A Guide Regarding Efficient And Cost Saving LED Fittings
Are you annoyed over your rising power bills and energy consumption? Power ratings mentioned on your conventional appliances may be bogus and fake. These appliances may be playing the most crucial part in squeezing your money out of your pocket as well as constructing more hurdles in your already stressful life. Switching over to LED tubes and other fittings can be a real eye opener who believes in the saying “Old is Gold. These Days “New is becoming Diamond”.
These LED tube fittings are increasingly replacing the conventional fluorescent bulbs that were used for bright light purposes. They have met and even exceeded the expectations of the consumers.
Plenty of advantages are attached with these LED tube fittings and some of them are mentioned below:-
- Installation Process
The changing procedure is smooth and obstacle free. These fittings neatly and smartly fit into the holders and stands of conventional fluorescent fittings. You do not have the requirement of any electrician or technician for the installation of these fittings and you can always skip these additional charges.
- Cost Saving
These fittings are cost saving. They run problem and hassle free months after months. They do not require any maintenance or cleaning whereas fluorescent fittings are costly and require suitable maintenance and cleaning. Their holders and its prongs should be cleaned timely so that any invasion of insects, bees or dirt may be present.
- Higher Efficiency
The LED fittings are high in efficiency and uses only 30 to 40 % of the energy as used by incandescent bulbs. Your energy bills drop rapidly and you definitely notice the difference. They are readily available in the market and in your near electrical appliance stores. They use only 10-20watts of energy per fitting.
- Life and Durability
The life of these fittings is much more or even three to four times as compared to conservative fittings. They run for over two to three years before you will think of replacing them. They are also strong and tough and do not break if by chance you may drop them on the floor accidently. A light scratch or scrape may occur but that would not affect much of your purpose.
- Safe and Accident Free
One of the foremost advantages associated with LED fittings is that they do not get hot and prevent any accident as is the problem with incandescent bulbs and lights. If even by any mistake you sprinkle water droplets on the incandescent bulbs they may blast in a moment because they might have become hot because of continued use.
- Design and Covers
They have plastic covers and come in various stylish designs, which add to the interiors of your unit as compared to the dull and lean look, which your centre gets. They are available in varied patterns and models that one by itself is attracted towards them on noticing them for the first time. Whereas the conventional fittings require metallic covers and ballasts which may carry risk of electric shock and sometimes even consume energy.
- Material of Formation
Long silicon substrates are used in which a number of LEDs are fitted and then this assembly is enclosed in glass. It is ready to be installed whereas fluorescent fittings generally have filament in them and a very thin wire of few millimeters who keeps becoming weak and feeble on every use of these fittings and in the end this wire will burn or break making the fitting a piece of scrap for you.
- Environment Friendly
These fittings do not use any toxic chemicals which may pollute environment and your life. You always keep in mind the long term impact you and your fitting is made in the society where florescent fittings contain mercury which is known for its poisonous effects.
The LED tube fittings are an asset for human beings. They only have positive points attached to them with zero disadvantages. They are a boon for your houses, offices or any other units.
Author Bio – Adam has been working with the electricity units for several years. He knows the key facts about energy and its usage. His write-ups on t5 tubes have been published on various article directories.