Innovative LED Lighting - Hublit

Innovative LED Lighting - Hublit Where should you use LED lighting in your home? The nature of LED lamps is that they emit is directional light - focused on a single area. So, they are a superb choice for lighting applications that have similar characteristics, such as: • • • • • •

spot lights accent lighting tracks and clusters recessed down lights security lighting decorative & feature lighting

Many homes have this kind of lighting in kitchens, bathrooms, hallways and basements anywhere that needs to be brightly lit.

LED units also function well in strips, so under kitchen units and inside cupboards are ideal also they give off almost no heat, plus the extremely bright light is needed in a fairly confined area rather than spread widely.

What LED lights are presently less adept at is all round illumination - from say a table lamp with a lamp shade.

Something that confuses many people about LED lights is "color". This is not color as in green and orange - it is "white color". LED lamps come in a variety of "white colors" - from soft, warm illumination to a sharper, colder effect.

As a rough guide, "warm white" LED lights work best indoors while "cool white" is a good choice for outdoor LED lighting where you typically want sharper definition and illumination that approximates daylight.

There is a further complication to consider. The LED "color" affects how bright it actually appears to human eyes - cool colors seem sharper and apparently brighter than warm colors.

Mentally adjust the wattage equivalent up or down a fraction according to the LED color.

In addition to color and wattage, the angle of the light beam from an LED lamp has a major effect on how it looks and how bright it appears.

Finally, where to buy LED home lighting? If you are new to domestic LED lighting then the answer is: wherever you can actually see the LED light unit or at least a good photograph so you can assess how a particular LED application will appear in your own home before you buy it.

Unlike conventional light bulbs, LED home lighting is a long-term investment which will save you a lot of money in the decades to come but the costs are all upfront, since most LED lights actually cost less to run than to purchase. They last for a very, very long time so you do not want to make a hasty purchase you could be stuck with for many years.

As ever, quality and reputation are factors to consider closely. An LED product from a recognized manufacturer that has a reasonable amount of information on the packaging is likely to prove a reliable product that performs as you would expect - whereas a cheap noname LED unit on eBay is probably not.

That said, buying LED home lighting online is cost effective and perfectly safe once you have decided which particular types of LED lamps suit you and you are careful to buy from reputable web sites that offer warranties.