E14 (SES) LED Candle Bulb 4.9W 470lm - Daylight 6500K - Eveready

This is a 4.9W LED candle bulb on the E14 small screw cap, and it gives 470 lumens at 6,500K, the coolest, whitest tone in the daylight group. The body is opal white rather than clear, so the light leaves it across a wide 280 degree spread instead of one hard point. The tapered candle shape is the one that suits chandeliers, candelabra pendants and multi-arm ceiling fittings, and the pack rates the bulb as the equal of a 40W conventional candle, so it drops straight into an older fitting of that size.

Daylight at 6,500K reads crisp and slightly blue against the yellow of an old filament bulb, which makes it a working light rather than a relaxing one. It is at its best over a kitchen worktop, in a utility room, above a sewing table or a workbench, and on a stair or landing where you want to see the edges clearly. It is a poorer match for a sitting room, where most people want the light to feel warm after dark. If that is the room you are buying for, we list the same 4.9W 470lm candle in warm white 3000K and cool white 4000K on the small bayonet B15 (SBC) cap.

It runs on 220-240V mains and is not dimmable, so keep it on a plain on/off switch; a non-dimmable lamp on a dimmer circuit tends to flicker or buzz. The energy label puts it in class F at 5kWh per 1,000 hours, and the pack prints a lamp life of 10 years or 10,000 hours with more than 10,000 on/off cycles, which matters on a landing switch that gets flicked all day. Colour rendering is printed on the pack as above 80. The rating is IP20, for dry indoor use. One unit is a single boxed bulb, and the minimum order is 5, sold in multiples of 5.

How do I know my fitting takes an E14 cap?

Take out the old bulb and look at the screw thread. E14, also called SES or small screw, measures 14mm across the thread, against 27mm for the larger ES cap found on most standard household bulbs.

Is 470 lumens bright enough to replace my old candle bulb?

The pack rates it as the equal of a 40W conventional candle, which is the size most chandeliers and candelabra pendants were originally fitted with, so brightness should feel familiar.

What does 6,500K daylight actually look like?

It is a cool, white, slightly blue light with no yellow in it. Good for kitchens, utility rooms and close work, less restful in a lounge or bedroom late in the evening.

Can I put this on a dimmer switch?

No. The specification gives it as non-dimmable, so it needs a plain on/off switch. On a dimmer circuit you are likely to get flicker, buzzing or a shortened life.

Will it cope with a switch that goes on and off constantly?

The pack prints more than 10,000 on/off cycles alongside a 10 year or 10,000 hour lamp life, so hallway, landing and cupboard switching is within what the manufacturer states.

How many do I have to order?

Each unit is one boxed bulb, and the minimum order is 5 units sold in multiples of 5, so the smallest purchase is five single bulbs.