Philips Hue FAQ

So it turns out, there is actually a difference to which way you install it. The back plate has 2 small holes the the left and right of where the bottom screw goes in, whereas there are no holes to the left and right of the top screw. This is probably to let any water that gets in to drip out.

Installing it upside down has the opposite effect of letting the water in without anywhere for it to get out, as I recently found out! So if anyone installs this upside down, make sure to seal those 2 holes with some silicon or something similar.

I'm having issues with a random bulb coming on in the middle of the night while I'm asleep.

I'm always groggy trying to figure out to turn it back off again, is there any way to check history anywhere?

Is a Lidl E14 bulb, we have a few others with no issues they we know of (not in bedroom)

Cheers. Thanks a million for that. I’ll give it a go when I get home this evening.

Got house rewired but sparks put in 2 pendant lighting.

So was looking to replace these with 2 ceiling lights

Something like the below

Can't justify the price.

Any suggestions of similar I can possibly use regular hue bulbs or anything else that can link to hub and alexa control and dimming available

Any thoughts on the cheapest way to get 12 hue white ambience GU10s? Probably Amazon warehouse or wait for a sale, right?

Thanks! Yeah you’re probably right

Will give it a try as now have more hue to add also dont know which ones are Hue and which not need to speak to Sparks

Lads, I'm about to put up some hue stuff on done deal. Wanted to offer it here first as it's a fairly tight community. Haven't worked out pricing yet, but I'm open to fair offers. Ideally, getting rid of as a job lot or smaller lots would be brilliant rather than fecking around with individual things.

1 x Bloom

2 x Candle bulbs

1 x Bayonet 22

6 x Edison 27

All are colour bulbs, as new, have boxes and very very little use, I'd guess less than 100 hours on them. We had to have the house rewired & they were surplus to requirements at that point as "herself" wanted spotlights.

Incidentally, open to 1-4-1 swaps for Hue GU10s as I've now got a load of them I have to replace.

Also have a couple of  HomePod minis the same deal, as new, comes with boxes.

I'll give it a couple of days before I put them up online.

EDIT: Just found five Google minis and one home and one of the photo frame homes. I really gotta stop buying electronics !! Same deal. Light use have boxes etc

Yes, you can set it to do nothing during the day and set it to turn on a scene at night. I have one in the bathroom for the last few years.

Was gonna start a new thread, but then figured you guys may know.

I need about 26 GU10s. I’d love to get all hue (white ambience) but it’s a little cost prohibitive. So I’m looking for an alternative brand.

Preferably something that gives very good light as I find the hues I have quite dim compared to regular LED GU10s

Which brands are worth looking at?

Black Friday discounts perhaps? Should get the white and white ambient for about half price?

There's a prime sale before mid October. Usually rubbish but some great offers on Hue during the summer.