More and more people are looking for ways to go green in the home. In addition to helping to preserve our natural resources, you can also make certain tax deductions at the end of the year too. As more and more homeowners look to reduce their energy consumption, lighting technology has developed, allowing for better lighting that uses less electricity. LED lights are at the forefront of this energy saving technology and are a highly regarded choice for illumination.
Most people have an understanding of how traditional incandescent light bulbs work. Incandescent light bulbs have a thin wire filament that often breaks. Electricity heats the element when passes through it. The glow from the bulb is a result of the filament heating up. This process uses a lot of energy. The thin filament and constant heating and cooling make incandescent bulbs very fragile. The weakness with incandescent bulbs is the filament, which develops thin spots due to the heat required to make it glow. In time the filament will break where these thin spots occur.
Halogen light bulbs are an alternative to incandescent lighting. In a halogen bulb, the area with the filament is much smaller, filled with halogen gas and is made of quartz. Halogen bulbs tend to last longer and burn brighter. It is halogen lighting that is at this point, used quite often by movie houses, television studios and movie sets.
These bulbs are still quite efficient because of the amount of heat that they generate. The current best selling halogen bulb is the MR16 halogen light.
LED (Light Emitting Diode) bulbs are a blend of the best of both incandescent and halogen lamps, but offer far better energy efficiency. LED's are a completely different type of light bulb to traditional lamps. Because LED's don't have a filament, they produce very little heat. The diode emits light when electricity is passed through it. The three benefits of LED's are brighter light, longer bulb life and much less energy usage. LED lens reflector bulbs are the most common LED bulbs for use in the home, and are suitable replacements for halogen lamps up to 20 watts. These reflector lens LED bulbs have a life span of around 50,000 hours. With average use of 4 - 5 hours per day, these LED bulbs will last for over 30 years, or 5 years if they are on 24/7. Being 90% more efficient than halogen lamps, LED's only cost pennies per year in running costs. Reducing your consumption of electricity with LED lighting is a great way to make your home more environmentally friendly.
There are many different uses for LED lighting outside.
LED's come in a range of colour options as well as being ideal spotlights or security flood lights. You can improve the feel and appearance of your home or office, while saving money on your energy costs by replacing old inefficient light fittings with new low energy LED lighting.
Shop for the perfect new light fittings here and switch to beautiful new, low energy lighting to transform your homes appearance.