What energy saving bulb can I get to replace this?

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Hi folks, I have just took a bulb from the bathroom light fitting, the bulb itself says;

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OSRAM 60W 240V

MADE IN FRANCE H668

The light fitting itself says 'ES GP' on a sticker

Im guessing the ES is the fitment type.

But I want to start using energy saving bulbs now so just wondered which I'd need to get? Do I need to look for anything other than a screw fit that fits?

Many thanks,

Sean
 
Just a standard sized screwcap bulb? Take your pic on the wattage i guess...

Edit: Reminds me of:

How many OcUK'ers does it take to change a lightbulb?

2. One to change it, one to make a thread about it :p
 
I know it's a half obvious question, but it's not just for a normal hanging light.

It is one of those flush style lights on the ceiling, ones which take 2 bulbs, so huge bulbs won't fit.
 
Just get a Philips lightbulb from Morrisons - I think they're only aout 79p, and I swear by them! :cool:
 
I got a 15w energy saving globe bulb that is a screw fitting, it's equivilent to a 75w bulb, it does however take about 1 minute to come up to full brightness from cold but I can live with it as it's using 45 less watts.

Energy saving bulbs are compact fluorescents which have to be tubes so there is no way to have a globe shaped one, you'll find that they are all just some form of cover which conceals the tubes. I have some IKEA light fixtures and you can see the bulb so I went with one that has a globe cover but if the bulb isn't visible or you don't care then you can get any shaped one (long square, round twist etc.).
 
I bought 4 x Energy Saving Multi Tube lamp 11 *** ES Philips Genie

They are the wirey style ones! I don't mind as they are under a lamp cover.

As you say, same thoughts about full brightness from cold, I have no issues with that.
 
My 15 watt is equivalent to a 75 watt. Another bonus of using energy saving bulbs is that you can put a brighter bulb in (because CF don't kick out as much heat), my fixture is rated for 60w but it has a 75w equivalent in. Oh, if you happen to break the glass of one, don't inhale the fumes as they have small amounts of mercury in them.
 
dont get energy saving bulbs! They take ages to light up fully, so you will have gone in, peed and left before they are even on properly (and peeing in the dark is never fun)! We just put some in our staircase! turn them on, walk up the stairs in the dark, turn them off again! Got so annyoed that started leaving them on... which entirely defeates the point!
 
Get better ones then. ;)

We used to have ones like that, the newer ones we got (in the last couple of years) are almost instant, 1-2 seconds before they get to full brightness.
 
I know the light fittings of which you speak and it's the length of most CFL bulbs that causes problems getting them to fit. I recently discovered a mini CFL bulb in Tesco that looks like it'll do the trick for me, but that was bayonet fitting and I didn't see an ES one.

Best bet is to take the current bulb down to a local B&Q/Homebase/Lighting centre and compare sizes. Something close to 11W should be a good match.

The 'warm-up' time is a fair point - I have a CFL that takes close to five minutes to warm up properly (it's getting on a bit though). The newer the bulb the less likely you are to have that problem.
 
FYI all Morrisons have an offer on energy saving bulbs - both Bayonet and ES fitting for 99p per 2pack :D
 
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