Hive dimmable bulb

rrl28

I have a couple of hive dimmable bulbs which I will be leaving switched on 24 hours a day, do the use less electricity when they are dimmed or does the dimming circuit use what the LEDs don't so they use the same amount dimmed as full on?

MattMattMattUK

They use marginally less, but it not worth worrying about, probably 5-7 watts at full power, maybe 4-6 dimmed. 

Out of interest why leaving them on 24 hours a day? 

pochase

This bulbs are connected to a hub and switched on and off and dimmed by using an application.

Problem here is more that the bulbs will use electricity all the time, even when switched off to maintain connection to the hub.

https://www.howtogeek.com/341872/do-smart-bulbs-use-up-electricity-even-when-they’re-off/

MattMattMattUK

pochase said:

This bulbs are connected to a hub and switched on and off and dimmed by using an application.

Problem here is more that the bulbs will use electricity all the time, even when switched off to maintain connection to the hub.

https://www.howtogeek.com/341872/do-smart-bulbs-use-up-electricity-even-when-they’re-off/

They do, but at least my Hue bulbs seem to use so little power the IHG only registers seven of them plus the hub as 2w draw when they are all off. 

sandy700

According to my Tapo p110 my hive hub uses 1.9watt when on and my hive bulb uses 9.7 watts when on 100%, 8.3 watts at 90%, 6.5 watts at 80%, 5.2 watts at 70% 4.5 watts at 60%, 3.5 watts at 50%, down to 0.9 watts at 5% and 0.4 watt when off.

So if it is left on 24 hours a day at 5% you will use, including the hub, just over 24 kWh in a year.

pochase

MattMattMattUK said:

pochase said:

This bulbs are connected to a hub and switched on and off and dimmed by using an application.

Problem here is more that the bulbs will use electricity all the time, even when switched off to maintain connection to the hub.

https://www.howtogeek.com/341872/do-smart-bulbs-use-up-electricity-even-when-they’re-off/

They do, but at least my Hue bulbs seem to use so little power the IHG only registers seven of them plus the hub as 2w draw when they are all off. 

Yep, that is exactly what the article says for Hue, but other brands seem to use more.