5 tips to enhance lighting

Although you can easily buy energy-saving lamps in shop, bulbs freely show light with different lighting inside the display window, the instructions of energy-saving lamps is on the package, these are not enough to persuade lots of people to buy CFL and LED energy-saving lamps. According to the survey, 23 percent of Americans think the price of energy-saving lamps is too high. Even now the price has been reduced， each energy-saving lamps can save 10 to 25 dollars. The following is problems the survey found and solutions given by experts: 

Question 1 is not enough light bulb 

The solution: buy more lumens energy-saving lamp. The higher the lumens is, the brighter the bulb. If you use a 60-watt replacement lamp, you need to buy 800 lumens or higher; while you need at least 1100 lumens to replace 75-watt lamp; 100 watt replacement lamps need at least 1600 lumens. Shadow absorb light, so you need brighter bulb. For the LED flood light, the lumen should at least 10 times more than the wattage replaced. 

Question 2 bulbs burn out quickly 

Solution: Contact the manufacturer or refund the bulb to the retailer. The energy saving lamps that is identified by the U.S. Energy Star CFL usually have at least two year warranty period. LED lights is 3 years or longer. However, light bulbs used on  lanterns may shorten its life, so you need to check package instructions. 

Question 3 Light color is error 

The solution: light color of the unit is kelvin (Kelvin), K is greater，the light is colder and bluer. If you want to warm yellow light from incandescent, you can choose labeled 2700k bulb. for 3000k bulbs， its whiter light like halogen lamps. 3500K ~ 4100k is cold light and shows bright white light; 5000k ~ 6500k, showing blue. 

Question 4 color distortion 

The solution: color rendering index (CRI: Color Rendering Index) is higher, the color is more vivid. It is recommended that the CRI of energy-saving lamps that used indoor value is at least 80. Most of this tested LED and CFL energy-saving lamps are between 80 to 85.Others that have higher or lower CRI index are also labeled. 

Question 5 special bulb shape 

Solution: comparison of the bulb which we are ready to replace and CFL and LED products that are consider buying 

Although the price of LED lighting is higher than traditional energy-saving lamps and fluorescent lamps, but considering the cost of energy and the latter part of the environmental impact, it is worthy of buying LED lights. Li Sida lighting has been using superior LED technology to create high-quality LED lighting, precisely because Li Sida lighting www.lead-lighting.com is committed to building green energy，low carbon living is getting closer to us.