E14 (SES) LED Candle Bulb 4.9W 470lm - Cool White 4000K - JCB

This is a candle-shaped LED lamp on an E14 small screw cap, drawing 4.9W and giving 470lm of 4,000K cool white light. The retail pack puts it in place of a 40W filament candle, so the output lands where most people expect a traditional candle bulb to sit. The bulb is opal white with a smooth tapered dome rather than a twisted tip, and light leaves it across a 180 degree spread, which is wide for a lamp of this shape.

E14 is the smaller of the two common screw caps, so check the old bulb before ordering: an SES thread measures 14mm across, where the larger ES thread measures 27mm. Candle lamps on this cap turn up in chandeliers, wall brackets, mirror lights, picture lights and a great many bedside and table lamps with small shade rings. The 180 degree spread suits a fitting where the lamp points up into a shade, or sits inside a glass shade that needs filling evenly. In an open chandelier the bulb itself stays on show, and the plain opal body reads as a clean white candle rather than a clear filament.

Cool white at 4,000K is a brisk, neutral light with none of the yellow cast of a 2,700K lamp, which makes it a sensible pick for a kitchen, a home office or a hallway where you want to see clearly rather than wind down. It is not dimmable, so put it on a plain switch; a non-dimmable LED on a dimmer circuit can flicker or buzz. The energy rating is F, and the pack prints a life of up to 10 years. One unit is a single bulb, with a minimum order of 12, sold in multiples of 12. The same 4.9W 470lm candle is also on sale on the E14 cap in warm white 3000K and in daylight 6500K.

How do I know my fitting takes E14 rather than E27?

Look at the metal screw thread on the old bulb. An E14 small screw cap is 14mm across, roughly the width of a pencil, while an E27 cap is 27mm. E14 is also written as SES on packaging.

Is 470lm bright enough to replace a 40W candle bulb?

Yes. The pack rates it as a 40W replacement, and 470lm is the output most 40W filament candles gave. On 4.9W it does that on a fraction of the power.

Can I use this on a dimmer switch?

No. The specification lists it as non-dimmable, so it belongs on an ordinary on and off switch. Wired to a dimmer it may flicker, buzz or shorten its own life.

What does 4,000K cool white actually look like?

It is a clean, neutral white with no yellow warmth and no blue edge. It reads as crisp working light, sitting between a 2,700K warm lamp and a 6,500K daylight one.

Will it work on normal UK mains?

Yes. It runs on a 220 to 240V supply, which is standard UK domestic voltage, so it drops straight into any existing E14 lampholder on a household circuit.

Does the 180 degree beam suit a shaded fitting?

It does. A 180 degree spread throws light forward and out to the sides rather than in a narrow cone, so a small shade or glass diffuser fills evenly.