Description
This is a bayonet cap LED bulb in the familiar GLS shape, the rounded pear outline that has been the standard household bulb for decades. It draws 7.3W and puts out 806 lumens, and the retail pack rates it as a replacement for a 60W filament bulb. The B22 cap is the two pin bayonet type: it pushes into the holder and locks with a quarter turn rather than screwing in, so check the old bulb for two small pins on the sides of a smooth metal cap before you order. The glass is a plain opal white, which softens the light and keeps the diodes from showing as bright points.
At 2700K the light is warm white, the yellow leaning tone most people associate with old incandescent bulbs, which makes it the comfortable choice for living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and landings rather than a worktop where a cooler light reads better. The beam angle is 240 degrees, so the light spreads sideways and back around the cap instead of firing forward in a cone. That matters in pendant shades, standard lamps and uplighters, where a narrow beam leaves the top of the shade dark. Around 806 lumens is what a single central pendant usually wants in a bedroom or a small sitting room.
This bulb is not dimmable, so give it a plain on/off switch; on a dimmer circuit an LED that is not built for one can flicker or buzz. The energy rating is E, and the pack prints a 15,000 hour life, expressed there as 15 years. IP20 means indoor, dry positions only. Each box holds a single bulb and the minimum order is 12, sold in multiples of 12, which suits doing a whole house at once. It sits alongside our wider LED bulb range, which also runs to B15 (SBC) candle and golf bulbs and GU10 bulbs.
Specification
| Fitting |
B22 (BC) bayonet |
| Shape |
GLS |
| Technology |
LED |
| Wattage |
7.3W |
| Brightness |
806lm |
| Equivalent |
60W, as stated on the retail pack |
| Colour temperature |
2,700K warm white |
| Beam angle |
240 degrees |
| Dimmable |
No |
| IP rating |
IP20 |
| Energy rating |
E |
| Lifespan as printed |
15,000 hours, given on the pack as 15 years |
| Sold as |
Box of 1 |
| Minimum order |
12, sold in multiples of 12 |
Frequently Asked
Will a B22 bayonet cap fit my light fitting?
It fits any standard B22 bayonet holder. Look at the old bulb: a smooth metal cap with two small pins on opposite sides is B22, while a threaded cap is a screw fitting and will not take this one.
Can I put this on a dimmer switch?
No. The pack marks it non-dimmable, so use it with an ordinary on/off switch. Run on a dimmer it may flicker, buzz or fail to light cleanly at low settings.
How does 806 lumens compare with the old bulb I am taking out?
The pack rates it as a 60W replacement, so in a shade or pendant the light output should read much like the 60W bulb you removed, for 7.3W of draw.
What does 2700K warm white actually look like?
It is the warm, slightly yellow light of a traditional filament bulb, which most people find easy in the evening. Cooler 4000K and 6500K lamps look noticeably whiter.
How long should it last?
The retail pack prints a 15,000 hour life and also gives that as 15 years, which works out at a little under three hours of use a day.
How many bulbs do I receive, and is there a minimum order?
Each box holds one bulb. The minimum order is 12 and they are sold in multiples of 12, so a first order brings you twelve single boxes.