Busting the myths
surrounding LED Lighting
LEDLighting is leading the way in the electrical lighting world for many reasons, but some are still weary of making the switch based on the negative reputation these light bulbs/lamps started out as having. There are many benefits to making the switch…
Warm white light
Create a warm, cosy
environment
Energy efficient
Longer lifetime & uses 90%less energy than regular bulbs/lamps
Quality light
Perfect lighting, instantly with no warm-up time
Dimmable light
Even works with dimmer switches to create the perfect mood
To help you reap the benefits of LED lighting, we thought we would bust a few of the myths surrounding this advance in environment technology…
LEDs are dull and
not bright enough
A 7W LED bulb shines the same amount of light as a 60W traditional bulb or a 12W energy saving bulb. There are both warm, yellow tone lights (the same colour of light from traditional bulbs), or go for a whiter light (that is closer to natural light).
LED bulbs take time to warm up and reach their full levels of light
LED bulbs/lamps do last longer than the non-LED bulbs but do not unfortunately last forever
LED Bulbs don’t
get hot
LED bulbs emit some heat but not as much as other bulbs. LED bulbs don’t give off infrared which means less energy is wasted via the creation of heat within the bulb. Infrared doesn’t add anything to the brightness of the bulb.
LED bulbs/lamps last forever
LED bulbs/lamps do lastlonger than the non-LED bulbs but do not unfortunately last forever
Switching to LED
bulbs costs more
The initial cost of an LED bulb is more than traditional bulbs, however because LED bulbs have a longer lifespan you are going to save more money in the long-term thanks to not having to purchase replacement bulbs as often. The running costs of LED bulbs is also much less so your energy bills will be less.
LED bulbs can not be controlled via a dimmer switch
The majority of LED bulbs can in-fact be controlled by a dimmer switch. Dimmable LED bulbs are digital which means they are either on or off, to create the effect of being ‘dimmed’ they rapidly switch between on and off faster than our eyes can see.
LED lights are so bright they are harmful to our eyes
This is not the case as the light in an LED bulb is emitted in a similar way to traditional bulbs, throughout the glass encasing, instead of via one single point of light (which could be damaging). The level of light emitted from an LED bulb can be brighter than traditional bulbs, but is still not as bright as natural light.
LED lighting shows advances in technologies, moving away from short-term non-environmentally friendly, and non-eco-friendly bulbs towards a better quality source of artificial light that focuses on the long term benefits.