Ikea have reduced all LED lightbulbs

paddy147 · 23-03-2013 09:09PM #1

Was up in Ikea today buying a few bits and bobs.

Ikea have reduced all their LED lightbulbs by 2 euro and by 5 euro.

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/20514/

Most of them were 7 and 8 euro and 11 euro.

Now they are 5 and 6 euro each.

Good light quality from too (nice warm white),as I bought a few more LED bulbs today to try them out in the floor lamps,the bedrooms and landing spaces.:D

paddy147 · 24-03-2013 09:01PM

For anyone interested in the E27 LED bulbs and that has B22 ceiling light fittings.....there a very simple and quick solution.

Its called a B22-E27 adaptor.

Screw the Ikea LED bulb into the adaptor.

Then screw adaptor into your existing B22 ceiling light.

Simples.:)

Pic shows how compact the LED bulb is compared to an Ikea CFL bulb.

Royal Legend · 24-03-2013 09:07PM

Its says on one of them 8.1w, what does it compare to in an ordinary bulb?

sunny2004 · 24-03-2013 09:09PM

Anyway I working out how bright these are compared to normal bulbs ? 40wt ? 60wt? 100wtt???

ted1 · 24-03-2013 09:14PM

Yeah, a lux meter will give you the information. But you need to look at the colour temperature.

Also incandescent bulbs havn't being normal in a few years

paddy147 · 24-03-2013 09:18PM

Royal Legend wrote: »

Its says on one of them 8.1w, what does it compare to in an ordinary bulb?

The 8 watt bulb is the Ikea CFL bulb...thats is around a 40 watt ordinary bulb.
11 watt CFL would be 60 watt
15 watt CFL would be around 75 watt
20 watt CFL would be around 100 watt

Philips CFL lights would be the same too.

I find the Ikea LED lights just nice for the bedrooms and for the various table and floor lamps....as the pics show.;)

Just a nice amount of warm white light (2700k)

Ikea are fading out CFL lights for good and changing over to LED at the moment.

Im happy with them so far,as too are my family.

I also have all of downstairs and the upstairs bathrooms fitted out with Philips Master 4 watt LED GU10s...again a lovely warm white light.:)

paddy147 · 24-03-2013 09:33PM

Tesco currently want 12 euro 50 cents for the same type of E27 golf ball LED bulb that Ikea sell for 5 euro.

So thats a no brainer there.:pac::D

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 01:01AM

Tesco now want 14 euro for an LED lightbulb.

"Every little helps"".......................Me Hole it does.

dodzy · 28-03-2013 08:08AM

paddy147 wrote: »

I also have all of downstairs and the upstairs bathrooms fitted out with Philips Master 4 watt LED GU10s...again a lovely warm white light.:)

How much were these paddy? I need to get my hands on 20. I know the prices are reducing but them masters are prob still the top end of the pricing ladder ?

antodeco · 28-03-2013 08:50AM

Jesus, how sad have I become that I now get excited at discount light bulbs?

clint_silver · 28-03-2013 09:50AM

dodzy wrote: »

How much were these paddy? I need to get my hands on 20. I know the prices are reducing but them masters are prob still the top end of the pricing ladder ?

Ive been buying these for the last 2 years and am following prices.

I got 20 of the mr16s with a separate order with mr16 adaptors for half the price off dhgate. 3-4 weeks on delivery. Might have to pay customs if an post put it through.

http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale+led+lights.html

theres also dealextreme.com and futureled.ie

Theres a big difference between the warm and cold light colours. the cold light is nearly blu-ish. Id got 10 of each to try them. the cold light goes well in the bathroom but Im going to change these for warm lights when i get round to it.

They dont need transformers.

Anything under 5W LED I find is nearly mood lighting. Id recommend at least 6w if not 8w to replace 50W halogen. Not all are dimmable, have to get specific dimmable ones which are a little extra

NobodyImportant · 28-03-2013 09:55AM

I've put 3 Ikea LED's GU10's into the bathroom. The colour is very white, but in a bathroom thats probably a good thing. Down to €5 each now i think.

brokenarms · 28-03-2013 10:34AM

Still cheaper to use ebay and get them sent to your door if ya have a room full of downlighters

nc6000 · 28-03-2013 11:06AM

Do Ikea sell the B22-E27 adaptor? It's not listed on their website.

clint_silver · 28-03-2013 11:12AM

nc6000 wrote: »

Do Ikea sell the B22-E27 adaptor? It's not listed on their website.

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=b22+gu10+adaptor&_sacat=0&_from=R40

get them sent to your door.

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 01:06PM

dodzy wrote: »

How much were these paddy? I need to get my hands on 20. I know the prices are reducing but them masters are prob still the top end of the pricing ladder ?

When I bought them early last year (2012) they were 8 euro 30 cents plus vat in the leccy wholesalers.

I find them just perfect for myself and my families needs.I have them in the kitchen area,the dinning area,2 living areas and also the bathroom and ensuite.

A nice warm white colout off them (2700k).

Very happy with them.Single Cree LED in them too.

paddy147 · 28-03-2013 01:07PM

nc6000 wrote: »

Do Ikea sell the B22-E27 adaptor? It's not listed on their website.

No they dont sell them.

