B22 (BC) LED Candle Bulb 4.9W 470lm - Warm White 3000K, 2 Pack

This is a candle bulb with a B22 bayonet cap, the push-and-twist fitting with two pins on the side rather than a screw thread. It draws 4.9W and gives 470 lumens at 3,000K, a warm white that sits close to the yellow-leaning light of an old filament candle bulb. The body is a smooth white opal, so the light spreads rather than showing a bright point, and the lamp is not dimmable. It arrives as a box of two, and the energy label rates it class F at 5 kWh per 1,000 hours.

Candle bulbs go where the bulb is part of what you look at: multi-arm chandeliers, wall lights with small shades, pendant clusters and candelabra over a dining table. The 280 degree beam angle is close to all-round, which matters in an upward-facing candle holder or a shade open at both ends, because the light reaches the ceiling as well as the table. At 470 lumens each, a five-arm fitting comes to roughly 2,350 lumens, enough for a dining room or a hallway. Check the old bulb before ordering: if the cap has two pins and measures 22mm across, B22 is what you need.

There is no dimming here, so the lamp wants a plain on/off switch; fitted to a dimmer circuit an LED marked non-dimmable can buzz or flicker, and that is the usual reason a new bulb seems faulty. The pack states a 10 year lamp life and rates the output as the equal of a 40W conventional candle bulb, so the wattage drops while the brightness holds. Boxes are sold in sixes and in multiples of six, twelve bulbs in all, which suits a chandelier due a full change. Alongside it we stock B15 (SBC) LED candle bulbs at 4.9W and 470lm in warm white, cool white and daylight.

How do I tell a B22 cap from an E27?

A B22 cap is smooth metal with two small pins on the side and pushes in, then twists a quarter turn to lock; an E27 screws in on a thread instead.

Can I use this bulb with a dimmer switch?

No, it is non-dimmable, so pair it with a standard on/off switch. On a dimmer circuit it may flicker, buzz or fail early.

How bright is 470 lumens in a chandelier?

The pack rates each bulb as the equal of a 40W conventional candle bulb, so a five-arm fitting gives roughly the light of five 40W lamps.

Is 3,000K warm, or whiter than an old bulb?

At 3,000K it reads as a soft warm white, a shade cleaner than a 2,700K filament bulb but still yellow rather than blue.

How many bulbs do I get, and what is the minimum order?

Each box holds two bulbs. The minimum order is six boxes, sold in multiples of six, which works out at twelve bulbs in total.

Can I fit these outdoors in a porch lantern?

They are rated IP20, which gives no protection against water, so keep them to indoor fittings in dry positions inside the house.