LED Bulb Thread

divuk83 · 22 Jun 2016 at 15:30

I want some low power and fairly low lumen under counter lighting. It must be splash/waterproof, warm white and idealy not several thousand lumens. The one below would be perfect if I wanted blue or RGB but there are no other options. Can anyone recomend any alternative suppliers?

https://www.ledhut.co.uk/led-strip-...-splashproof-optional-driver-and-rgb-amp.html

Thanks

Dave

Mark A · 22 Jun 2016 at 20:38

Tesco currently have some Osram led spot lights on offer for half price at £4 odd. Bough a couple for the kitchen and they seem decent.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=284886461

Looks like they have some other Osram LED bulbs on offer as well.

Kemik · 28 Jun 2016 at 12:26

Anyone know of any G9 bulbs that are the same size as the halogen equivalent? I bought some from LED Hut only to find they are much bigger and longer and therefore look weird in my bathroom fitting.

Naan_H · 30 Jun 2016 at 19:29

Need some advice guys, having bathroom done in new house.

There are halogen MR16 downlights - im going to change them to 240V GU10's.

Bathroom has 6 lights in total.

Ill be using these fixings:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/robus-adj...0v/59255#product_additional_details_container

What bulbs do you recommend? cool white? and what wattage / lumens ? This is a new area for me and some advice would really help me! thanks

divuk83 · 30 Jun 2016 at 22:13

What's in the bathroom, is there a shower? The fittings you linked to are not really suitable for bathrooms as they are only ip20 (which is not really suitable anywhere near water or steam).

I replaced 3 mr12 12 volt downlights with integrated LED downlights (COLLINGWOOD H2 PRO 550) and replaced the one directly over the shower cubicle with an ip65 rated GU10 unit. Are you doing the work yourself? If so you might find the existing lighting is fed with 2 core (no earth) as it's not required for 12v lighting. 240v does require an earth, unless it's a double insulated fitting. I stuck with 12v (except for the double insulated ip65 GU10 fitting) as access into the area above the bathroom is very limited and keeping the existing wiring was easiest.

Oh and my preference is always warm white for domestic use.

Dave

Naan_H · 1 Jul 2016 at 00:15

divuk83 said:
What's in the bathroom, is there a shower? The fittings you linked to are not really suitable for bathrooms as they are only ip20 (which is not really suitable anywhere near water or steam).

I replaced 3 mr12 12 volt downlights with integrated LED downlights (COLLINGWOOD H2 PRO 550) and replaced the one directly over the shower cubicle with an ip65 rated GU10 unit. Are you doing the work yourself? If so you might find the existing lighting is fed with 2 core (no earth) as it's not required for 12v lighting. 240v does require an earth, unless it's a double insulated fitting. I stuck with 12v (except for the double insulated ip65 GU10 fitting) as access into the area above the bathroom is very limited and keeping the existing wiring was easiest.

Oh and my preference is always warm white for domestic use.

Dave

Hi no im not doing the work myself. There is no shower but a corner bathtub that will be used as a shower too. IP44 fittings should be ok ?

divuk83 · 1 Jul 2016 at 07:39

I'm not an electrician, but I would advise checking with your electrician before making any purchases. I would say IP65 is needed for over the the bath/shower. You don't want to find that he turns up and is not prepared to fit what you have bought.

This is worth a read in terms of rules for bathroom lighting ratings:
http://www.thelightingsuperstore.co.uk/bathroom-lighting-zones

Dave

Sui · 1 Jul 2016 at 10:35

We have these on sale at work (staff) for £5+VAT, we've been told that we can tell our friends and family.

If anyone seriously wanted some for their own personal use I can ask the question as to whether an online forum counts

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http://webassets.havells-sylvania.c... selling sheet - English high res - Final.pdf

RoboCod · 1 Jul 2016 at 11:32

Sui said:
We have these on sale at work (staff) for £5+VAT, we've been told that we can tell our friends and family.

If anyone seriously wanted some for their own personal use I can ask the question as to whether an online forum counts ;

http://webassets.havells-sylvania.c... selling sheet - English high res - Final.pdf

I need 5 white tilts

are the bulbs fixed or are they replaceable?

Russinating · 13 Jul 2016 at 21:48

Invested in Philips Hue. So good. What's the best music syncing app? Currently trying manicHue which is good but I'd prefer a Windows-based app or a Spotify plugin or something. Any recommendations?

Lisapete · 14 Jul 2016 at 16:30

Is everyone still using LED Hut?

RoboCod · 14 Jul 2016 at 17:13

Nope! Terrible service. Avoid led Hut imo

Lisapete · 15 Jul 2016 at 21:19

RoboCod said:
Nope! Terrible service. Avoid led Hut imo

What, really... only had a bit of a delay on an RMA which was due to how I had ordered but that's all. Touch wood everything is fine and have loads of them in the house.

So where is everyone going now then

Mark A · 15 Jul 2016 at 21:36

LED bulbs seem to be dropping in price a lot. I posted earlier on about Osram bulbs being on offer for £5 at tesco, but I have seen some LAP bulbs even cheaper for like £3.99 (50 watt eq) in Screwfix. I remember at the beginning of this thread the cheapo China bulbs from ebay were more than that and they were awful.

The osram bulbs are great, side by side with the ones I bought from LED hut they are just as bright and a nicer colour. Only slight negative is that they seem to have a slight pause before turning on, but its not really a problem.

Simon · 15 Jul 2016 at 23:04

Looking for nice quality led strips for under a kitchen unit run of around 2.5m

Want to wire it into lighting circuit rather than plug. Any suggestions ? Ceiling are 3000k LED downlights so probably want to match those.

Thanks

beachBOYken · 18 Jul 2016 at 11:07

Hi

one of my led hut bulbs went yesterday so need some replacements.

My last experience with led hut was disappointing so would like to try elsewhere.

I have seen simplyLED and trillion websites that look good and are reasonable prices, has anyone experience with these websites?

Also simply led has a range of makes mainly crompton/megaman of which I have no idea what they are like?

maybe some of you guys have tried these makes. I mainly need E14 and a few GU10 spares at about 2700k -3000k.

Thanks

Duke · 18 Jul 2016 at 18:42

Lisapete said:
Is everyone still using LED Hut?

Yeah been fine for me on the dozen ish orders I've made.

Mark_D · 20 Jul 2016 at 14:12

Russinating said:
Invested in Philips Hue. So good. What's the best music syncing app? Currently trying manicHue which is good but I'd prefer a Windows-based app or a Spotify plugin or something. Any recommendations?

I've recently taken the plunge with Hue too and I LOVE them. It's dangerously addictive given that they're so pricey! LOL

I'm not sure re the syncing app, but I'd be interested in the answer too.

Russinating · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:42

I'm using manicHue at the moment and it seems pretty good. Would prefer something like a direct Spotify plugin though rather than using your phone's mic as it's not accurate or as fast at changing.

1mm3 · 25 Jul 2016 at 15:44

Looking to buy some ip65 for above shower and bath (2) and ip44 for rest of bathroom. Which would you recommend?

Ideally need to be same company so match/ look the same or would you just buy ip65 for whole room?