I bought a good few of the adaptors in a local leccy wholesalers.....for the bedrooms

ando · 28-03-2013 01:16PM

antodeco wrote: »

Jesus, how sad have I become that I now get excited at discount light bulbs?

Getting old is a b1tch! I too am the same

Lenny · 28-03-2013 01:16PM

Got 24 of these bulbs in ikea, happy enough with thwm, dont notice much of a diffrrance. But would of been nice if they had 4w ones!
Where have people bought 4w online as i still need more

blastman · 28-03-2013 03:22PM

Would those GU10 bulbs be bright enough for a kitchen (the light is a rail with four spotlights on it using halogen bulbs at the moment that get hot enough to scorch the ceiling paint!)?

dodzy · 28-03-2013 03:43PM

blastman wrote: »

Would those GU10 bulbs be bright enough for a kitchen (the light is a rail with four spotlights on it using halogen bulbs at the moment that get hot enough to scorch the ceiling paint!)?

Unless its a monster, with a lot of dark colours, you should be OK. Get that 200W energy sapping setup out. The kitchen, in my place anyway, will show the most savings. The thing is always bloody on.

brightkane · 28-03-2013 04:42PM

any such thing as a mr16 to gu10 adapter ?

sandin · 28-03-2013 04:54PM

brokenarms wrote: »

Still cheaper to use ebay and get them sent to your door if ya have a room full of downlighters

The beauty of IKEA is the bulbs are good quality and they stand over them. On ebay the vast majority are utter crap.

I use the IKEA 3.7w GU10's for showroom use and find them to be excellent. After over a year of use for 8-10 hours a day, 7 days a week, every one of them (there are over 50) are still working perfectly.

Also have them at home
Equal to Approx 35w halogen.

Lenny · 28-03-2013 08:13PM

sandin wrote: »

The beauty of IKEA is the bulbs are good quality and they stand over them. On ebay the vast majority are utter crap.

I use the IKEA 3.7w GU10's for showroom use and find them to be excellent. After over a year of use for 8-10 hours a day, 7 days a week, every one of them (there are over 50) are still working perfectly.

Also have them at home
Equal to Approx 35w halogen.

they're equal to 40W halogen

dodzy · 29-03-2013 12:15AM

sandin wrote: »

The beauty of IKEA is the bulbs are good quality and they stand over them. On ebay the vast majority are utter crap.

I use the IKEA 3.7w GU10's for showroom use and find them to be excellent. After over a year of use for 8-10 hours a day, 7 days a week, every one of them (there are over 50) are still working perfectly.

Also have them at home
Equal to Approx 35w halogen.

Lenny wrote: »

they're equal to 40W halogen

Not that it's a deal breaker, but I thought 3.7W is the 35W equivalent ?

paddy147 · 29-03-2013 12:32AM

dodzy wrote: »

Not that it's a deal breaker, but I thought 3.7W is the 35W equivalent ?

The E27 LED bulbs that I bought in Ikea are 3.5w and are 200 lumen....2700k.

Just nice for the living room floorlamps,bedside locker lamps and also for the main ceiling bedroom lights too.

Also have 2 of them for the landing lights too.
Oh and ceiling light in the front porch too.

A soft warm white light from them.:)

sandin · 29-03-2013 10:34AM

Lenny wrote: »

they're equal to 40W halogen

dodzy wrote: »

Not that it's a deal breaker, but I thought 3.7W is the 35W equivalent ?

My use of them says they are equivalent to about 35w halogen - manufacturers may claim higher, but difference between 35w & 40w is not huge in a home situation.

The saving on the difference in cost between the standard 50 watt (difficult to get 35w) and the led is made within 150hours of use - for home use this is about 6-8 week, for commercial use its less than 3 weeks. (based on €2 standard bulb cost and €5 led cost)

ted1 · 29-03-2013 11:50AM

sandin wrote: »

My use of them says they are equivalent to about 35w halogen - manufacturers may claim higher, but difference between 35w & 40w is not huge in a home situation.

The saving on the difference in cost between the standard 50 watt (difficult to get 35w) and the led is made within 150hours of use - for home use this is about 6-8 week, for commercial use its less than 3 weeks. (based on €2 standard bulb cost and €5 led cost)

your a bitt off on your maths..
50w*150 hours=7.5kWh * 20 cents kwh= €1.5
3.7W *150hours=.555kwh *20 cents = €0.11
so in 150 hours the saving in electricity is only €1.39

Its actually 324 hours....
so say 4 hours use day = 81 days = 11.57 weeks.

sandin · 29-03-2013 01:43PM

that's the friday brain

Next time I'll use the calculator / abacus.

even with say 12 weeks useage to get cost back - they last ages, all mine are 1year+ and on 9 hours a day 7 days a week and all still shining bright.

The good news is led tecnology is moving at a great pace, so expect prices to drop further.

paddy147 · 29-03-2013 01:54PM

I spoke to the manager in Ikea this morning.

They are getting in new versions of the various LED bulbs next month.
New lighting design and more lumens too.

The LED lights are one of Ikeas biggest sellers these days and they are struggling to keep enough in stock...thats how fast they are bought up when they go out on the shelves.

blastman · 29-03-2013 04:07PM

Popped in on the way to work there now and bought four of the GU10 bulbs. Not many on the shelf so they do seem to be a good seller.

Ikea have reduced all LED lightbulbs

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