Why Switch to LED Lighting?
LED lighting is the future
After over 100 years in our homes, it is now the end of the classic light bulb. It’s time to choose new options and it’s best to choose LEDs. What is it that is so good with LED lamps?
- LED lights draw very little power
- LED bulbs are not as warm as energy saving lamps, incandescent or halogen bulbs
- LED lights last long
- LED lamps contain no mercury or harmful gases
When looking at the existing fixtures, the first to do is to replace the light source toward a LED lamps in wholesale price. Should you however install something new, there are a lot of great products to choose from that have built-in light source.
Where to begin
Start by reviewing your comfort lighting. Here there are still many 15W lamps in use, then the usual pear lights keep the right time. With the new technology, you get a choice to select the light source so the light is just the way you want it.With LED lights you choose not only how much light flow from the lamp, you also choose what color light will shine. A product is a good gateway to the introduction of LEDs in your lighting is to start with the bulb. Make sure to buy the same light source for all your lamps so that the light shines just as strong and with the same color.
Light output in lumens
Now we do not use the lamp power as a template for how much light it emits.Many stores have begun with some sort of template for how many watt LED equivalent incandescent light watt. Learn instead to relate to Lumen!
Lumen is used to specify the total luminous flux of the lamp in all its directions where the light is scattered. For ordinary lamps can say that one should multiply incandescent watts by 10 to arrive at how many lumens you are looking for. Then it will be about right. I usually recommend to think something like this:
- 100 lumens or less is for comfort and light can be used as about 15W incandescent
- 200 lumens is to contribute to the general lighting but uses multiple light sources to illuminate and can be used as approximately 25W incandescent light.
- 400 lumens is enough to be the only source of light in a small room and can be used as 25-40W incandescent light
- 800 lumens is enough to light where it is needed a more powerful light and can be used as 40-60W incandescent light
The table above works on light sources that replace conventional bulbs. For spotlights applies to some other numbers.
Color temperature in degrees Kelvin
It is important to choose what color the light is on. There is no standardized values that seem to have settled among the various manufacturers.
- 2100K is very warm white light, almost to the red side.Often used when you want the light to be in the nature of light from a candle flame.
- 2700K warm white light similar to incandescent lamp light
- 3000K warm white light at it a little whiter direction as halogen
- 3300K is still warm white but still right white light.
- 4000K is white light used in shops and public places.Often called neutral white.
- 5500K cold white light which is advantageously used outdoors or in work light