Led Flood Lights Use 86% Less Power

Led Flood Lights Use 86% Less Power

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Common Repairs, Reduce Your Power Bill, Save Money

LED lights have come a long way in the last couple of years.

The technology and build quality has advanced to the point where there is a good LED replacement for almost every type of light.

Flood lights are now available in sizes to suit all applications from sports stadiums to street lights, to your own back yard.

Typical power savings are more than 80% which makes LED lights an attractive alternative.

The smallest LED flood light available is the 10 watt model, pictured above.  Their light output is sufficient to light a typical front or back porch, or the area outside your garage.

They could be used in place of the traditional 150w halogen flood light.

LED flood lights have other advantages besides low power consumption.   They also have a much longer life span than older types of lamps.  This makes them ideal to replace lights in hard to access areas, such as pole tops and similar locations.

Longer life means lower maintenance costs, and a good quality LED flood light should come with a 2 or 3 year replacement warranty.

Some existing floodlights cannot restart immediately once they are switched off.   Commonly used fittings such as sodium vapour and metal-halide floodlights will not restart until the lamp has cooled down.  This means you could be without lights for a period of time if the power flickered or someone accidentally switched off the light.

LED lights can restart instantly if switched off.   With LEDs there is no warm up period.  The lights are at full brightness as soon as they are switched on.

Another advantage of LED flood lights is that they generate a lot less heat than other types of lights.  This means LEDs can be used in areas where excessive heat could be a problem.  Click here to see an example.

The qualities of LED flood lights make them ideal for use in areas where lights are left on for long periods of time.  The power savings and lower maintenance cost means you can quickly recover the cost of buying the fitting.

For advice and free quotations or any information about LED flood lighting, please give us a call on 6331 4711. 

Flickering Fluorescents

by | Aug 11, 2013 | Reduce Your Power Bill, Save Money

Hi this is just a quick note to talk about compact fluorescent lamps.

In the last few days we’ve had a couple of enquiries from clients who have complained their lights have been flickering, even though they’re turned off.

After a bit of checking we found the culprit is their compact fluorescent lamps.  Compact fluorescent lamps come in a range of qualities, from different manufacturers and usually, the more money you spend the less likely you are to have problems with flickering.

If you have some flickering compact fluorescent lights don’t panic, your house is not haunted, they will flicker from time to time under certain circumstances.  If you do have a problem with this try changing to a different brand of lamp or try moving the lamp to somewhere else where it’s not going to be a problem if it does flicker occasionally.

If the problem persists you may have to change to a different style of lamp, perhaps a halogen or LED.  For more information about lighting and for money saving ideas, check our website, www.manceelectrical.com.au

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