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33 60w spots for kitchen screw
24 60w candle clear
69 40w candle clear
1x 150w old style
1x 40w old style
6 eco
2x 60w spot bcap
better get some more in then,,,
I was going to say what I thought of you, but I'd probably get into trouble.
New LEDs are so good, that no-one with any sense would use anything else. They are far cheaper to run, and they last for ages so you aren't always on stepladders changing them -and the light is good.
I do have a lava lamp that I might need to get a couple of bulbs for, but that apart everything is being replaced by LEDs in our house.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Mine's a smaller one. Think it has a 40W bulb. Need to check. That apart though, I'm switching everything in our house to LED as bulbs go. There are a couple of ancient GU10s in the downstairs toilet that haven't blown yet. I'm wondering whether to wait till they blow, or replace them with LEDs anyway.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The problem is that my daughters aren't good at turning lights off, so they can leave those lights on for hours at a time. Much as I don't like ditching things that aren't broken, the savings from switching to LEDs might make it worthwhile anyway.
I've got a multipack of GU10 LEDs that I got a good deal on. I always keep a decent stash of spare light bulbs but that's come back to bite me now as I've still got a few higher powered bayonet fit CFLs that I don't really want. I'd rather just ditch them and go LED, but part of me doesn't like the waste.
It's not just the energy savings with LEDs either. We have really high ceilings, so if the ones in the kitchen go, then I've got to get the stepladder out to change them. When we had the kitchen done, the original bulbs (four of them) that came with the fitting all blew within 3 or 4 months. With the LEDs, I don't think I've changed one for two years at least.
My daughters love my lava lamp!
The 'almost 100%' is the case as a couple of crystal lamps are too bright when the smallest LED bulbs are used in them. So they have the old style incandescent bulbs, at least until an ultra low light output LED bulb is available. And I will continue to need and use four infra red bulbs. Three of these bulbs are used to protect our water tanks from the effects of frost - controlled and operated automatically with a frost stat. The fourth is doing the same type of job: protecting our water pump. This too is managed with a frost stat. In practice they are 'on' for only short periods of time as a result of the stats but they do protect the tanks and the pump.
LED lighting is here to stay as it is of good quality light and low power usage. It is the classic win win situation for the home owner/occupier and the electricity generation companies.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
I've got an Ikea uplighter in my living room which I gave up using because the bulb cost about £15 a time and never lasted longer than 6 months.
I must find out in there's a suitable LED bulb available for it.
I also expect the usage is falling over time, rather than rising as lighting use is - so probably not worth bothering about.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Phillips have a pretty good reputation. There are cheap ones on Amazon/Ebay but I've had a few of them die very quickly so the last lot I bought were Phillips.
These days places like IKEA and Screwfix sell LED bulbs pretty cheap and I think they are ok quality wise.
The other thing is to make sure you get the correct power rating. Several years ago I bought some GU10s that were 2.5W but they weren't really bright enough. For GU10s you generally want somewhere around 5W to replace a conventional bulb with something of similar brightness. For more traditional bulb types they normally have some kind of incandescent equivalent figure on them.