LED LANDSCAPE
BULBS
$21.60
Installed!!!
Are you always
changing your halogen bulbs at the cost of $5.95 or more each? Is your current low-voltage system dim and
maxed out… These are just some of the reasons you should be using LED bulbs.
If saving money and having the ability to add
lights to your existing maxed out low-voltage transformer interest you please
read on!
Using LED bulbs
can solve a lot of issues you may be experiencing in your landscape low-voltage
lighting system. Because the average landscape up light uses 50 watts of
electricity and your path lights use 20 watts of electricity it is easy to max
out your low-voltage system. This is probably why sometimes you may experience
areas of your landscape lighting that are dimmer than the rest.
Low voltage
systems are the way of the future using less electricity than conventional incandescent
bulbs.
Now we have the
ability to add more lights to your system and use even less electricity than
you are currently using! The new LED light bulbs that we are using to replace
those HOT MR—16 Halogen 50 watt bulbs use only 3 watts of electricity and
provide you with the same equivalent amount of brightness or lumens. For a
fraction of the cost of electricity!
Going Green and
energy efficiency
Energy-efficient lighting
choices lower utility bills and lessen the burden on nonrenewable energy
sources, which account for 89 percent of energy production in the U.S. LEDs, are the most efficient lights on the market
they are starting to appear alongside incandescent and compact fluorescent
bulbs in hardware and home-goods stores. They are, however, a mystery to many,
as their mechanics are different from standard bulbs.
LED stands for
"Light emitting diode." A diode is
an electrical component with two terminals which conduct the electricity only
in one direction.
Only recently has the LED market
moved into making quality landscape bulbs (MR-16 Halogen base type bulb) replacing
the halogen bulbs of the past. Their initial high cost originally had been the reason
why we have waited to move into this market.
We can now offer these
bulbs at comparable or even lesser prices than the big box-store are charging! We can install them and clean your lenses as a
courtesy! All because we are buying them direct from the manufacturer at
discounted prices.
Halogen
VS LED
For years halogen has been the
recommended bulb for landscape lighting because of its brightness, and its use
in the low voltage lighting systems. Conventional light bulbs including halogen
waste most of their energy as heat. Some higher wattage halogen bulbs burn so
hot that they can actually burn you or even cause a fire when they come into
contact with highly combustible materials. The new LED bulbs provide comparable
lumens and deliver this light, using much less electricity, even when used in a
low voltage system.
For example, a halogen and incandescent
bulb gives off 90 percent of its energy as heat; while a compact fluorescent
bulb wastes 80 percent as heat. LEDs
remain cool… always with no wasted electricity and with an added benefit; they contain no glass components, they are not
vulnerable to vibration or breakage like conventional bulbs. LEDs are thus
better suited for use in the landscape, where they may get knocked by an edger
or mower during routine maintenance.
Measuring Brightness
Lumens are the perceived brightness that you “see”
in the bulb. The more lumens the bulb has, the brighter the bulb. Lumens are
the best measurement of comparative lighting among the various bulbs. Manufacturers
who want to deliver the best available light for the lumens also provide a
reflective mounting to direct the lumens as needed.
Longer
Life
The life of a high-power white
LED is projected to be from 35,000 to 50,000 hours, compared to 750 to 2,000
hours for an incandescent bulb, 8,000 to 10,000 hours for a compact fluorescent
and 20,000 to 30,000 hours for a linear fluorescent bulb. LED lifetimes are
rated differently than conventional lights, which go out when the filament
breaks. Typical lifetime is defined as the average number of hours until light
falls to 70 percent of initial brightness, in lumens. LEDs typically just fade
gradually.
LEDs are solid state lighting devices that utilize
semiconductor material instead of a filament or neon gas. An LED light is
a tiny chip encapsulated in an epoxy resin enclosure, which makes LEDs far
sturdier than traditional incandescent light bulbs or fluorescent tubes. Since
LEDs don't use fragile components such as glass and filaments, LEDs are able to
withstand shock, vibration and extreme temperature.
