LED BULB GX23 6W 3CCT

Name: LED BULB GX23 6W 3CCT
Brand: LEDCO
SKU: LCB-PLV-6W-3CCT
Price: 25.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: LCB-PLV-6W-3CCT

Brand: LEDCO

Tired of a flickering, slow-starting twin-tube compact fluorescent that buzzes every time you flip the switch? This LED BULB GX23 6W 3CCT is the easy fix. It's a plug-in LED lamp — what people also call a PL LED lamp, a GX23 LED bulb or a CFL twin-tube retrofit — built to take the place of the traditional compact fluorescent lamps you already have in downlights, wall sconces, vanity fixtures and small commercial luminaires. The familiar pin base drops straight into the socket that's already there, so an old fixture gets modern solid-state lighting with no cutting, no patching and no rewiring of the housing.

The big story here is the selectable colour temperature: this 3CCT lamp lets you pick a warm, neutral or cooler white right at installation, so the same bulb suits a cozy bedroom, a hard-working kitchen or a crisp commercial space — no need to guess at the store or stock three different lamps. At 6W it sips power compared with legacy fluorescent technology, converting far more of its energy into usable light instead of heat, which also keeps small enclosed fixtures more comfortable. Expect high colour rendering so skin tones, paint colours and merchandise look natural, plus a diffused output that softens glare and harsh shadows in tight rooms. Efficient thermal management keeps internal components cool, protecting the rated life of the diodes and holding brightness steady over time. SKU: LCB-PLV-6W-3CCT.

This lamp shines anywhere a twin-tube CFL is hiding: hallway and closet downlights, bathroom vanities, stairwell sconces, basement and laundry fixtures, plus office washrooms, clinic corridors, retail back-of-house and hospitality rooms. It's a smart, low-disruption upgrade for Canadian homeowners mid-renovation, for contractors relamping a whole floor in an afternoon, and for small businesses that simply want the lights to come on instantly on a cold morning. Building a full relamp? Pair it with other house-brand LED lamps like the LED bulb A19 9W 5CCT for general rooms or the LED bulb B10 5W for decorative fixtures. Cut the power at the breaker, check your fixture, and enjoy better light tonight.

Built as a straight swap for twin-tube CFLs
Compact fluorescent lamps age badly: they dim, they warm up slowly, and the tubes eventually flicker or refuse to start. This GX23 LED lamp keeps the same familiar pin base so it drops into the socket you already have, whether that socket lives in a recessed downlight, a wall sconce, a vanity fixture or a small commercial luminaire. Nothing about the housing changes — no new hole, no patching, no rewiring the fixture body — which is exactly why this style of plug-in LED lamp is such a popular retrofit on renovation jobs where the ceiling or the millwork has to stay untouched.

Light quality you can choose
The 3CCT selectable colour temperature feature is the reason most people pick this lamp. You choose a warm, neutral or cooler white to match the room instead of living with whatever the old tube gave you: warmer for bedrooms and hospitality spaces, neutral for kitchens and bathrooms, cooler for workrooms and commercial areas. Combined with high colour rendering, skin tones in a bathroom mirror, paint samples on a wall and merchandise on a shelf all read true. The diffused output spreads light gently rather than punching it out of one hot spot, which cuts glare and softens shadows in narrow hallways, small bathrooms and low-ceiling basements.

Technical specifications
SKU: LCB-PLV-6W-3CCT
Type: Plug-in LED lamp (twin-tube compact fluorescent replacement)
Base: GX23
Wattage: 6W
Colour temperature: 3CCT selectable (warm, neutral, cooler white)
Colour rendering: High
Optics: Diffused output
Thermal: Efficient thermal management

Electrical and installation notes
Always cut power at the breaker first. Then confirm whether your existing fixture uses a magnetic or electronic ballast: some installations call for bypassing the ballast and wiring the socket directly to line voltage, while others may operate with the ballast in place. If you are relamping a commercial washroom or a corridor with dozens of fixtures, test one fixture, document the wiring method, and repeat it down the line — it turns an unknown into a fast, repeatable task. When in doubt, have a licensed electrician verify the fixture before installation. Removing an old ballast also removes one more component that can hum, fail or leak, which is often the real reason a fixture felt tired in the first place.

Where it earns its keep, and what pairs with it
Think condo hallways and closets, bathroom vanities, stairwell sconces, basement and laundry fixtures at home; office washrooms, clinic corridors, retail stockrooms, hotel rooms and small restaurant service areas on the commercial side. Because a 6W lamp runs far cooler than the fluorescent it replaces, tight enclosed fixtures stay more comfortable and the diodes hold their brightness longer. For a whole-property relamp, keep the look consistent with other house-brand lamps: the LED bulb A19 15W 4000K for general-purpose sockets, the LED bulb A19 9W 5CCT when you want selectable white elsewhere too, the LED bulb B10 5W for chandeliers and decorative sconces, or the LED bulb G4 2.5W for under-cabinet and accent fixtures. No documents are currently posted for this lamp; anything published later will appear in the Documentation tab.