RE: GU10 Energy efficient replacements

[Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've used, and am fairly pleased with the superbright 4W LED ones...
they
were a direct swap for the old 50W Halogens, and fit in the same fittings
perfectly. I've had, IIRC, only 1 failure out of something in the order of
15 bulbs fitted in the last 9 months or so. I find them to be just as
bright
as the Halogens they replaced. I've now reduced the lighting consumption in
my kitchen from 400W (8 x 50W), to a mere 32W (8 * 4W). Obviously I don't
(can't) dim them.

I Think these were the ones I used:
http://www.bltdirect.com/product.php?pid=22427


I See there are 5W ones as well now, which I don't recall being available
back when I ordered, and since I do need to get a few spares in, I think
perhaps I'll try some of the 5W ones as well...


HTH

Paul G.

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Kevin
Sent: 23 January 2012 15:36
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] GU10 Energy efficient replacements

Having nearly had a fit at the size of our leccy bill again I'm looking for
energy efficient replacements for our 50W GU10 halogen lights - of which we
have a lot :-(

Does anyone have any personal recommendations? I'm finding the choice a bit
overwhelming so I'd like to try out a couple of different types (e.g. LED
or
CFL)to see which work for us. Dimming would be nice but it's not required
for most of our rooms. They're for recessed fittings so must be the same
physical size as a normal GU10.

Cheers
Kevin W.




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