E27 LED R80 Reflector Bulb 7.3W 806lm - Warm White 2700K - E-Luminate

This is an LED reflector lamp in the R80 shape, rated at 7.3W and giving 806 lumens. The cap is E27, the large screw fitting used across most UK pendants, spots and recessed housings, so it twists straight in where an older screw cap reflector came out. The retail pack rates it at 60W equivalent, the figure to match if you are replacing a filament R80. Colour temperature is 2700K, the warm white end of the scale, and the pack diagram gives the lamp as 80mm across the face and 114mm from the tip of the cap to the front.

A reflector throws its light forward instead of scattering it in all directions, so this is the lamp for fittings meant to point at something: track heads over a kitchen worktop, recessed downlights in a hallway, a display shelf or an alcove. The 80mm face is the wider of the two common domestic reflector sizes, so check the aperture of your fitting before you order, because an R63 housing will not take it. At 2700K the light reads warm rather than clinical, which suits living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms.

The pack marks the lamp as non dimmable, so it belongs on a plain switched circuit rather than a dimmer plate. Energy class is E, and the pack prints two further figures: up to 90% less energy used, and a life of up to 15 years. LED lamps reach full brightness the moment the switch goes on, with none of the warm up older low energy lamps needed. No IP rating is given by the manufacturer, so treat it as an indoor lamp for ordinary dry fittings. Each unit here is a single bulb, and the minimum order is four sold in multiples of four, handy when a run of spots is changed together.

Can I use this bulb on a dimmer switch?

No. The retail pack marks it as non dimmable, so it needs a plain switched circuit rather than a dimming plate or a trailing dimmer.

What size is an R80 bulb and will it fit my downlight?

The pack diagram gives 80mm across the face and 114mm overall, so measure the aperture and depth of your fitting first. An R63 housing is too small.

How bright is 7.3W compared with an old filament reflector?

It gives 806 lumens, and the pack rates it as a 60W equivalent, so it stands in for a 60W filament R80 reflector.

Is 2700K warm white or cool white?

2700K is warm white, the soft yellow tone most people associate with filament lamps, and it suits living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms.

Is this bulb rated for outdoor or exposed fittings?

The specification states no IP rating and none is printed on the pack, so we cannot claim one. Keep it to ordinary indoor fittings.

How many bulbs do I receive, and is there a minimum order?

One unit is a single bulb. The minimum order is four, sold in multiples of four, so the smallest purchase is four bulbs.