LED Bulbs for Enclosed Fixtures?

rrl28

I have glass globes hanging from the ceiling and have found that the cheap LED bulbs don't last long in them because of the heat and my OH doesn't want to change them (she means fork out money for new shades)

Any suggestions for LED bulbs that can stand the heat?

Rodders53

Pictures needed.
What lamp-holder base (BC, ES, GU10, G9 etc.,.).
What wattage lamps have you been using?
What wattage is the luminaire rated for (the glass globes) when using tungsten?

[Deleted User]

LED bulbs don't make much heat usually, how have you decided that this is the problem?

matelodave

We've got LED's in glass globes and they've been there for the past 10 years or more without problems and we've got all sorts, from IKEA, Poundland, Screwfix, B&Q.

In fact in the 10-12 years that we've had LEDs, we've had two failures, one was a 4watt downlighter about six years ago and another is an outside 10w floodlight which has just failed.

What rating are the bulbs are you using - most LED lamps are only around 5-8watts compared with tungsten bulbs which may have been rated up to 60watts or more.so it's hard to imagine that its a heat problem if there's enough ventilation for a much higher rated tungsten bulb

Do you have any tungsten lights being fed from the same switch. It's not unknown for the inrush current through the tungsten bulb to cause a spike in the circuit.

rrl28

Deleted_User said:

LED bulbs don't make much heat usually, how have you decided that this is the problem?

The globes and bulbs get very hot.

I have the same type bulb in a standard lamp which is on at the same time as the ceiling light and I have had 2 fail in the ceiling light in the past year yet the standard lamp bulb is still going strong.

The bulbs are 8 watt bayonet bulbs bought from LEDHUT a few years ago. 

Sea_Shell

I had a thread on this same subject.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6309153/which-led-bulbs-for-enclosed-fittings

Maybe they'll be some info for you in there.


(we still haven't changed over - DH is ignoring this particular problem until it swims up and bites him on the !!!!!!)

dunstonh

cheap LEDs don't tend to last long.   2-4 years is not uncommon.  Whereas decent ones usually last a lot longer but cost more (probably wouldn't fail in over a decade).   So, you have to balance what you pay against their life expectancy.

The globes and bulbs get very hot.

What is their wattage?

Do you know their luminance?

For example, I replaced some 2w cheap LEDs recently with Philips 2w LEDs, and it gave me greater luminance.   So, I then replaced several lights with 11w LEDs with a similar luminance for those 2w ones and a couple with 4w ones.