E14 LED Filament Candle Bulb 4W 470lm - Warm White 2700K - Eveready

This is a candle bulb with a clear glass envelope and four straight LED filament strips running its full length, so the lit element is on show rather than hidden behind a diffuser. It draws 4W and gives 470lm at 2,700K, a warm white close to the yellow-white of the incandescent candle bulbs it replaces. The cap is E14, the 14mm small screw thread often written as SES on a lampholder or an old bulb. The retail pack rates it as the equal of a 40W conventional candle bulb.

Candle bulbs earn their keep where the bulb itself is on show: chandeliers, multi-arm ceiling fittings, wall lights with upward glass shades and small table lamps wearing clip-on candle shades. Clear glass suits open fittings and cut-glass arms, where the four bright filaments become part of what you are looking at. Behind a solid opal shade that detail is lost, so a frosted candle bulb is usually the better buy in a closed fitting. The 280 degree beam spread means light leaves the bulb all the way around it, which is what you want from a lamp sitting in a chandelier rather than pointing at a wall.

Check the cap before you order: E14 is the smaller of the two screw threads and an E27 holder will not take it, so it is worth unscrewing the old bulb to check. This bulb is not dimmable, so put it on a plain switch rather than a dimmer circuit. It carries an energy rating of E, and the pack prints a lamp life of 10 years. Each listing is one bulb, with a minimum order of five and further orders in multiples of five, which makes it straightforward to do a whole chandelier at once. It sits alongside our wider range of LED candle and golf bulbs with B15 (SBC) caps in warm white, cool white and daylight.

Is E14 the same as SES?

Yes. E14 and SES both name the 14mm small screw cap, so if your fitting or old bulb is marked either way this one will thread straight in.

Can I put it on a dimmer switch?

No. The specification gives it as non-dimmable, so it should run from a plain on and off switch. On a dimmer circuit you may get flicker, buzzing or a shortened life.

How bright is 4W against the bulb I am taking out?

It produces 470lm, and the retail pack puts that on a par with a 40W conventional candle bulb. That is a normal brightness for one lamp in a multi-arm chandelier.

What does 2,700K warm white actually look like?

It is a soft yellow-white, the familiar tone of old filament lighting. It flatters warm paint, wood and brass, and suits sitting rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms in the evening.

Will the filaments look right in a clear or cut-glass fitting?

Yes. The glass is clear and the four filament strips run the height of the bulb, so they read as bright vertical lines through open glass and crystal arms.

How long does the manufacturer say it lasts?

The pack prints a lamp life of 10 years. Actual life depends on how many hours a day the fitting is used and how often it is switched.