The Domus LF-G45 is a 4.8W LED filament globe in the smallG45 fancy round shape, 4577mm,470lumens, dimmable, in clear or frosted glasson a B15 or E14 base.

Two things to get right before ordering, and neither is obvious fromthe photograph.

1. The base. This globe is stocked in B15 (small bayonet) andE14 (small screw) only. Domus’s own description also lists E27 and B22, which are thelarge bases those are not stocked here. Small bases look similar tolarge ones in a photograph and are not interchangeable. Check the holder in the fitting.

2. The colour, which on this globe is unusual. It comes in2700K or 6500K not the 3000/4000/5000K usedacross the rest of this catalogue. 2700K is a proper warm incandescent white;6500K is a cold daylight blue-white, colder than anything else here. In a chandelier or a wall bracket, 6500K will look wrong it is there fortask and inspection use.

Clear or frosted the decision that changes the room

• Clear shows the filament. Right where the globe is on display an open chandelier arm, a clear-glass wall bracket, a bare pendant.
• Frosted diffuses it. Right where the globe is visible but not thepoint a multi-arm fitting at eye level, a bedside lamp, anywhere someone will be lookingtowards it while sitting.
• Clear glass at 470lumens is a bright point. In a five-arm chandelier that isfive bright points; frosted is usually the kinder answer.

What it replaces

• 470lm from 4.8W is roughly a 40W incandescentcandle or fancy round, at about an eighth of the power.
• 360, so it glows evenly which is what a decorative globe in an openfitting must do.
• Both colours give the same 470lumens, so switching between them changes thecharacter of the room without changing the level.
• CRI 80, glass body, IP20.

Dimming, and the lifespan to know about

• Fully dimmable with suitable dimmers. At 4.8W a single globe is a small loadand can sit below a trailing-edge dimmer’s minimum a multi-arm fitting with four or fiveof them usually behaves, a single wall bracket often does not.
• 15,000hours, not the 50,000 an ordinary LED gives. Filament LEDs run smallchips hard inside sealed glass. At three hours a night that is around thirteen years.
• Set every globe in a fitting to the same colour. One 6500K globe among fourat 2700K is unmissable.

Where it works

• Chandeliers, multi-arm fittings and wall brackets with small bases.
• Bedside and table lamps frosted.
• Clear-glass fittings where the filament is the feature clear.
• Not in E27 or B22 holders those large bases are not stocked in this globe.
• 6500K is task lighting, not decoration.
• Check the dimmer’s minimum load on a single-globe fitting.

Specifying it

4.8W LED filament globe, G45 fancy round,4577mm, glass.470lm at either 2700K or 6500K,360, CRI 80. Clear or frosted.B15 (small bayonet) or E14 (small screw) only the supplier’s description alsolists E27 and B22, which are not stocked in this globe. Fully dimmable with suitabledimmers. 220240V AC, IP20. Lifespan 15,000hrs. Warranty 3 years. Our record shows 4.2W against the datasheet’s 4.8W; we have published thedatasheet figure.

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Questions

Which bases does it come in?

B15 small bayonet and E14 small screw only. Domus’s own description also lists E27 and B22, but those are the large bases and they are not stocked in this globe which matters because small and large bases look very similar in a photograph and are not interchangeable. Check the holder in your fitting before ordering.

Should I choose clear or frosted?

Clear where the globe is on display an open chandelier arm, a clear-glass wall bracket, a bare pendant because you are meant to see the filament. Frosted where the globe is visible but not the point, such as a multi-arm fitting at eye level or a bedside lamp. At 470 lumens a clear globe is a bright point, and five of them in a chandelier is five bright points, so frosted is usually the kinder answer.

What do 2700 K and 6500 K actually look like?

2700K is a proper warm incandescent white the colour people expect from a decorative globe. 6500K is a cold daylight blue-white, colder than anything else in this catalogue, which mostly runs 3000 to 5700K. In a chandelier or a wall bracket the 6500K will look wrong; it is there for task and inspection use.

Is it 4.8 W or 4.2 W?

The datasheet says 4.8W and our product record says 4.2W. We have published the datasheet figure and flagged the difference rather than pick one silently. Either way it gives 470 lumens, roughly what a 40W incandescent fancy round did, so the practical answer is unchanged but if the wattage feeds a calculation, ask us and we will confirm with Domus.

Can I dim it?

Fully dimmable with suitable dimmers. The catch is that 4.8W is a small load: a multi-arm fitting with four or five globes usually behaves, while a single globe on a wall bracket can sit below a trailing-edge dimmer’s minimum and flicker or lose its bottom end. Tell us the fitting and the dimmer and we will say.

Why only 15,000 hours?

Filament LEDs run very small chips hard inside a sealed glass envelope, so they do not reach the 50,000 hours an ordinary LED fitting quotes. At three hours a night, 15,000 hours is around thirteen years worth factoring in if the fitting is high or awkward to reach.

Can I mix the two colours in one fitting?

You can, but it will look like a mistake. 2700K and 6500K are at opposite ends of the range, and a single cold globe among four warm ones is unmissable in a multi-arm fitting. Set the whole fitting the same way.