Completed switch to LED bulbs

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

We changed over in June to LEDs and I have just checked my extortionate bill with SP. Consumption for 2017 was 3,400 kWh, consumption in 2018 was 3,050 kWh. So in six months over £60 off our bill! Worth every penny!

northwalesd

AndyPK wrote: »

what on earth is this "mother/child light" people are talking about ?

like this https://goo.gl/images/cGa9qP

tronator

AndyPK wrote: »

what on earth is this "mother/child light" people are talking about ?

https://www.google.com/search?q=mother%2Fchild+light

JohnB47

nigelbb wrote: »

What heat? I still find it weird that my bedside lamp with an LED bulb replacing the 40W tungsten is now cool to the touch.
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Those LED bulbs that are not enclosed do run considerably cooler but try taking an LED GU10 spot out of a 'can' type housing after being on for only 10 minutes. You'll burn your fingers.

Froggitt

Cardew wrote: »

Nobody seems to have raised the problems with dimmable lights and the need to get compatible dimmer switches fitted; plus the cost of dimmable bulbs.

Other than the original post.........Crompton list compatible dimmer switches on their website, the V-Pro being the most compatible.

phillw

matelodave wrote: »

The other advantage is that we've not had to replace any in the last six years, whereas the halogens in the kitchen were only managing to last around six months.

I have GU10 everywhere. The halogens in my lounge and kitchen never lasted, but the first lot of LED bulbs I put in the lounge didn't last long either.

I bought a load of cheap ones from wickes for the lounge and started consolidating halogens around the house. They either didn't get the use or survival of the fittest has proved these to be good ones. When wickes had a sale I bought up a load to cover the rest of the house and eventually got bored waiting for the halogens to die.

So at some point one of the lesser used lights might get halogen again.

I'm assuming that the price of bulbs has bottomed out and will probably rise with inflation now, so waiting just risks the bulbs being more expensive while also paying more to run the halogens..

chiny

matelodave wrote: »

It may not be so easy if all the lights and wiring are in the ceiling void between two floors and there's insufficient slack to pull the transformer out

Transformers in ceiling/floor void ? Sounds like a terrible fire risk and I'm amazed any sparky does it. I had one such transformer go bang (I heard it whilst outside in the garden) but it was easily accessible and surrounded by fire-resistant materials. Probably worst for cheapie eBay/Amazon thingies. Actually, I don't think transformers are involved; I suspect they are mostly all electronic equivalents.