Switch to LED lights bulbs to save money and electricity

Posted by almanilighting on September 1st, 2016

Are you worrying about the rising electricity bills and looking for ways to save money? The electric consumption of the home and kitchen appliances depends on the usage and the maintenance. If you properly maintain them, then you will be able to slightly reduce the power bills. Take a look around your house to find out where else you may be wasting electricity. Though small in size, bulbs and lights consume more electricity as they are used for longer periods of time compared to other electrical appliances. Moreover, we often forget to switch off lights in the corridor, restroom, home exterior and other places. Even if you constantly remind your family members, they may not forget to switch off the lights. So, what’s the alternative? Save energy and money on electricity bills by switching to LED lights. You will find the best LED light bulbs online. 

Wondering how LED lights help reduce your electricity bills? Let’s do a small comparative study 

• Expected lifespan: LED - 50,000 hours; CFL - 10,000 hours; Incandescent - 1,200 hours
• Watts per bulb (equiv. 60 watts): LED - 10; CFL - 14; Incandescent - 60
• KWh of electricity used over 50,000 hours: LED - 500; CFL - 700; Incandescent – 3000 

When you see the above table, you can clearly see the cost-effectiveness of using an LED bulb. The expected lifespan of one LED light is nearly 50,000 hours. For the same lifespan, you need to get four CFL bulbs or incandescent bulbs. Moreover, the energy consumption of an LED bulb is just 10 watts per bulb, whereas it is nearly 60 watts in an incandescent bulb.

When you switch on an LED light bulb, it turns on immediately without any delay. Plus, the heat emitted by this light is comparatively less than a CFL bulb. The heat emitted by an LED is 3 BTU per hour whereas it is nearly 15 BTUs per hour for a CFL and around 85 BTUs /hr. for an incandescent bulb. So, even if you accidently touch an LED light, you don’t have to worry about getting your fingers scorched, which may happen with an incandescent bulb.

Apart from energy and money savings, using LED bulbs is also environmentally friendly. LED lights don’t contain any mercury unlike the other two types of lights, which makes it an eco-friendly choice. 

When you shop in a lighting store in Dubai, make sure you check out the best LED bulbs online and buy them for your home. 

Almani Lighting designs, supplies and installs finest quality LED lighting, delivering maximum energy- and cost-efficiency to commercial and industrial clients throughout the GCC region and neighbouring countries.