Last time this was posted was over a year ago, so reposting. Wattages have also increased to 5W. Various sizes available:
Bayonet Candle BC22
Bayonet Golfball BC22
Edison Screw E14
Edison Golf Bulb E14
Despite being only 5W I found these much better & brighter than the ones I bought on Amazon for 1p plus £2.25 postage.
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rok263
26 Sep 1616#12
I have also previously purchased both 3W and 5W versions of these LED lamps from Poundland and had failures within a week or two mainly of the 5W versions. I did some research and a clever chap (bigclivedotcom) on YouTube did a tear down of them and found that the Poundland 5W lamps were prone to overheatIng. I have since replaced (returned for a refund) all the failed 5W sealed type LED lamps and replaced them with a new style Poundland 5W LED lamp, but with air vent fins / slits round the top of the bulb. Since then not a single failure, and have had them on the go for at least 6 months. So if you are intending to buy the 5W versions of these LED lamps, I would suggest that you only go for the the improved ventilated ones, rather than the fully sealed golf ball type, (or any type that is fully sealed). Hope this helps someone. good luck!
937666
26 Sep 1615#3
Thanks op :smiley:
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Ralph888
26 Sep 161#1
These Poundland LED are very good, I purchased 5 in January and they have worked well. I would mention that I have wished to purchase more and the St Albans store does not sell them. Hopefully they have restarted so will look next time.
loofer
26 Sep 16#2
are these dimmable?
may consider swapping out the halogen one I have outside front door.
It's lit dimly from dusk till dawn and has PIR which makes it brighter on detecting movement. Just need to check fitting.
plewis00 to loofer
27 Sep 161#18
They're not dimmable, we fell foul of that and had to buy new switches to replace the dimmers. You can get dimmable LEDs but they're a lot more money - well outside Poundland pricing!
937666
26 Sep 1615#3
Thanks op :smiley:
dblake
26 Sep 161#4
I bought 3 of these golf ball ES 5w bulbs a couple of months ago as a trial for a (non dimmable) hall light fitting - all 3 were dead in little over a month. Disappointing.
jasonowen to dblake
27 Sep 16#24
ditto, i would say I've bought around 5 now and not one of them has lasted more than a month
JustinScot
26 Sep 16#5
I bought 2, bother were flickering.
LocoMoFo9999
26 Sep 162#6
Great for planting.
popoyaya
26 Sep 161#7
The light has rather unpleasant cold bluish tone.
ian_uk1975 to popoyaya
26 Sep 16#8
The ones I bought were 2700 Kelvin, which is warm white.
simes
26 Sep 16#9
I have bought a few poundland LED bulbs - all 5w
The GU10's have been fine ( possibly because they are in a fitting that does not get used much )
All others have failed or started flickering within a few weeks (both bayonet and ses fitting )
I would not buy any more now the prices are dropping elsewhere ( Screwfix - LAP brand bulbs are much better ) ..
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Opening post
Bayonet Candle BC22
Bayonet Golfball BC22
Edison Screw E14
Edison Golf Bulb E14
Despite being only 5W I found these much better & brighter than the ones I bought on Amazon for 1p plus £2.25 postage.
Top comments
All comments (29)
may consider swapping out the halogen one I have outside front door.
It's lit dimly from dusk till dawn and has PIR which makes it brighter on detecting movement. Just need to check fitting.
The GU10's have been fine ( possibly because they are in a fitting that does not get used much )
All others have failed or started flickering within a few weeks (both bayonet and ses fitting )
I would not buy any more now the prices are dropping elsewhere ( Screwfix - LAP brand bulbs are much better ) ..