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Tuesday<br />
[Edition datE]<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
SELWYN HOME PROFESSIONALS<br />
LEADING THE WAY<br />
IN LIGHTING<br />
Incandescent light bulbs are<br />
almost a thing of the past.<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
INItIaLLY these were substituted<br />
with spiral shaped compact fluorescent<br />
lamps and halogen lighting became more<br />
common. Now LeD lighting has stepped<br />
up, offering brighter light, energy savings<br />
and lasting longer, making them more<br />
environmentally friendly by reducing<br />
New Zealand’s energy requirements.<br />
Incandescent and halogen bulbs heat<br />
up and this excess heating wastes power,<br />
whereas LeD fittings do not warm up<br />
so use up to 80% less electricity than a<br />
conventional bulb.<br />
Greg horton from a electrical<br />
recommends LeD lighting, due to its<br />
efficiency as a form of lighting compared<br />
to incandescent lighting, which requires<br />
approximately eight times the wattage to<br />
produce the same amount of light.<br />
“LeD lighting is extremely effective<br />
though the initial outlay is much greater.<br />
It’s the old adage of what you pay for is<br />
what you get,” says Greg. “You’re unlikely<br />
to need to change an LeD light for quite a<br />
number of years due to the time they last.”<br />
This makes LeDs an ideal choice<br />
especially for out of the way and difficult<br />
places to reach such as lights in high<br />
ceilings.<br />
Greg says that while LeD lighting can<br />
add $500-$1,500 to the cost of an average<br />
house build, it is future focussed, uses less<br />
power and lasts up to twenty years longer<br />
if quality LeD lights are fitted. he says<br />
cheaper LeD bulbs generally fade over<br />
time.<br />
“It’s to do with the way they’re<br />
manufactured and how the luminescent is<br />
moulded together,” explains Greg.<br />
The long-term savings and likelihood<br />
that the price will decrease over time as<br />
happens with new technology, makes<br />
quality LeD lighting a practical choice.<br />
There are other benefits too. With high<br />
quality ICF LeD light fittings, pink batt<br />
insulation can be closed and butted to<br />
sit right beside and over the top of the<br />
LeD. This was not the case before LeDs.<br />
With standard downlights, the batts had<br />
to be cut away from the light as the older<br />
style lights heated up making them a fire<br />
hazard.<br />
With the batts going right over the high<br />
quality LeD light it helps retain heat in<br />
the home. The batts will still need to be<br />
cut around lesser quality LeDs so talk to<br />
your builder or electrician about this. The<br />
building inspector will also be checking<br />
this.<br />
LeDs come in all shapes and sizes<br />
so it is easy to replace existing bulbs.<br />
a ‘replacement LeD’ bulb should be<br />
purchased, and with existing downlights<br />
it is better to replace the whole fitting as<br />
only replacing the LeD bulb could cause<br />
it to heat, which will reduce its life.<br />
With non-recessed lights, a retrofitting<br />
LeD bulb may be an affordable replacement<br />
option and with dimmers, dimmable LeD<br />
bulbs are needed.<br />
LeD lighting is also becoming popular<br />
for motorhomes, caravans and boats<br />
as LeDs run effectively off a 12 volt<br />
house battery due to their low power<br />
consumption.<br />
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