Today, I spotted a large range of bulbs, most were Philips LED low energy types at £2 each in the final clearance area of my local Tesco store in Weston Super Mare. I bought a 6 Watt / 40 Watt equivalent (dimmable) and 3 Watt / 25 Watt equivalent bulb. Normally these cost around £10 and £5 each respectively.
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Trax
23 Jan 166#6
The dimmer system needs a 'load' to work properly (without a capable dimmer). If the LEDs don't add up to the minimum required they may flicker without a capable dimmer switch. Some people leave a normal/halogen bulb in the system to give it some load. Perhaps BungalowBill could try this - replace one bulb in the circuit and if the rest work then it would show a capable dimmer switch would be the answer. Just a suggestion :smiley:
hukdbargain to bash88
23 Jan 163#11
Depends on the tightness of your bum. Think you will be fine.
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fonzie2107
22 Jan 161#1
£1.50 for the dimmable LEDs in the Lowestoft store. All other Philips low energy ones are £1.
Brought a few tonight :smiley:
Besford to fonzie2107
23 Jan 16#15
"...Brought..."! :laughing:
fonzie2107
22 Jan 161#2
At £2 they are a steal.
BungalowBill
23 Jan 16#3
Do they dim properly? The IKEA ones said dimabble on the website, but at anything other than turned up full they flickered uncontrollably.
chugerblug to BungalowBill
23 Jan 162#5
Do you have an led compatible dimmer? I changed my dimmers when I went to leds. I didn't realise when I got the bulbs that you have to change the dimmers too unless you have a low power capable switch.
CardboardCutout to BungalowBill
23 Jan 161#9
You need to change the dimmer control to the trailing edge variety. Sounds like you have a leading edge dimmer at the moment
fonzie2107 to BungalowBill
23 Jan 16#20
As son people have said you need an LED compatible dimmer (trailing edge).
4 dimmable LEDs in a spotlight might have a total load of 24w, but the standard dimmer switched need a minimum to function correctly. LEDs don't meet this, hence the flickering.
Lazyoaf
23 Jan 16#4
Thanks
Trax
23 Jan 166#6
The dimmer system needs a 'load' to work properly (without a capable dimmer). If the LEDs don't add up to the minimum required they may flicker without a capable dimmer switch. Some people leave a normal/halogen bulb in the system to give it some load. Perhaps BungalowBill could try this - replace one bulb in the circuit and if the rest work then it would show a capable dimmer switch would be the answer. Just a suggestion :smiley:
We recently bought one of those clip-on flexible lamps, and I stuck a Phillips LED bulb in there, it works really well to light up the kitchen, without having a desk lamp taking up counter space.
Smosekum
23 Jan 16#8
Phillips seem to be brighter/whiter than some of their competitor LED bulbs, has anyone else found this?
Besford to Smosekum
23 Jan 161#17
They probably do different colours: the less harsh ones will show a lower colour temperature on the pack (maybe something like 2700 - anything over 3000 is starting to get very white but those are probably better in kitchens, bathrooms and workspaces anyway).
bash88
23 Jan 161#10
Do these crack in your bum or just slip back out?
hukdbargain to bash88
23 Jan 163#11
Depends on the tightness of your bum. Think you will be fine.
cheapoman
23 Jan 16#12
With regard to my OP, the lower wattage bulb had an E14 fitting and the higher wattage one an E27 fitting.
brilly
23 Jan 16#13
any in bayonet fittings?
Trax to brilly
23 Jan 16#22
Keep an eye on Screwfix - OOS at the moment. If they do get them in expect them to be sold out quick - they are excellent!
Not sure brilly but I'll let you know later as I'm going to buy some more.
Besford
23 Jan 16#16
Don't confuse 'Low Energy' with 'LED'. The former are far less efficient than LED; they use earlier technology with those compact tube arrangements inside. May look similar with a bulb shaped diffuser covering.
mcek to Besford
23 Jan 16#21
If you're referring the the post title, I think it's clear it's meant to be low-wattage LED bulbs.
