LED Household Illumination - A Beginner's Handbook5915371

Most people have come across LED Home Lighting in one form or another; typically in torches, Christmas light fittings and solar or mains powered garden lighting. However many are still ignorant that home LED home lighting is currently not only possible, but very much the future of household lighting.

The Lighting Industry is rapidly dropping further investment in the current generation of low-energy lamps (Compact Fluorescent Lamps or CFLs - ungainly, garish and, being crammed with Mercury vapour, a disposal nightmare). Companies like the giant Philips Lighting Corporation have already stated their commitment to LED Home Lighting as the best way forward.

As a result the supply, range and affordability of LED Home Lighting solutions is rising at an explosive rate. However as at this moment it is still best to set up LED home lighting into your own home by approaching those application that LEDs are best able to replace.

The essential distinction between conventional incandescent light bulbs and LED lights is that the former wastes as much as 98% of the electricity supplied as heat however does shine light in all directions, whereas LED light sources convert almost all their electricity into light (hence the reason they stay cool to the touch) but shine a pure and very intense directional light.

The other key differentiator is cost of ownership. LED light bulbs last an incredibly long time (3 decades of normal use) and cost so little to run that the amount of electricity utilised throughout the entire life time of a bulb is almost certain to be less than the price of the bulb itself. It is in stark contrast to normal non-LED bulbs which are typically well over 500 times the price of the bulb itself in running and replacement costs.

These certain qualities (highly efficient, zero fire risk and focused light) make LED light bulbs a perfect replacement for spot lights, particularly the ubiquitous halogen lamps currently found in numerous homes and that waste heat and money in abundance.

However replacing domestic halogen down lighters is only one aspect of spot lighting that LED lamps are good for. In addition they make appropriate display lights and as a bonus can be fitted in places where you couldn't even think about using conventional incandescent spot lights due to the danger of damage and fire from their extremely high operating temperature.

LED spot illuminations are a natural alternative for bringing illumination to display units, shelves, beneath kitchen shelves and inside cupboards and wardrobes. They can be readily installed adjacent to objects and surfaces without any danger of causing heat damage and often give a much better light than regular light bulbs in such uses.

The other dimension that home LED home lighting  is revolutionising is mood lighting, bringing a whole new array of effects that existing lighting technology cannot begin to emulate. LED mood lighting makes available a whole new palette of vibrant color that may be altered and blended at will to produce stunning effects, either as a focal point or cast against floors, ceilings and walls to change the ambiance of any room in your house.