There are many different types of light bulbs out there to choose from which means that it can be difficult to decide which ones to use as you are not just stuck with one type throughout your whole household. You can use different light bulbs depending on where and what you are going to be using it for. One of the newer types of light bulb that you may want to use is the LED type.
LED light bulbs are a great choice for many different reasons and can be used throughout your household for many different reasons. LED light bulbs have many advantages over other types but they also have their disadvantages. Read below for a run down on these.
LED Advantages –
Extremely long life span.
Don’t just cut out straight away when life is low.
LED Disadvantages –
Not very high voltage so light isn’t huge.
Now to go over a few of these advantages and disadvantages, the first advantage, extremely long life span is a very good thing for these LED bulbs. LED’s can last up to 200,000 hours but they mostly should be changed roughly around the 50,000 hour mark as once they reach here they usually start to dim down which means that they need changing. This brings me on to the next advantage which is that they don’t just cut out when they are finished.
LED bulbs will start to fade and not be as bright when they start to run out so you will always have time to get more or change the bulb, also you will still be able to use the bulb for a while longer.
These types of bulbs do not give out huge light so that is why they are usually recommended for side lights, night lights and corner of the room lights. LED bulbs are not limited to these at all but they are recommended use for them. People can find that this is a disadvantage but you can still use normal bulbs for your main light and then just use LED lights for smaller areas etc.
Another thing about LED bulbs is that they do not give off very much heat which can be regarded as very good considering other incandescent bulbs can give off most of its power as heat which reduces your bulbs lifespan. All of a LED bulbs power goes into producing light.
One thing to remember which can be considered when using any type of bulb is “Do not look directly at the light”, the light that a LED bulb gives off is an intense low light so it can be very dangerous for your eyes if you look directly at it.
The great thing about LED bulbs is that they are just solid light so there is nothing that can potentially fail except for it running out after constant use for years, you are even able to get different colours displayed from one depending on what kind of allow is used when producing the light.