And good price if you find these in stock, almost like the old days of the 10-a-penny subsidised CFLs.
bash88
23 Jan 16#18
its pretty loose so should be good.. thanks for the advice, will let you know how i get on
fonzie2107
23 Jan 161#19
Technically I bought some and brought them home haha :wink:
I know without a doubt the correct use of bought and brought, but somehow manage to get them wrong almost every time.
cheapoman
23 Jan 16#23
Been back to buy some more. Only the 3W/25W equivalent types with E 14 screw fittings left at £1.50 each along with lots of other LED lamps with 2 pin fittings. None with bayonet fittings.
Besford
23 Jan 16#24
Maybe but 'low energy' is a term generally applied to those disguised CFL things these days so just pointing this out. They can look very similar with a globe diffuser on them. A lot of comments on bulb posts show people really don't understand the differences - eg when GU10 LEDs are posted there will always be some suggesting Poundland's 50W halogen GU10s are cheaper for the same.
gogboy
23 Jan 16#25
Yeh but low enery bulbs vs the LED's, are the savings that big, not sure there is a huge amount in it?
We got rid of all the 50w GU10 for LED and sure that makes a difference but these 'low energy' are usually about 11w or so?
getmore4less
23 Jan 16#26
the key is the lumins not the wattage, changing from CF to LED is a longer payback.
picked up some Osram 10w 800lm £1 in Tesco they are about the same brightness as a 75w incandescent and a 15w CF.
at 13p kwh they need to be on for 1500hr to get my £1 back and I have a CF that still has life in it.
I did replace a 20w 1200lm CF in study and it is fine as the quality and distribution of the light is better but still 770hrs
hass123
23 Jan 16#27
heat
lutin
23 Jan 16#28
Thanks for this. Any idea where I might get a cheap white one?
Skol
23 Jan 16#29
I just popped into my Tesco (Lichfield) as i need 2 but wanted 10, they don't even stock Philips? They had Osram bulbs at least £10 a bulb and their own cheap rubbish.
That was the cheapest one I could find at the time. They trailing edge variety are more expensive, but you might find it a few £ cheaper on eBay or Amazon.
lutin
24 Jan 16#31
Thanks for the link! £14.22 is a bit more expensive than I thought. Might have to go for it though as the minimum brightness in my dining room dimmer is much too bright.
namsons
25 Jan 16#32
666 degrees that's very very hot. :sunglasses: oos doncaster. however there was discounted rgb leds.
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Brought a few tonight :smiley:
This is the one I have
http://m.screwfix.com/p/varilight-led-dimmer-switch-1g-1-2-way-400w-satin-chrome/6522F?kpid=6522F&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%2520Listing%2520Ads-_-Sales%2520Tracking-_-sales%2520tracking%2520url&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping%2520-%2520Lighting-_-Shopping%2520-%2520Lighting&gclid=Cj0KEQiA5oy1BRDQh6Wd572hsfkBEiQAfdTPCqLkAo5icCUNH9_A7eUiKjvnr7rvKH_PqnoYEO8GiF0aAttX8P8HAQ
4 dimmable LEDs in a spotlight might have a total load of 24w, but the standard dimmer switched need a minimum to function correctly. LEDs don't meet this, hence the flickering.
We recently bought one of those clip-on flexible lamps, and I stuck a Phillips LED bulb in there, it works really well to light up the kitchen, without having a desk lamp taking up counter space.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lap-gls-led-lamps-cool-white-bc-8-7w-pack-5-light-bulbs-9-99-screwfix-2369871
http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-gls-led-lamps-cool-white-bc-8-7w-pack-of-5/8621j
And good price if you find these in stock, almost like the old days of the 10-a-penny subsidised CFLs.
I know without a doubt the correct use of bought and brought, but somehow manage to get them wrong almost every time.
We got rid of all the 50w GU10 for LED and sure that makes a difference but these 'low energy' are usually about 11w or so?
picked up some Osram 10w 800lm £1 in Tesco they are about the same brightness as a 75w incandescent and a 15w CF.
at 13p kwh they need to be on for 1500hr to get my £1 back and I have a CF that still has life in it.
I did replace a 20w 1200lm CF in study and it is fine as the quality and distribution of the light is better but still 770hrs
http://www.screwfix.com/p/varilight-trailing-edge-push-dimmer-1g-1-2w-400w-va/94816
That was the cheapest one I could find at the time. They trailing edge variety are more expensive, but you might find it a few £ cheaper on eBay or Amazon.