Philips Hue White Personal Wireless Lighting LED E27 Light Bulb on Amazon.co.uk

yoshimitsu · 12-10-2016 9:56am #1

These are down to £11.99 from £14.99. According to camelcamelcamel it's a pretty good price (only once they dropped below but for a very short time). Add to that the cheap GBP and it makes for it even better on a € basis. They are on back order with a 2-3 week wait.
These bulbs can be controlled from Amazon Alexa, Logitech Harmony and Apple HomeKit but they need a hub which is sold separately.
I bought the hub with 2 bulbs a while back with another price drop and will be adding 3 more bulbs to my Alexa/Harmony set up.
Hope it helps (1st BA post for me...)

Sorry here's the link!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Personal-Wireless-Lighting-Homekit/dp/B0152WXI0E?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=cameltracker-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0152WXI0E

reni10 · 12-10-2016 10:56am

Pity it is not the b22 bulbs on sale...

Most people will require an adapter to have these e27 bulbs work in their home

ted1 · 12-10-2016 11:11am

reni10 wrote: »

Pity it is not the b22 bulbs on sale...

Most people will require an adapter to have these e27 bulbs work in their home

Bettter off just changing the fitting.

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/lighting/shades-bases/hemma-cord-set-white-art-80306742/

Basq · 12-10-2016 11:21am

Yeah, I got the adapter... tbh, better off changing from a Bayonet Cap fitting alright. Seem to be getting harder to find in shops.

yoshimitsu · 12-10-2016 11:46am

ted1 wrote: »

Bettter off just changing the fitting.

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/lighting/shades-bases/hemma-cord-set-white-art-80306742/

There's a guy that sells them on adverts quite cheap including postage. Not posting a link, I'm not associated with him but convenient if you cant be bothered to drive to Ikea

randombar · 12-10-2016 12:41pm

Anyone know where can I get the latest bridge cheap?

unkel · 12-10-2016 12:44pm

Ordered a load of those adapters from amazon.co.uk for £0.82 each. Free UK shipping (so use parcel motel)

dodzy · 12-10-2016 1:44pm

ted1 wrote: »

Bettter off just changing the fitting.

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/lighting/shades-bases/hemma-cord-set-white-art-80306742/

They're a joke of a fitting. The regular pendant fittings that you get in a typical electrical suppliers (B22 fitting with the threaded white cap to conceal the connector blocks) are a much neater job. I must try to source them with the E27 end.

EDIT: Not available in my local suppliers but surely they are available somewhere?

Invincible · 12-10-2016 2:12pm

dodzy wrote: »

They're a joke of a fitting. The regular pendant fittings that you get in a typical electrical suppliers (B22 fitting with the threaded white cap to conceal the connector blocks) are a much neater job. I must try to source them with the E27 end.

EDIT: Not available in my local suppliers but surely they are available somewhere?

Was talking to Anthony in Clifford electrical earlier, said they have the Lyvia adaptors, about 2/3€ each, could post them if needed urgent.

dodzy · 12-10-2016 2:20pm

Invincible wrote: »

Was talking to Anthony in Clifford electrical earlier, said they have the Lyvia adaptors, about 2/3€ each, could post them if needed urgent.

Dwyers have 'em too. But I hate them as a solution.

yoshimitsu · 12-10-2016 2:51pm

Just an update on my order: even though the Amazon product page said the bulbs would ship in 2-3 weeks I just received an email saying they'd be here by the 21st of Oct.

yoshimitsu · 12-10-2016 2:53pm

GaryCocs wrote: »

Anyone know where can I get the latest bridge cheap?

They pop up in adverts at times because it is sometimes more convenient to buy the "2 bulb + hub" package than buying the bulbs singularly so people buy that, keep the bulbs and sell the hub separately.
Monitor Amazon.de/.it/.es as they have price drops often.

ted1 · 12-10-2016 2:54pm

dodzy wrote: »

They're a joke of a fitting. The regular pendant fittings that you get in a typical electrical suppliers (B22 fitting with the threaded white cap to conceal the connector blocks) are a much neater job. I must try to source them with the E27 end.

EDIT: Not available in my local suppliers but surely they are available somewhere?

They are much better than the adopters and you could just use the cable and E27 part instead of fitting the whole thing.

dodzy · 12-10-2016 3:21pm

ted1 wrote: »

They are much better than the adopters and you could just use the cable and E27 part instead of fitting the whole thing.

True of course Ted,

just cut the flex to 10" and keep the other 25mtrs of cable you're left with for future jobs and the other part for when your dog gets neutered - a perfect collar

Invincible · 12-10-2016 7:13pm

dodzy wrote: »

They're a joke of a fitting. The regular pendant fittings that you get in a typical electrical suppliers (B22 fitting with the threaded white cap to conceal the connector blocks) are a much neater job. I must try to source them with the E27 end.

EDIT: Not available in my local suppliers but surely they are available somewhere?

Any image of those that you mention above?
Are they the fitting you connect the cable to?
Need some for a 3 section ceiling fitting but they'll have to be an adaptor type as its a brass type unit.

Glenn220390 · 12-10-2016 8:37pm

Here's 2 adaptors for €1.50 from ikea
http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/lighting/light-bulbs-accessories/koppla-b22-to-e27-bulb-converter-art-90295615/

Quackster · 12-10-2016 9:20pm

dodzy wrote: »

They're a joke of a fitting. The regular pendant fittings that you get in a typical electrical suppliers (B22 fitting with the threaded white cap to conceal the connector blocks) are a much neater job. I must try to source them with the E27 end.

EDIT: Not available in my local suppliers but surely they are available somewhere?

I've seen them in Woodies a while back so worth trying if you're near one.

reni10 · 13-10-2016 1:56pm

The Hue White Ambiance B22 and E27 bulbs are on sale at Amazon for about £19:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BPDXARK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1