LED light bulbs

[Kevoffthetee]

Has anyone upgraded to led bulbs at home. As the nights are getting darker, I'm wondering if its worth it in the main rooms.

Ikea charge £6 each for them so it would cost a few quid to change the living room, kitchen and stairs/ landing

 

[Drago]

I got them in some rooms. Seem to work well enough that no one notices.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

They are cheaper on Ebay.I bought 2 for £4 delivered.

 

[roadrash]

They are cheaper on Ebay.I bought 2 for £4 delivered.

Do you by any chance have a link

 

[marknotgeorge]

I've relit my room with LED strips. I've fitted skirting board so the flat edge is 40cm below ceiling level, with the walls above painted white. It gives a good light - so much so I'm planning to fit a dimmer. The strips cost about £20 for 5m (10m was more than enough for three sides of my room), with the transformer about £30. If I were to do it again, I'd fit a wood strip between the skirting and the wall to hide the wiring better and possibly spread the light better.

WP_20140918_19_48_24_Pro.jpg by marknotgeorge, on Flickr

 

[Cycleops]

I have some here. They're designed to come on when the power gets cut, which is very frequently! They give a more pleasant light than the usual low energy type which tends to be a bit dull.

WP_20140918_19_48_24_Pro.jpg by marknotgeorge, on Flickr

Is that a Nightclub?

 

[marknotgeorge]

Is that a Nightclub?

It's my room. The photo makes it look harsher than it really is, I think. I've tweaked the photo a bit:
WP_20140918_19_48_24_Pro.jpg by marknotgeorge, on Flickr

 

[numbnuts]

I've been using them for a couple of years now we had a box of them sent to us for free

 

[Rezillo]

Our new kitchen came with 8x50w halogen spots, which I replaced with these www.amazon.co.uk/Megaman-GU10-PAR16-Dimming-Light/dp/B009DCLLO0

400W to 48W at a stroke. I tried a few others first but they were nowhere near as bright as the originals. The Megaman ones have been fine and there looks to be a 7W version now.

I also replaced 8 x 20W under cupboard lights with 3W LEDs, so 160w went to 24W. The kitchen can now be bright for cooking and be dimmed to subdued to eat by. A year on and none of the LEDs have failed.

We have LEDs elsewhere, bought as and when they are on offer. There can be some shade variation - some of the warm whites, even from the same brand and model, can be more yellow than others.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Do you by any chance have a link

It was a one off auction,not a buy it now price,i was lucky

 

[Cycleops]

Sorry @marknotgeorge I was being a bit facetious!

 

[marknotgeorge]

Sorry @marknotgeorge I was being a bit facetious!

It is the sort of stuff that they use in nightclubs and the like. I saw it in a hotel, where it was pointing downwards, and liked the effect. I have the stairs to the attic in my room, and it helps mitigate the shadow the staircase causes. I stayed away from the RGB coloured stuff!

 

[screenman]

I have them in a couple of rooms and will soon add more.

 

[slowmotion]

One thing to look out for is the life of the lamp. The manufacturers' figures can vary enormously from (typically)15,000 hours to 30,000 hours. Also, the efficiency varies a lot between lamps. The Which? best buy in a recent report cost an eye-watering £20 a pop.

 

[slowmotion]

[QUOTE 3303981, member: 9609"]Make sure what colour you go for, 3500K and above is a very stark white light, 2500K is a much warmer colour for the home.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the colour temperature information. I was going to look into that but you just saved me the trouble.