Spanish Lightbulbs
Jun 23rd 2009, 11:37 am
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Spanish Lightbulbs
Hi its a little dull but are spanish lightbulbs screw or bayonet fitting?
I intend to replace ours in our Spanish place for the low energy bulbs and I have some bayonet ones here in the uk that I thought I might bring down.
Theres not much point if spanish ones are screw
thanks
Nicky
I intend to replace ours in our Spanish place for the low energy bulbs and I have some bayonet ones here in the uk that I thought I might bring down.
Theres not much point if spanish ones are screw
thanks
Nicky
Last edited by Nosherlot; Jun 23rd 2009 at 11:41 am.
Jun 23rd 2009, 11:38 am
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Hi its a little dull but are spanish lightbulbs screw or bayonet fitting?
I intend to replace ours in our Spanish place for the low energy bulbs and I have some bayonet ones here in the uk that I thought I might bring down.
Theres not much point of spanish ones are screw
thanks
Nicky
I intend to replace ours in our Spanish place for the low energy bulbs and I have some bayonet ones here in the uk that I thought I might bring down.
Theres not much point of spanish ones are screw
thanks
Nicky
Jun 23rd 2009, 11:41 am
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Thanks
Jun 23rd 2009, 1:21 pm
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Get some bayonet fittings from the U.K , cheaper than buying Spanish energy savers.
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Jun 23rd 2009, 1:56 pm
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
I thought the screw fittings here in Spain are of two sizes E27 and E14....no?
Plus there are connections for spot lamps too. (MR16 and GU-10).
Plus there are connections for spot lamps too. (MR16 and GU-10).
Jun 24th 2009, 9:24 am
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Bought screw fit in the UK and they fitted in Spain.
Jun 24th 2009, 11:34 am
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Yes quite right they do.
I haven't seen one Spanish light fitting which takes a bayonet lamp.
Shop around in the UK (Tesco or similar) and buy a quantity of ES - E27 (Edison screw) low energy lamps. Some Spanish light fittings take a lamp with a smaller Edison screw size. This will be ES - E14.
But most are the E27 size.
Savings are definately to be made.
I haven't seen one Spanish light fitting which takes a bayonet lamp.
Shop around in the UK (Tesco or similar) and buy a quantity of ES - E27 (Edison screw) low energy lamps. Some Spanish light fittings take a lamp with a smaller Edison screw size. This will be ES - E14.
But most are the E27 size.
Savings are definately to be made.
Last edited by Pavlo; Jun 24th 2009 at 11:38 am.
Jun 24th 2009, 11:37 am
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
We were there last week and one guy bought a trolley load of them................ I really wanted to tell him that they last for years so maybe over 100 bulbs might not be a sensible money saving tip!
Jun 24th 2009, 5:51 pm
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Yes quite right they do.
I haven't seen one Spanish light fitting which takes a bayonet lamp.
Shop around in the UK (Tesco or similar) and buy a quantity of ES - E27 (Edison screw) low energy lamps. Some Spanish light fittings take a lamp with a smaller Edison screw size. This will be ES - E14.
But most are the E27 size.
Savings are definately to be made.
I haven't seen one Spanish light fitting which takes a bayonet lamp.
Shop around in the UK (Tesco or similar) and buy a quantity of ES - E27 (Edison screw) low energy lamps. Some Spanish light fittings take a lamp with a smaller Edison screw size. This will be ES - E14.
But most are the E27 size.
Savings are definately to be made.
But why does any one want to stay with something very British when you can purchase everything here in Spain so much easier than having to wait to return to GB is beyond me. But hey each to their own I suppose.
Jun 24th 2009, 6:10 pm
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That is exactly what I wrote; plus I said there are other fittings for spot lamps...
But why does any one want to stay with something very British when you can purchase everything here in Spain so much easier than having to wait to return to GB is beyond me. But hey each to their own I suppose.
But why does any one want to stay with something very British when you can purchase everything here in Spain so much easier than having to wait to return to GB is beyond me. But hey each to their own I suppose.
Jun 24th 2009, 6:28 pm
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
I do not intend on getting into a quarrel about this, but how can you purchase a lamp in the U.K. cheaper when you include all the travel cost and time (excess luggage on Ryanair etc)
Bayonet fittings are just not available here.
Everything thing is cheaper in GB so why does everyone live in Spain?
Bayonet fittings are just not available here.
Everything thing is cheaper in GB so why does everyone live in Spain?
Jun 24th 2009, 9:58 pm
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Hi its a little dull but are spanish lightbulbs screw or bayonet fitting?
I intend to replace ours in our Spanish place for the low energy bulbs and I have some bayonet ones here in the uk that I thought I might bring down.
Theres not much point if spanish ones are screw
thanks
Nicky
I intend to replace ours in our Spanish place for the low energy bulbs and I have some bayonet ones here in the uk that I thought I might bring down.
Theres not much point if spanish ones are screw
thanks
Nicky
If you are near Gib then you can get 'low energy' bayonet bulbs there, around £2.69 in Morrison's for the cheaper ones of £4.69 for the dearer ones although if you shop around the town you will get them as cheap as £2
HTH
Last edited by Econ; Jun 24th 2009 at 10:00 pm.
Jun 24th 2009, 10:16 pm
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Re: Spanish Lightbulbs
Econ
Nosherlot is moving to Galicia and up here there are no expat shops here, thankfully. This part of Spain is quite different to what you are referring too. But I am most sure that someone who lives in the south will like to hear the information you have posted.
Nosherlot is moving to Galicia and up here there are no expat shops here, thankfully. This part of Spain is quite different to what you are referring too. But I am most sure that someone who lives in the south will like to hear the information you have posted.