PHILIPSB22 2200-2700 k Flame 470 lm Master LED Dimmable Dim Tone Candle Light Bulb, 6 W - Warm White

I bought 14 of these bulbs for the light fittings in our lounge. Previously we had incandescent 60W bulbs on ancient MK dimmmers. These were rarely at full power, but when they were is was 840W. This has now been reduced to 84W. Admittedly Philips only claim thes LEDs to be 40W equivalents but I don’t notice a difference. The old 60W bulbs were very blackened with age so that might be the reason - another advantage of LEDs.It was important that they worked with our old dimmers and they do from full brightness to extinguished. Other types of LED bulbs used on Varilux LED dimmers elsewhere in the house dim to an eerie white icy glow which is very unattractive: these Philips bulbs fade to a warm glow in a similar way to the old incandescents. With bulbs dimming in close proximity to each other it is important they track each other perfectly so you don’t get annoying brightness differences. These lamps track very precisely.My only issue with the lamps was the lack of frosting. Philips have gone to a lot of trouble making these bulbs look sparkingly attractive with a lens system directing the light from a disc of LED chips to a “crown” similar to the filament in a conventional bulb. I’m sure this looks great in crystal chandeliers, but my shaded fittings demanded frosted (opel, pearl) lamps. I solved the problem by making small “hats” out of translucent acetate sheet to disperse the light. The tops of the bulbs do not get hot as the heat produced is dissipated in a substantial aluminium heat sink under the white plastic base, so it was OK to do this.Reliability is a very important factor when choosing LED bulbs. They are very much more expensive than tungsten and, for some, cost is as important as the environment. One of my 14 lamps failed after a few hours and I got excellent service from the supplier who quickly replaced the individual bulb saving me the hassle af returning a box of 10 to Amazon. The 14 that are now installed have been working for five hours a day for over a month. I will update this review if any fail in the next decade.It is now November 2020 and the bulbs have been on every night during this 20 month period. One further bulb failed and was replaced under the guarantee. The light is still excellent with the nice warm tone when dimmed and very bright when fully on.

Like many people, I'm in the process of replacing all my bulbs with LED and reviews suggested this would be a good replacement for the 30 candle bulbs we have around the house. Most of these are now lower voltage halogen i.e. 28W instead of 40W.In my opinion, these (and similar LED bulbs) are VERY expensive, requiring a small fortune to replace all of them in one go, so I'll purchase batches and replace as and when the old ones fail. It's a shame they cost so much as I'm very keen to save energy. Some Amazon sellers are currently charging an extortionate £11.92 with free delivery, which is good if you only need one, but if you are purchasing a number then best to buy at a cheaper price and pay a single delivery fee. Mine were £7 each plus delivery.Regarding the bulb itself, I like the glass design, however, what I didn't appreciate until it arrived, was the size. Although the dimensions are shown on the Amazon website, I didn't realise just how much larger they would be as you can see in my photos. Also, half of the bulb is white plastic and this doesn't look good in some of our fittings as it is visible and has writing on it. I will need to look for an alternative LED candle bulb for these fittings as they don't have shades. Despite the size of the bulb (and the ugly white covering) they do fit into our existing light fittings.The light omitted from these bulbs is very similar to a 40W halogen, if anything it is slightly brighter. This is why I went for the 6W as I felt a 4W candle bulb wouldn't give the required illumination.The light fitting shown in the photo takes five bulbs, so this is now using 30W LED rather than the previous 140W "low energy" halogens, which itself was better than the original 200W halogens!So, doing the calculations, my TCR (tarif comparison rate) for electricity (which takes into account he cost per kW and the standing charge) is 12.84p per kWh. For one years use of my 5 low wattage halogen bulbs in a single light fitting for 3 hours per day would cost 365 days x 3 hours x 0.1284 (p per kWh) x 0.028 kWh (28W/1000) x 5 bulbs = £19.68. With these new LED bulbs, the cost will be £4.22. That's a saving of £15.46 per year for a single light fitting, using 5 bulbs. So, given these 5 bulbs cost me £42, it will take just short of 2 years and 9 months for them to pay for themselves. Over the period of 14 years that's roughly a £216.44 saving. I have another 6 light fittings that take these candle bulbs, so that is potentially a saving of £1515 over 14 years.The real test will be how long they last. At £42 for 5 I expect them to last the specified 14 years and if they don't I will be writing to Philips! Of course before the 14 years are up technology may have moved on such that a 6W bulb is very inefficient and it may be worthwhile switching to the new technology!

I bought one of these to see if it was a viable replacement in the six fittings I have in the living room, three on the walls and three on the ceiling. We have looked for ages for replacement fittings that would take new bulbs but can't find any we like, so went down the LED route instead. After seeing reports of failures on other brands I went for a name I could trust.I can therefore compare directly with the halogens in the other fittings. This bulb is just a fraction bigger, but still looks in keeping with the fittings. The light is brighter than the halogens, which were rated as 35w replacements - the lumens rating is about 20% higher and that's what it looks like. The little 'crown' at the centre of the lamp does a great job of throwing the light in all directions; I've put it in a wall fitting, and it perhaps throws the light slightly more downwards than the halogens, but only slightly. It does throw a faint tracery pattern of lines in the light that is more noticeable on the shade, but personally I find this rather attractive. Colour is possibly slightly colder, but you would have to look hard to notice.Overall, very pleased, both with the lamp and prompt delivery. Waiting to see it last a few months at least, and to use up our remaining halogen stock, and I'll start replacing the rest.