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For as long as we’ve been putting light bulbs in our homes, we’ve been replacing bulbs as they burn out. Flip a switch and a light that used to work just fine no longer does. Incandescent lamps had the dubious benefit of having an evident way of determining when it was time to replace them. Things aren’t quite so simple for LEDs.What it comes down to is a fundamental difference between catastrophic failure and practical failure. Incandescents are prone to catastrophic failure. When a light simpl

If people have one complaint about LEDs it tends to be that they have problems dimming them. Dimmability in lighting is a problem that seems to plague all new lighting technology. LEDs are no exception. Since LEDs work fundamentally differently from incandescents and CFLs, there are some terms we should review, most of which will only apply to LED lights. It’s helpful to know how to describe the symptoms you’re seeing with your lighting dimmers. It helps get to the root of the problem more quick

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. It’s a semiconductor light source that emits light when a current flows through it. The first viable LEDs were created as far back as 1962. It emitted low-level infrared light and was used in remote control units in consumer electronics among other things. The first LEDs to emit visible light were limited to red light.LEDs have come a long way since they were originally created in the ‘60s. Once green and blue LEDs were created, it was possible to get white l

Great strides are being made in LED technology on what feels like a daily basis. New LEDs are being developed and prepared for market at an exponentially growing rate. That’s great for consumers who are getting ever more efficient, brighter, light with better ability to render color at lower and lower prices. It also means the lights themselves are less expensive to operate and require very little if any maintenance. Lumens is a measure of how much light a given source emits and watts are a meas

For most household lighting needs, especially where relatively few fixtures are required, color consistency is usually not much of an issue. Fixtures can be purchased from the same manufacturer and in smaller quantities, it’s likely that the lights that arrive will all have the same, consistent color. It’s also much less expensive to replace all lights in a single dwelling as opposed to a big commercial application.If ordering many fixtures, especially different kinds of fixtures from different