E14 (SES) LED Candle Bulb 4.9W 470lm - Warm White 2700K, 2 Pack

This is a candle shaped LED bulb with an E14 small screw cap, drawing 4.9W and giving 470 lumens. The light is 2700K warm white, the softer yellow end of the white range, and the bulbs arrive in a box of two. The pack puts it at the equivalent of an old 40W incandescent candle, so it suits fittings where a 40W bulb used to sit. The bulbs themselves are white rather than clear, which spreads the light and keeps the diodes from showing as bright points through a thin shade. The energy rating is F.

E14 is the smaller of the two screw caps in common UK use, often written SES on packaging and in fitting instructions. It turns up in chandeliers, multi arm ceiling fittings, small wall lights, bedside lamps and a great many decorative pendants. If you are unsure which cap you have, take the old bulb out and measure the thread across: E14 is about 14mm, while the larger E27 is about 27mm. A pair of 470 lumen candles in bedside lamps gives enough light to read by without lighting the whole room, and in a multi arm fitting the warm 2700K tone sits comfortably beside brass, gold and older painted finishes.

These bulbs are not dimmable, which the pack marks with a crossed out dimmer icon, so use them on an ordinary on and off switch. Run on a dimmer, non dimmable LEDs tend to flicker, buzz or refuse to strike at the low end of the dial. The pack prints a life of up to 15 years and a saving of up to 90% on energy against the lamp being replaced. Each box holds two bulbs, and the minimum order is 8 boxes sold in multiples of 8, which puts 16 bulbs in your hands and leaves spares for the rest of the house.

Will this fit my chandelier?

It will if the chandelier takes E14, the small screw cap also written SES. Unscrew an existing bulb and check the thread measures roughly 14mm across before ordering.

How bright is 470 lumens for a candle bulb?

It is a normal domestic candle brightness, matching the 40W incandescent candle quoted on the pack. Five of them in one ceiling fitting will light an average sitting room comfortably.

Can I put these on a dimmer switch?

No. The pack marks them non dimmable, so fit them where the control is a plain on and off switch. On a dimmer expect flicker, buzzing or no light at the bottom of the travel.

What does 2700K warm white actually look like?

It is the soft yellow toned white people associate with old filament bulbs, kinder in living rooms and bedrooms than the whiter 4000K and 6500K options.

Is an IP rating given for these bulbs?

The manufacturer does not state one, so we quote none. Treat them as standard indoor bulbs for dry, ordinary domestic light fittings.

How many bulbs do I actually receive?

One box holds two bulbs, and the minimum order is eight boxes in multiples of eight, so the smallest order brings you sixteen bulbs.