The above tips will help you to replace the old bulb with a proper LED variant. In many cases, halogen torchieres can be converted to LED with little effort. No compatibility problems with integrated dimmer.LED technology enables novel lamp designs.

A torchiere already equipped with LEDs from factory-side has several advantages: For many bright uplights, there is no equally bright LED replacement due to lack of space in the lamp tray. Not in all cases the conversion of your existing torchiere to modern LED technology is reasonable or possible. Here you have to find out the base of your reading lamp to find a suitable LED bulb. In most cases, halogen lamps with pin bases are installed here. Many torchieres have an integrated reading light. These lower the color temperature when dimmed and create a very warm cozy light. A great option for this are the so-called WarmGlow LEDs from Philips. There is a wide range of proper LED bulbs for any desired brightness. Torchieres with E26 bulbs can be easily converted to LED. Otherwise, the purchase of a new LED ceiling washer is a viable alternative. If you use the ceiling washer with dimmed brightness most of the time anyway, this light source can still be considered. However, these are somewhat darker than a 300W halogen rod. There are 30W R7s LED bulbs from Bonlux with corresponding space requirements. 300 Watt halogen power can currently not be replaced easily by LED. For LED illuminants the design of the R7s base is problematic in order to accommodate very powerful LEDs with appropriate cooling. This brightness is no problem for R7s halogen rods. Some very bright torchieres have integrated halogen bulbs with 300W and more. If you use the torchiere mostly with dimmed brightness anyway, you can also use one of the previously mentioned LED bulbs with a lower power. Here you should check before buying whether the bulb will fit in the lamp holder.

This requires a larger surface area than R7s illuminants usually have. To become this brightness, a large number of LEDs must be used. The reason for this is the high space requirement of the illuminant. Here the choice becomes much smaller than in the previous power class. This power class is common for quite bright torchieres. Here there are a variety of quality LED bulbs for easy replacement. Many torchieres have a R7s halogen rod with a power rating between 50W and 150W installed. In practice, a 15W LED bulb is usually just as bright as a 150W halogen bulb. The power rating of the old lamp should only be considered as a guide value in comparison to the LED replacement. But also to reduce energy consumption, it can be worthwhile to replace the old bulb with a modern LED. When is the conversion worthwhile?Ĭonverting a torchiere to LED makes sense, of course, if the old bulb has just burned out anyway. In many cases, LED retrofitting is possible without any problems. Very compact floodlights sometimes also have a screw socket with a normal light bulb. Many conventional torchieres come with a halogen rod with R7s base for the illuminant.

Fortunately, these can be easily replaced and converted to economical LED bulbs. Due to the often long burning time, the energy consumption with the old bulbs is not negligible. That is why the uplighter is a very popular light source in many living rooms and other spaces. Torchieres provide a very cozy and glare-free light due to their indirect lighting.

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