Aldi Led Bulbs

danjo-xx

Next Thursday, they have 7,9,11 and 15w and each €2.99 I wonder if that should say From

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thur-3-sept/products-detail-page/ps/p/energy-saving-lights-candlebulb-shape/

inel

I don't think those bulbs are actually LED, they look like the usual energy-saving ones.

ActingDanClark

Its highly misleading advertising if theyre not, description would lead you to believe they're led's

v638sg7k1a92bx

Can these bulbs be used in dimmers?

L1011

inel wrote: »

I don't think those bulbs are actually LED, they look like the usual energy-saving ones.

Pretty much all LED bulbs except the nastiest Chinese junk have their shells shaped to look like "normal" bulbs these days. The days of exposed semiconductors on a circuit board are gone.

crabbypaddy

L1011 wrote: »

Pretty much all LED bulbs except the nastiest Chinese junk have their shells shaped to look like "normal" bulbs these days. The days of exposed semiconductors on a circuit board are gone.

They still look like aldi CFLs though. Aldi CFL are usually packed in predominantly green/yellow or green/white carboard boxes, aldi LEDs are usually blister packed with predominantly red/yellow or red/white cardboard inlay.

ted1

L1011 wrote: »

Pretty much all LED bulbs except the nastiest Chinese junk have their shells shaped to look like "normal" bulbs these days. The days of exposed semiconductors on a circuit board are gone.

But a 15w LED is unusual .unless it's a flood light

J_E

ted1 wrote: »

But a 15w LED is unusual .unless it's a flood light

I dunno, I have a 13W bulb here and it's pretty bright but it's still a standard bulb. Will probably say it somewhere on packaging. I'd find it unusual for them to advertise as LED if it's anything but.

crabbypaddy

J_E wrote: »

I dunno, I have a 13W bulb here and it's pretty bright but it's still a standard bulb. Will probably say it somewhere on packaging. I'd find it unusual for them to advertise as LED if it's anything but.

Aldi operates in 16 languages, aldi sud 8 of those, Content writer / translator / graphics deisgner may not know the difference or it could simply be a mistranlation or typo. Lightway are CFLs:
https://www.aldi-sued.de/de/angebote/angebote-von-montag-17-august/detailseite-kw34-mo/ps/p/lightway-ultra-mini-energiesparlampe-4/

https://www.aldi-sued.de/de/angebote/angebote-von-montag-17-august/detailseite-kw34-mo/ps/p/lightway-energiesparlampe-3/

Marhay70

Not bad value even for CFLs. I always notice that Aldi and Lidl bulbs are predominantly ES or SES, very few BC, I know that this is the standard in many parts of Europe and the UK tried to switch years ago. Is there another move afoot?

dodzy

J_E wrote: »

I dunno, I have a 13W bulb here and it's pretty bright but it's still a standard bulb. Will probably say it somewhere on packaging. I'd find it unusual for them to advertise as LED if it's anything but.

You have a CFL, not an LED.

rubadub

Definitely CFLs unless is some very inefficient LEDs

it says "Available in 7W/9W Candle or 11W/15W Bulb." and the picture shows 290 and 820 Lumens on the boxes.

My 4.5W philips LED is 345lumen.

witnessmenow

In fairness they never claim they are LED, they just make the following claim:

Reduce consumption and save money on your electricity bill by switching all your light bulbs to LED.

Which is true, nothing to do with these bulbs, but true.

dodzy

witnessmenow wrote: »

In fairness they never claim they are LED, they just make the following claim:



Which is true, nothing to do with these bulbs, but true.

Grand for us that know, but i'd pull them on the wording. To the non-savvy, I think you could reasonably assume them to be LED. Poor show there, me thinks.

nephster

Lidl are selling a range of *actual* LED bulbs from next Monday:
http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?id=586
Not much doubt about these ones

v638sg7k1a92bx

witnessmenow wrote: »

In fairness they never claim they are LED, they just make the following claim:

Which is true, nothing to do with these bulbs, but true.

Yes but there are advertising guidelines that have to be within context of the product being sold. If the tagline in the ad suggests LED bulbs then the bulbs have to be LED.

v638sg7k1a92bx

nephster wrote: »

Lidl are selling a range of *actual* LED bulbs from next Monday:
http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?id=586
Not much doubt about these ones

The LED bulbs in Ikea are less expensive. http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/20514/

witnessmenow

dodzy wrote: »

Grand for us that know, but i'd pull them on the wording. To the non-savvy, I think you could reasonably assume them to be LED. Poor show there, me thinks.

Frederick Tinkling Ink wrote: »

Yes but there are advertising guidelines that have to be within context of the product being sold. If the tagline in the ad suggests LED bulbs then the bulbs have to be LED.

