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Cheat Sheet
How long will a bulb last?
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Incandescent |
1,200 hours |
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Halogen |
2,500 hours |
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CFL |
8,000 hours |
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LED |
25,000 hours |
Lumen guide by room
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Room |
Light source |
Lumens |
|---|---|---|
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Living room |
Reading light |
400 |
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Pendant light |
1,500 - 3,000 |
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Bedroom |
Bedside light |
500 |
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Pendant light |
2,000 - 4,000 |
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Kitchen |
Pendant light |
5,000 - 10,000 |
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Cooker area |
450 |
|
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Sink area |
450 |
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Bathroom |
Spotlights |
4,000 - 8,000 |
|
Mirror |
1,700 |
Light bulb recycling guide
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Bulb Type |
Recyclable |
WEEE |
How to Dispose |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Incandescent |
No |
No |
Household waste |
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Halogen |
No |
No |
Household waste |
|
Fluorescent tube |
Yes |
Yes |
Specialist waste sites or through specialist companies |
|
CFL |
Yes |
Yes |
Specialist waste sites or through specialist companies |
|
LED |
Yes |
Yes |
Specialist waste sites or through specialist companies, household waste |
What bulbs to use in which fittings
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Over head bulbs |
Spotlights |
Lamps, side lamps & chandelier fittings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fitting Type |
Traditional |
Stick |
Spiral |
Down light/ Reflector |
Candle |
Globe |
Golf |
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B22 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
|
|
✔ |
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B15 |
✔ |
|
|
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
G14 |
|
✔ |
✔ |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
G27 |
|
✔ |
✔ |
|
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
GU10 |
|
|
|
✔ |
|
|
|
|
GU4 |
|
|
|
✔ |
|
|
|
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G5.3 |
|
|
|
✔ |
|
|
|
|
MR16 |
|
|
|
✔ |
|
|
|
Colour temperature guide by room
|
Room |
Ideal colour |
|---|---|
|
Living room |
2700k - Extra warm white |
|
Bedroom |
2700k - Extra warm white |
|
Kitchen |
3000k - Warm white |
|
4000k - Cool white |
|
|
Bathroom |
4000k - Cool white |
|
Task lighting |
4000k - Cool white |
|
6000k - Daylight |
Common light bulb fittings
 |
 |
 |
 |
B22 |
B15 |
E27 |
E14 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
GU10 |
GU5.3 |
G4 |
G9 |
Common light bulb shapings
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 |
 |
 |
Golf |
Candle |
Spiral |
Globe |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Down light |
Traditional |
Spot |
Stick |
Fluorescent tube thickness
 |
 |
 |
3.8cm (1.5in.) T12 |
2.54cm (1.0in.) T8 |
1.59cm (5/8in.) T5 |
Kelvin Spectrum
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2700k |
3000k |
3500k |
4000k |
6000k |