LED Bulbs - Worth it yet?

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Hey

Have any1 here used LED bulbs for normal in home use? Is it worth it yet to start switching over? They cost about 5x a CFL.....but the CFL`s blows more often than the Bulls lose. Which is obviously very often. And they use a bit less power....which is good, saving money is the main goal. Not really to worried about the environment and global warming, got my air-con running all the time so i`m doing my part to cool it down :D

Thx for any advice :)
 
Yeah we have some! Much brighter than the normal lights and I think they last 3-5 years.
 
Ninja'd said:
Bloody hell :eek: I guess it's worth it if they can last up to 5 years.
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With electricity prices the way they are, and looking to only get worse, it won't be long before you recover the initial expense and start saving on electricity. They're probably best suited to areas of the house where the lights are used the most - for example the kitchen, lounge, and maybe outside.
 
Ninja'd said:
Bloody hell :eek: I guess it's worth it if they can last up to 5 years.
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It is ,from something i wrote in another thread:

Lounge ,dining room and 7m passage 19 x 1w gu10 spots , 5 rooms - , kitchen, pantry/scullery, 3 bedrooms all have 3 x 3W warm white led as overhead lights. Toilet 1x 3w led, 2 bathrooms 1x8w cool white compact florescent per b/rm.
Total of 83w for all my overhead lighting combined , excluding standing lamps/bedside lamps.

Took me a few months to work my way through my house, buying a few bulbs here and there when i could afford it.
 
Can we buy these at places like Builders Warehouse yet? Last night 2x energy saver bulbs popped, one after the other, and I need new ones.
 
luxe said:
Can we buy these at places like Builders Warehouse yet?
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Not to change the subject, but I've been finding recently that Builders Warehouse is actually pretty darn expensive. A 1/2l of Hammerite paint that I bought was R25 more at builders than another hardware store about a km away.
 
Be sure to check the heat issue, esp for downlighters. Ideally you need a bigger cavity in the ceiling & a good brand with cooling fins. Hell you even get ones with copper heat fins (http://gu10ledbulbs.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/135ee_gu10_led_bulb_31VHLuIRhML._SL160_.jpg).

supersunbird said:
Are these LED lights "warm" or "cool" white generally?

I don't like using "cool" white indoors..
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Max LED efficiency is in the blu-ish range. So they do tend to be mostly cool white.
 
I need to replace two lights in my room. Do you guys know if Checkers or P&P will have it. I dont know of a hardware store close to me....not that I would anyway if there was :-)

Also...do these fit the standard "connnectors" or whatever they are called? You know...you get either the screwy ones or the ones with the little pins on the side that twists and clicks in?
 
ocleroux said:
Also...do these fit the standard "connnectors" or whatever they are called? You know...you get either the screwy ones or the ones with the little pins on the side that twists and clicks in?
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Standard connections b22 (bayonet) , e27 (screw) generally NOT available in LED lights, GU10 are the most common found (2 pins twist and click)
I sourced my gu10 Warm White led's from Brights Electrical (Waco Brand)
 
ocleroux said:
I need to replace two lights in my room. Do you guys know if Checkers or P&P will have it. I dont know of a hardware store close to me....not that I would anyway if there was :-)

Also...do these fit the standard "connnectors" or whatever they are called? You know...you get either the screwy ones or the ones with the little pins on the side that twists and clicks in?
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No LED is still pretty specialized. Also, if you go cheap it might just go bang & then you just wasted cash.
 
I installed 8 LED downlighters in a flat that I let with inclusive electricity. Originally it was 10, but the light provided in the kitchen area was not good enough.

They were installed 30 months ago and are still going strong.

Brand Eurolux.
 
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