LED Bulb Thread

booyaka · 10 Dec 2013 at 11:39

is there a large difference between Warm and Cool lighting.

I have 18 in my kitchen/dinner and fed up with replacing bulds every few weeks with one here and one there.

i also have 7 in my garage conversion.

So a big initial cost - 25 bulbs at £7 a pop (http://www.ledhut.co.uk/spot-lights...umens-45-watts-equiv-best-internet-price.html)

Any thoughts?

Nightglow · 10 Dec 2013 at 11:51

Go to LedHut through Quidco, you will get cash back, plus a discount voucher.

Cool White (6500k) can be too cold & clinical, Day Light (4500k- 5000k) might suit you better, just order one of each & see what looks best for your room.

booyaka · 10 Dec 2013 at 11:59

Nightglow said:
Go to LedHut through Quidco, you will get cash back, plus a discount voucher.

Cool White can be too cold & clinical, Day Light might suit you better, just order one of each & see what looks best for your room.

Good idea to start - suppose you can return them anyway.

Nightglow · 10 Dec 2013 at 12:07

30 days hassle free return.

koolpc · 10 Dec 2013 at 12:16

I prefer warm white myself.

Simon · 10 Dec 2013 at 13:15

Most bright white will look blue

koolpc · 10 Dec 2013 at 13:17

Having tried Natural and warm white i prefer the warm white as it gives off a lovely 'warm' effect. The natural is quite a 'cold' light, to me.

freshdeniability · 10 Dec 2013 at 14:43

Warm white all the way for me too, cool white is just too white, although I haven't tried daylight.

Mark A · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:34

Yeah another vote for warm white. it's a shame the warm white bulbs are not quite as bright as the cool white, but this cool white NxtGen3 bulb i got has a horrible purple tinge to it. Its ok in my desk lamp, but a room full of these would look horrible IMO.

kinetic747 · 13 Dec 2013 at 15:53

Just replaced 3 GU10 bulbs with LED's in a bathroom fitting and they glow faintly even when switched off. Is this normal or is it a fault with the fitting? :confused:

Steampunk · 13 Dec 2013 at 16:23

Sounds like they are still getting some power. Maybe the light fitting isn't wired correctly and it's picking up some current?

SDK^ · 13 Dec 2013 at 16:37

koolpc said:
Having tried Natural and warm white i prefer the warm white as it gives off a lovely 'warm' effect. The natural is quite a 'cold' light, to me.

It totally depends on the room; I have cool white in the Kitchen, bathroom, en-suite and downstairs WC and warm white in every other room.

koolpc · 13 Dec 2013 at 19:12

Tried both in different rooms and warm white is so much nicer, for me

Shelster · 15 Dec 2013 at 18:26

kinetic747 said:
Just replaced 3 GU10 bulbs with LED's in a bathroom fitting and they glow faintly even when switched off. Is this normal or is it a fault with the fitting?

Is it a pull cord with a neon?

Had a 'similar' one where I wired in some LED rope lights in the garden for my brother in law and due to the neon that is in there to show that there is power on the switch and so that you can find it in the dark, there is enough of a current to cause the rope to faintly light.... bit spooky at first as I though I had messed up, but when thought about, males sense I suppose

Thebug · 15 Dec 2013 at 20:23

Just a heads up both my local asda are doing Duracell led bulbs in most fittings they are £7 each but do a 3 pack for a tenner, and they are very good, only come in warm colours though

They got the single bulbs online but can't see the 3 packs online

kinetic747 · 15 Dec 2013 at 20:42

Shelster said:
Is it a pull cord with a neon?

Had a 'similar' one where I wired in some LED rope lights in the garden for my brother in law and due to the neon that is in there to show that there is power on the switch and so that you can find it in the dark, there is enough of a current to cause the rope to faintly light.... bit spooky at first as I though I had messed up, but when thought about, males sense I suppose

Its a pull cord but without a neon. It's a common occurrence apparently and there is a fix but it's not doing any harm so I'm tempted to leave it.

Nightglow · 15 Dec 2013 at 20:52

Thebug said:
Just a heads up both my local asda are doing Duracell led bulbs in most fittings they are £7 each but do a 3 pack for a tenner, and they are very good, only come in warm colours though

But, some offered only have a narrow beam, & available in single & triple packs.

Asda also offer Duracell 4W(30W) LED GU10 which has a 50 degree beam, non dimmable.

http://direct.asda.com/Duracell-4W(30W)-LED-GU10-Lightbulb--Single-pack/001138899,default,pd.html

And these Duracell 5W(33W) LED GU10 which are dimmable, but have a tight 30 degree beam.

http://direct.asda.com/Duracell-5W(...ghbulb--Single-pack/001138892,default,pd.html

freshdeniability · 17 Dec 2013 at 09:51

An update, I've sent back my order of LED Hut's 4W GU10's. After installing them, I found they were too bright compared to the old standard GU10's. Instead I ordered some Philips 2W GU10 (also 3000k), these are much better, the color temperature is slightly better (i.e. warmer) than the 4W GU10's, however the 2W is pretty much spot on (no pun intended

) in terms of brightness.

The Philips also fit into my light sockets (fittings?) like the LED Hut GU10's did, although they are not perfect. Just ordered another 8 of the Philips to install in the rest of my house, now all I need is to find some decent dimmables in the same temperature and same brightness (the Philips are not unfortunately)

boxman2000 · 17 Dec 2013 at 10:04

lhw455 said:
An update, I've sent back my order of LED Hut's 4W GU10's. After installing them, I found they were too bright compared to the old standard GU10's. Instead I ordered some Philips 2W GU10 (also 3000k), these are much better, the color temperature is slightly better (i.e. warmer) than the 4W GU10's, however the 2W is pretty much spot on (no pun intended ) in terms of brightness.

The Philips also fit into my light sockets (fittings?) like the LED Hut GU10's did, although they are not perfect. Just ordered another 8 of the Philips to install in the rest of my house, now all I need is to find some decent dimmables in the same temperature and same brightness (the Philips are not unfortunately)

Seriously dumb question (probably) but are these Philips a straight swap with the halogens? i.e. same transformer and fly lead?

I'm very interested to try these out as I've had no luck with LED's so far - they make both me and the missus feel sick.

freshdeniability · 17 Dec 2013 at 13:14

boxman2000 said:
Seriously dumb question (probably) but are these Philips a straight swap with the halogens? i.e. same transformer and fly lead?

I'm very interested to try these out as I've had no luck with LED's so far - they make both me and the missus feel sick.

Yep, straight swap, just twist the old one off and fit the new one. I'll be trying the 2700k Philips next, so I'll report back.