the market to chose from!

Thanks

magn8p

Try these and you won't be disappointed - http://amzn.to/2z8fUzC

I have used 6 of them in the previous house and they are great.

Good luck.

magn8p

And yeah, make sure you choose the colour white (warm or cool) depending on the room you fit it in.

TheCyclingProgrammer

magn8p wrote: »

Try these and you won't be disappointed - http://amzn.to/2z8fUzC

I have used 6 of them in the previous house and they are great.

Good luck.

Only 1 year warranty, no indication of CRI. I'd pass.

High quality bulbs here:
https://well-lit.co.uk/browse/fitting/gu10/

I've also used some (non-GU10) bulbs from https://www.ledhut.co.uk which aren't too bad.

magn8p

Only 1 year warranty - may be. But the ones you suggest are 6 to 10 times more expensive.

LED bulbs unlike the filament bulbs are very reliable so the warranty needn't really be taken seriously especially at that price.

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

Only 1 year warranty, no indication of CRI. I'd pass.

High quality bulbs here:
https://well-lit.co.uk/browse/fitting/gu10/

I've also used some (non-GU10) bulbs from https://www.ledhut.co.uk which aren't too bad.

TheCyclingProgrammer

You get what you pay for. I imagine these cheap LED bulbs have a relatively high failure rate. It’s a bit of a false economy if they die just outside their 1 year warranty.

If you’re going to take a chance on a cheaper bulb I’d be looking for a minimum 3 year warranty to make sure it’s a worthwhile investment.

And as I said, no mention of CRI in the specs which makes me suspect it’s not great. This makes a big difference to the quality of the light given.

brightontraveller

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

You get what you pay for. I imagine these cheap LED bulbs have a relatively high failure rate. It’s a bit of a false economy if they die just outside their 1 year warranty.

If you’re going to take a chance on a cheaper bulb I’d be looking for a minimum 3 year warranty to make sure it’s a worthwhile investment.

And as I said, no mention of CRI in the specs which makes me suspect it’s not great. This makes a big difference to the quality of the light given.

You certainly don’t get what you pay for that’s the sort of gumf “Brands” use on the gullible…The warranties in respect of investment is interesting e.g. £10-20 for 5 year warranty they replace the lamp(sometimes) or £1 for one that last the 5 years but they don,t replace it.... :rotfl:

From the industry perspective its standards regulations set too provide a platform for consistent definitions, test methods, laboratory accreditation, product design, consistent manufacturing and testing etc Reality bingo bongo land testing accreditation etc…..

Unfortunately there really isn’t a short cut or great money saving way out there its down to old fashioned trail and error with a small % of research and luck…..

Cisco001

The one I am using is £1 from Home Bargain.
I won't really care about paying extra for the warranty. Who know if these online shop from amazon are still exist 5 years down the line.

chrisw

Not had any problems with the Screwfix ones:-

https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-gu10-led-light-bulb-345lm-5w-10-pack/7303v

locky123

Recommend buying well known brand such as Philips from retailer where you can take any failures back and ones with 3 year warranty. Screwfix is a good place to look.

societys_child

Poundland . . . seriously.