Replacing a LED light

[aveatry]

I guess replacing these 4 and keeping the old ones to service the rest of the house is the best long term answer.

This I think is the perfect plan.
But when you fit the new units make sure that you get comes with replaceable GU10 LEDs. Also you may find that the GU10s look different to the fixed LEDs and that is to do with the degree of beam - many GU10s are 60degree spread almost as spotlights but your fixed unit is likly to be a much wider light spread so try and find 120 degree led bulbs.

 

[aveatry]

For what it's worth, all my downlights are cool white. They are definitely not a yellow light.

The thing is many say cool white on the box or natural white and are 4000k but you but a 6000k in next to it and you will see how - not cool white the 4k is.
That's the other good thing with replaceable GU10 units as you can very cheaply experiment with different K values.

 

[aveatry]

In what way is it nonsense and stupid?

This reason

Sealed down lights are the work of the devil and are not very eco friendly as you have to throw the whole unit away as each one fails

 

[AndyPRK]

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[aveatry]

Yes Andy 6000k is known as daylight

 

[Why Not Indeed]

I get that but it seems a shame to change the other 3 working lights.

Why do you keep saying this? Nobody is making you change anything.

 

[morqthana]

The thing is many say cool white on the box or natural white and are 4000k but you but a 6000k in next to it and you will see how - not cool white the 4k is.

Then put a 2700/3000K one next to the 4000K and see how non-yellow the 4000K is.

 

[morqthana]

Why do you keep saying this? Nobody is making you change anything.

It's not at all unreasonable for someone with several lights in one room to want them all to look the same, both when on and when off.

 

[morqthana]

This reason

OK - I see what you mean.

 

[aveatry]

I get that but it seems a shame to change the other 3 working lights. Perhaps I should bite the bullet and just buy the more expensive replacement but at least it's the same light.

AS has been said and I think its the perfect option. Remove the 3 working ones and replace all 4 with separately removable GU10 bulb units so all 4 will match in that room and you will then have 3 spares to replace any others in the house for a good match in those rooms.

 

[morqthana]

I'm doing similar - I had integrated lights installed (220mm dia, not recessed, 15mm thick) in lots of places. I bought a couple of spares, as I knew that if I needed to replace any I'd probably not be able to buy the same. A depressing number of early life failures has used them and left me with two more either totally or partially dead, but they are still in warranty, so I'll not have a financial loss, and (touch wood) none have failed for several months now, so it's probably time to get the warranty replacements.

Three are in rooms on their own, so with those I'm swapping to lights which take bulbs. Obviously no longer only 15mm thick. Next would be the landing light, then the one just inside the front door, then hallway/corridor. By the time I'm down to less than 6 working ones to go in the kitchen, I'll just have to replace all b****y 6.

 

[aveatry]

I dont quite have all LEDs as I have 5 magaman CFL gu10s still going although they should last twice a s long as anything as they take 1000 times longer to come to brightness. I keep almost chucking them away but that wouldn't be very eco friendly - but they are hateful things.
Thinking about it they are the most eco bulbs available because by the time they warm up I have done what i needed to in the room so mostly I dont bother turning them on

 

[aveatry]

I have seen the 220 diameter flat panel lights that have adjustable colour temperature via a switch inside warm/cool/daylight. Some can do it by flicking the light switch on and off and it will cycle though the colours.

 

[flameport]

My whole house is fitted with 5000-6500k LEDs.