It was a joke (obviously not a very good one)

rubadub

nephster wrote: »

Lidl are selling a range of *actual* LED bulbs from next Monday:
http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?id=586

Frederick Tinkling Ink wrote: »

The LED bulbs in Ikea are less expensive. http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/20514/

Neither lidl or ikea have bayonet bulbs. Seem harder to get these days.

Sub430

rubadub wrote: »

Neither lidl or ikea have bayonet bulbs. Seem harder to get these days.

Picked these up at the weekend in Woodies (buy one get one free)

http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/osram-10w-b22-gls-led-frosted-warm-white-bulb-/34327/2.26.7

v638sg7k1a92bx

rubadub wrote: »

Neither lidl or ikea have bayonet bulbs. Seem harder to get these days.

Are screw not considered more convenient?

delahuntv

ted1 wrote: »

But a 15w LED is unusual .unless it's a flood light

I have 20watt LED from Ikea and its a 1080 lumen, so 15watt led giving 820 lumen as per the image is about right for the current cropof LED.

Most LED bulbs now look very much like standard bulbs and are coated to give a more even light.

L1011

rubadub wrote: »

Neither lidl or ikea have bayonet bulbs. Seem harder to get these days.

Very small market using bayonet vs ES at this stage. If you still wanted CFLs a while ago Woodies had previous generation stuff in bayonet, maybe 10% less efficient and also in the twisted tube format rather than the external dome that looks more "normal"

There are these: http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/90295615/ but they aren't suitable for every fitting and I've never seen an equivalent for the small bayonet to SES.

clivep

delahuntv wrote: »

I have 20watt LED from Ikea and its a 1080 lumen, so 15watt led giving 820 lumen as per the image is about right for the current cropof LED.

Most LED bulbs now look very much like standard bulbs and are coated to give a more even light.

Are you sure your IKEA one is LED not CFL?

A 20 watt LED giving only 1080 lumen is awful but about right for a CFL. My GE 20watt CFL states 1152 lumen on the box.

rubadub

Frederick Tinkling Ink wrote: »

Are screw not considered more convenient?

Yeah, but all my fittings are bayonet, in the last 4 places I lived in I think only 1 light was screw in.

Never saw those converters L1011 linked before.

delahuntv wrote: »

I have 20watt LED from Ikea and its a 1080 lumen

An LED should come on to full brightness after just 1 or 2 seconds.

here is an ikea 1000lumen which is 13W
http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/00257482/

this post would suggest yours is CFL too.

Ross Murphy wrote: »

I currently have a single 20w CLF bulb from IKEA in my sitting room (produces 1100 Lumens of light)

I think people are used to seeing spiraling CFLs but many are spirals behind a light defuser now.

seems ikea no longer sell CFLs
http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/08/ikea-eliminates-cfl-light-bulbs/

One company, Ikea, is making it easy to only buy LED lights. By Sept. 1, it will only sell LED light bulbs and lighting, the retailer announced on Monday. The announced fulfills a commitment Ikea made in 2012. Since 2013, the retailer’s U.S. customers purchased 7.6 million LED bulbs, collectively saving almost $3 billion in energy costs.

L1011

Frederick Tinkling Ink wrote: »

Are screw not considered more convenient?

They're not really, and they run the risk of working themselves out under vibration.

They're on their way out due to market forces, not design problems.

ted1

Sub430 wrote: »

Picked these up at the weekend in Woodies (buy one get one free)

http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/osram-10w-b22-gls-led-frosted-warm-white-bulb-/34327/2.26.7

still overpriced

Darwin

I bought these from amazon with delivery from parcel motel:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00XGRJAPA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

The specifications were quite impressive with a wide beam angle and high lumen output for the wattage. So far I'm very happy with them, although time will tell if they last the quoted time.

stewygriffin

Sub430 wrote: »

Picked these up at the weekend in Woodies (buy one get one free)

www .woodiesdiy .com/Product/osram-10w-b22-gls-led-frosted-warm-white-bulb-/34327/2.26.]

Oh my god the price of that.
Led bulb in Ikea for 5 euro and a B22-E27 adaptor in my local electrical wholesale store for 3 euro.Job done for less than half the price from Woodies.

L1011

stewygriffin wrote: »

Oh my god the price of that.
Led bulb in Ikea for 5 euro and a B22-E27 adaptor in my local electrical wholesale store for 3 euro.Job done for less than half the price from Woodies.

The IKEA B22-E27 adapters are cheaper again!

stewygriffin

L1011 wrote: »

The IKEA B22-E27 adapters are cheaper again!

Didnt have them in stock when I was up there.The chap in the lighting section said that electricians were coming in and buying up boxes of them.