I thought B22 bayonet was the most common light fitting in the UK but I keep coming across the Edison screw type and it makes me wonder is B22 being phased out or something?
Is the standard light fitting changing in the UK?
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No, it's just cheaper for manufacturers to make one type for all of Europe, where ES is more prevalent.
Try and find an ES standard pendant anywhere on the shelf, you'll struggle.
At least those stupid 4-pin pendants are reserved for new builds
At least those stupid 4-pin pendants are reserved for new builds
Retailers seem to have needless amounts of E27 LED lamps on the shelf, presumably because they are being turned out by the billion for Europe. Maybe they are grey imports. The B22 lamps get snapped up.
If you happen to have E27 lampholders, you might see the E27 lamps on clearance at half price or so. My local Wickes usually has a heap of them that nobody wants.
No doubt, as the market becomes saturated and prices continue to fall, supplies of B22 will improve.
If you happen to have E27 lampholders, you might see the E27 lamps on clearance at half price or so. My local Wickes usually has a heap of them that nobody wants.
No doubt, as the market becomes saturated and prices continue to fall, supplies of B22 will improve.
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Yeah, tell me about it! I have those. When a lamp "blows", you pull the lamp out, wait 5 seconds, put it back in and then it's fine for another few months! Don't really understand how that works, but flicking the switch makes no difference, only pulling the lamp out makes it start working again. I've not bothered to open one up yet to see what electronics are in the lamp holder.
They irritate me that much, that I've changed several back to b22d pendants, but still using crappy energy bulbs in most rooms.
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LED's gotta be the way to go now.
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Is there a standard ES bulb? There seems to be two diameters for ES bulbs in UK mainly E27 but there is also a 26 mm version. It seems many table and standard lamps use E27 but BA22d is still used for normal pendants, however with E14 and BA14d it seems the E14 is more used. I have just one pendent lamp with a E27 bulb rest are BA22d.
As to L1 building regulation bulbs it's time the regulation changed. Try finding a L1GU10 bulb with a dimple in centre of the GU10 base are they are hard to find, in theory all LED GU10 bulbs should have dimple in practice that has not happened.
As to L1 building regulation bulbs it's time the regulation changed. Try finding a L1GU10 bulb with a dimple in centre of the GU10 base are they are hard to find, in theory all LED GU10 bulbs should have dimple in practice that has not happened.
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