Led Bulbs

[jennyjoan]

Over some few years I have bought sister LED bulbs - she likes the wattage to be the old 150 wattage.

I bought her one last week via Amazon - and whilst it says on the box it is equivalent to 150wattage - she thinks it is darker than the first one I bought her.

Maybe I bought the wrong one but don't think I did

I had a choice - warm white, cool white, daylight white and I went for the last one.

I don't want to order any more until I can be sure they the old 150 wattage.

I have looked on my Amazon account from years ago and I can't find the old one I bought her

Anybody help find one with the 150 WATTAGE . Thanks

[Zacs-Master]

According to a chart I’ve found the equivalent LED to 150w ‘old’ type lamps are 20-30w. Sounds like your sister likes things as bright as possible so I’d go for as near to 30w as you can. I’d also go for cool white as that should be the whitest light.

[jennyjoan]

well Zacs - it does say 20w on the box -

[jennyjoan]

i went for daylight white thinking that would be a bright daylight brightness - excuse repeat

[Zacs-Master]

There’s the issue then, JJ. You need some LED ones which are nearer 30w.

[Zacs-Master]

The daylight ones will have a slightly blue hue. Cool white should be just white.

[jennyjoan]

I put 30w on the url but Argos seem to have one but it is screw one - she is bayonet

[perseverer]

Warm white is slightly yellow and most like old incandescent bulbs in colour, but cool white is whiter and slightly brighter for the same wattage.

[gingejbee]

Well, you shouldn't be choosing an LED using "watts" (a measure of power used by it) but "lumens" (a measure of how bright it is).
You're looking for a rather bright LED and you need to look for over 2500 lumens. All LEDs are labelled with the number of lumens they emit...so it should be easy!

[Atheist]

jenny; you'll be lucky to find an LED bulb which can be as bright as an old 150 Watt bulb. Follow ginge and get the highest LED wattage you can find.

[Old_Geezer]

I used to like the 150w incandescent light. I think if you want the same light in LED then you probably need multiple bulbs.

[jennyjoan]

well to tell you the truth - she has loads of the old 150watt bulbs in a cupboard somewhere and loves them.

I am going to tell her to use them but she is afeard

Would it be wrong of her to use those old bulbs.

[perseverer]

Assuming the bulb holder, shade etc is able to accommodate the heat from 150W incandescent, she can use them but they will cost much more to run, about
5 times as much as LED, and will last for about 1000 hours use each so will need more frequent changing.

[Atheist]

jennyjoan. An LED uses about a tenth of the energy of an old fashioned bulb with the same brightness. If your friend doesn't worry about the cost of electricity, then she can happily carry in using the old fashioned 150W bulbs.

[drmorgans]

I would carry on using the incandescent bulbs until they become illegal. Stick it to the Man.

[brainiac]

Stick it to The Man? You'd only be sticking it to yourself - the old bulbs use a lot more electricity.

[drmorgans]

Nicer quality of light though isn't it?

[woodchopper]

Try LED corn cob lamps - will usually have the higher Lumens required.

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