LED Light Advice

[ukmercenary]

Hello

I have some on these lights in my lounge:

Aurora AU-FRLD811/40 m10 LED (dimable) 4000k, 600lumens

I would like to replace them with Philips Hue lighting.
You have to excuse my ignorance is this and easy job to to?

Cheers
Paul

 

[ericmark]

You realise it means changing whole unit, not simply a bulb? With a lamp connected to wifi if the lamp fails then new lamp, and every lamp takes power when switched off, so it is an expensive system, both to install and run, personally I will not allow my wife certain products, like Ikea light fittings and unprotected quartz bulbs. I have fitted wifi light switches, wifi sockets, and wifi TRV heads, so not against wifi but one has to accept the cost.

 

[ukmercenary]

You realise it means changing whole unit, not simply a bulb? With a lamp connected to wifi if the lamp fails then new lamp, and every lamp takes power when switched off, so it is an expensive system, both to install and run, personally I will not allow my wife certain products, like Ikea light fittings and unprotected quartz bulbs. I have fitted wifi light switches, wifi sockets, and wifi TRV heads, so not against wifi but one has to accept the cost.

Thanks for the reply yes I do realize it means replacing the whole units. One reason I want to replace them is they are far too bright for my lounge. Even when dimmed to the lowest setting. They are more suitable for a bathroom or a kitchen. I would have preferred a yellow glow not a sharp white glow that they produce.

I take your point they would be expensive but are you saying even when turned off they draw power? I assume because they are Wifi enabled but can't imagine a Wifi chip using much power? for example on a laptop modern laptops last for hours.

Do Philips even sell integrated style downlights? or would I have to get the GU10 types?

 

[ericmark]

One unit powering 10 lamps likely within 1W that is standard, but 10 lamps independent could be 10W although unlikely. Major problem dimming any LED colour does not change, so better swapping lamps to warm colours or even splitting the control 1/3 and 2/3 is popular so three levels with two switches, plus wall lamps etc.

But answer is yes can be done, but question is do you really want it?

 

[ukmercenary]

I can live without fancy Wifi lights, I might just get these as direct a replacement https://www.downlights.co.uk/aurora-enlite-e5-led-downlight.html
they have the 3000 warm white ones. I currently have 6 of them in my lounge. I wonder if even they would be too much.. photo of my lounge attached..
my lounge is about 10 foot m2 ..it's also a bit untidy !