Philips 'warm glow' 6W dimmable LED

Seem pretty good.

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-m-li/warm-glow-dimmable-led-lighting

I've got around the problem of lights left on in outside bog by fitting a motion sensor to the light.

 

Have a close look at the lamps or packaging. It is often the case that you have been sold 230v version rather than 240v version. Yes, I know about harmonisation of voltages but the UK still sits 10v above Europe in general. Philips for one and other manufacturers actually make two versions of their GU10s, linears and other lamps - a 230v for mainland Europe and 240v for the UK and Ireland. A lot of on-line sellers just get the cheapest they can, and guess what, they are 230v versions.

 

Ikea do a very good range of led lamps - just bought a few ses warm white 5w, and the light quality is superb.

Excellent pricing to boot.

 

I'll have nearly 1kw worth of traditional lighting in the log cabin, thank chr*** for LED technology!

Had 16x50w GU10s in the previous house's kitchen, it can get expensive.

 

Did you need an oven?

It does not sound much when you say 10p/hour however as the lights could be on for four or five hours per day you suddenly see £40/quarter on electricity ...

 

Fit a Varilight V-Pro dimmer.

https://www.varilight.co.uk/dimmers/compatibility-lamp-type.php

https://www.varilight.co.uk/dimmers/v-pro.php

 

Silent dimming & no buzzing noise.

 

This is what I've got for the man cave https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLJDSP252S.html thanks to KIAB for the recommendation.

 

Every dimmer I have ever fitted (mainly in Hampstead but including one in my gaff) always ends up being turned up to the max and switched off and on in max output position with no dimming used whatsoever. Still say that the judicious placing of table lamps etc with nice shades, and fed via 5 amp so's orffffffff of plate switch outside room is the superior way of doing things..

 

Morning madam. I see that the expensive dimmers you requested to be fitted are all switched in max light output position, may I ask why?

Lady replies - ''We dont turn the dimmers down because it makes the lights to dim''

I rest my case

 

I reckon I'll need dimmers with 12x 7w LED GU10s, and the dimmer is fed off a switch too so I can leave the dimmers where I want and switch on/off independently

 

But they do not have variable dimming profiles ...

A decent dimmer should give options for leading or trailing edge as well as several profiles to improve the linearity of light output.

 

Do we really need all that extra wizardry? I just want to turn the lights down a bit.

 

Suggest you look at Varilight V-Pro IR touch control and touch & remote control dimmers, they offer you the option to store four lighting profiles.

 

Yeh but, can they be adjusted remotely via an app on your smartphone? Can the dimmer tell when you're about to enter the room and what time of day it is to turn the lights on at the precise correct setting? Bloomin useless if not

 

Yes, and it will know when the house is empty and alarm set to allow then to turn on and off to give impression of occupancy.

Lighting profiles are not the same as dimmer profiles.

 

Read these linkys.

https://www.varilight.co.uk/dimmers/v-pro-ir.php

https://www.varilight.co.uk/dimmers/lightscene.php