Light Bulbs!!!!?

[Snadger]

Sooooooo............as I'd like spotlights in my new kitchen and bathroom which I'm still on building............what do I go for then? Thought about 12 volt lights with transformers, not sure whether everyones on here are 12 or 240 volt?

[bigt1888]

Sooooooo............as I'd like spotlights in my new kitchen and bathroom which I'm still on building............what do I go for then? Thought about 12 volt lights with transformers, not sure whether everyones on here are 12 or 240 volt?

avoid the 12v option as they are being phased out in favour of 240v so you might have problems in future gettin lamps

[Dottie]

What I do like is the colour-changing LED for fun in the utility room - it goes red, then blue, then green ...

I'd love a colour changing bulb, I have LED lights in the 3 in the kitchen and 4 in the sitting room, both rooms having dimmer switches. I wonder if they would all change to the same colour at the same time?

I bought several battery operated colour changing little ball lights from Poundland, but I can't get them to all switch to the same colour at the same time, thus defeating the relaxing effect I had in mind.

Two Sheds you seem to always have the zany bits and bobs I'd like.

[Two_Sheds]

he expected the price of energy savers to rocket in the near future. So stock up whilst you can.

The lecky companies are still giving them away free by the boxload aren't they? We've got dozens of compact flourescents tucked away.
And I noticed they're only 10p in Lidl too

[green thing]

you can get a halogen that uses 20% less energy they GU10 240v dimmable
Toolstation > Lighting > 240V Halogen Lamps > Energy Saving GU10 Lamps

they do an energy saving bulb it a compact fluorescent bulb in GU10 240v
the only problem with this bulb is the cost £7.30 and the time it takes to warm up to full power from cold is about 3 minutes

I've got them in my house a have noticed a big drop in the electric bill since fitting them
Toolstation > Lighting > Energy Saving CFL Decorative Lamps > GU10 Energy Saving Lamp Aluminium Body

A new led bulb has come out called SMD it's in gu10 240 v and mr16 12v form they are made using flat
led bulb the same as used in old mobile phone key board each bulb has sixty leds
they use less than 3 watts they are selling for around £20.00 EACH in the UK £ 2.00 in china
you can also get a conversion kit to convert 12vmr16 to gu10240v
Toolstation > Lighting > Interior Lighting > Lamp Holder GU10 240v

I've seen halogen bulbs melt fittings/ cables/holders scorch plaster board and would not recommend them
the worst ones I've seen was a 50watt fire rated CE approved down lights which contain the heat inside the fitting melting the insulation off the cables leaving bare wires
the manufacture kept replaced the fitting but would not say the fitting was safe to use
only the fittings are not designed for constant use
so if you left the lights on accidentally your house would burn down ?

then they sent me some bulbs with a coating on the back that reflects the heat downward
these crack the glass in the bulbs as they got too hot leaving bits of glass over the floor

[Hilary B]

If you use halogen lights for recessed fittings, there MUST be plenty of ventilation to let the heat disperse This means that if you use them in an upstairs room you need gaps in your loft insulation, which slightly defeats the object of the exercise. That heat is energy you are paying for.
LEDs don't get hot, which is why you get a lot more light per W.
CFLs warm up slowly, because they are producing less heat than halogens or traditional filament bulbs. It's great for energy efficiency, but lousy for illumination in cold conditions.
I do know of someone who, on moving house, had stacked boxes high in a room with recessed lighting, and when someone switched the light on and forgot it for an hour, they had a fire (fortunately small and easily extinguished, but it could have been nasty if they hadn't noticed the smoke smell!)