A few questions to ask yourself first:

How many Downlights do you have?

How often do you change your globes?

What is your yearly electricity bill?

LED is one of the latest evolutions in consumer electronics and is fast becoming the preferred choice for all lighting solutions. LED lights have many advantages over other light sources and here are 3 reasons why you should consider changing today:

1. No more headaches changing those globes

LED globes have a long lifetime and can last anywhere from 30-50,000 hours, meaning you can go years without having to change a single globe. This is great for those hard to reach places like high ceilings where ladders are required.

2. Slash those Electricity Bills by up to 80%

An average LED globe is between 6-15w where as a standard halogen globe is 50w and both can give a similar output. The most commonly sold LED globes in today’s market are 8-10w models as they are similar to a standard halogen globe while still being reasonably priced.

So how much saving is that?

The average house has anywhere from 30-50 downlights but obviously not all are on at the same time. So if we assume 20 lights are on for roughly 6 hours per day we can work out what consumption they are using:



Multiplying the Wattage by the number of lights by the hours they are used will give you your Watts/hr. Then dividing by 1000 will give you your KWh which will usually cost you around $0.30 for 1 KWh. After you have worked that out multiply by 365 and you will work out what your downlights are costing you now and what you can save if you converted to LED Downlights.

A standard household can save $500 or more per year just by converting to LED so ask yourself, is it worth it?

 

There are currently plenty of LED Downlight options available on the market but it is important to choose a model that will give you sufficient light. LED Downlights can range anywhere from $15 - $150 so you have to wonder how much light will a $15 LED Downlight provide.

The most important piece of information to get before purchasing LED Downlights is the Lumen (lm) output that the globe provides. A lot of LED Downlights look fancy and state that they can replace a standard halogen globe but when you look at the specifications you’ll see they only have 2-300lm for their output whereas a standard 50w halogen Downlight will have anywhere from 700-900lm.

3. The Retrofit can be simple!

Most households already have existing downlights so if you select the correct LED Downlight there isn’t any need for additional wiring so converting won’t be as costly as new installations.

Enquire today about upgrading your downlights and $$$ave.