Ok I couldn’t take the suspense anymore so I bit the bullet and went and bought an LED globe.
The package states that ‘2W = 15W’. I wasn’t sure if that meant 15W incandescent or 15W florescent, but I was going to take the chance.
The bad news is that it meant 15W incandescent. That means you will need 4 of these 2W globes to light a room. (IE get you to 60W incandescent) At the price I paid, R99, it would cost you R396, plus you would need 4 light fittings. Ok my room has two light fittings, but that is still 2 short.
Then you are also up to 8W, so now the energy saving is not so super anymore.
According to the package the bulb will last for 25 years, but I cannot help wondering if the whole thing will last for 25 years, or just the LEDs? Time will tell. I will have to find somewhere else to use this light, somewhere where it will be used often. I am thinking that the light outside the front door might be a good place. That light burns all night, but doesn’t need to be super strong.
More testing is needed!
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