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GU10 spotlight bulbs

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tobypercy · 21/11/2021 17:25

We've got a GU10 spotlight fitting, which used to take halogen bulbs and they never lasted very long. Now we've moved to LEDs which are meant to last for years... but they don't. It's a 5 bulb fitting and I reckon we still have to change 2 or 3 bulbs each year (not always the same ones!) so they're lasting an average of 2 years. It's fairly heavily used (kitchen).

Is this normal, the claim about how long LEDs last is just hype? Should I buy bulbs somewhere other than Tesco? Or do I need a new light fitting?

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broccolibush · 21/11/2021 17:44

It doesn’t sound right. We replaced all our GU10 halogen bulbs with LED ones (from Amazon so hardly top end) in 2017 and we haven’t had one go since. Our halogen ones used to go all the time.

I’d think there’s something wrong with your fitting.

NorthWind · 25/11/2021 08:34

We had a bad experience with Amazon also. Eventually found good ones on Ultraleds (www.ultraleds.co.uk)

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