LED Lighting Tips and Tricks

Part of the reason the LED technology is becoming so popular is because of its versatile nature.  With incandescent bulbs and fluorescent lighting, most consumers feel like they know the typical behaviors: you can set them on a dimmable switch, you know when they burn out because they “pop”, they give off large amounts of heat and they are typically inexpensive.  Consumers should get to know LED lighting the same way and realize that they have features that go beyond benefitting the “green” community and lowering your electric bill.

• LED’s give instant light and are dimmable.  Notice that when turning on a fluorescent bulb, or CFL, that there’s a slight hesitation and flicker before the light achieves its full brightness.  LED’s reach their full brightness potential as soon as the switch is flicked and maintain a steady light which does not flicker.  Today’s LED bulbs can also be hooked up to a dimmable switch to provide mood lighting throughout your home or office.  Unlike incandescent bulbs, which burn out and pop when their life is over, LED’s simply become dimmer over time.

• LED bulbs do not contribute to heat buildup in your home.  This is especially important for consumers who are living in the South and recently experienced one of the hottest summers on record.  During some of these humid and muggy nights, you’ll find that the incandescent lights in your home are contributing to the heat buildup and are actually causing you to run your air conditioning at lower than normal temperatures.  Incandescent bulbs generally have a low lighting coverage area, thus requiring more of them to be used.  LED bulbs, however, produce an ideal amount of light over a wide area and remain cool to the touch.  High power LEDs in particular are designed with heat sinks, which keep operating temperatures low.

• Choose your LED bulbs wisely.  You should always look at the package when purchasing any lighting solution.  Soon, all new LED packages with contain the new unit of measurement: lumens, making it easier to compare to old-fashioned lighting solutions and see the benefits of LED lighting more clearly.  You should also be sure to choose LED bulbs that are “UL Listed” or “UL Classified”, and not “UL Compliant”.  “UL Compliant” bulbs have not been tested or approved by the Underwriters Laboratory to show that the bulbs have passed stringent tests.

New Tek Partners offers LED lights that you can tailor for your home or office needs.  In addition to high quality screw-in LED bulbs, they manufacture “UL Classified” Fluorescent Retrofit Conversion Kits using LED Green technology.  All of these products carry a minimum 3 year warranty to prove just how long lasting they are.  The above tips can be applied to New Tek Partners lighting solutions because they provide a wide variety of high quality products, which meet and exceed the industry standard.

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LED Lighting Prevents Mercury Emissions

There are many reasons to switch from incandescent lighting to LED lighting: lowering your energy bill, less maintenance, more lighting coverage with less expense.  Recently documented use of LED’s by hospitals in the UK has led people to notice another health-related benefit of LED bulbs: lack of mercury emissions.  LED bulbs do offer many other health benefits as well, such as reducing eye strain, headaches and irritability; however, a readily quantifiable benefit is that LED bulbs have 0% mercury emissions because no mercury is used in the manufacturing of the bulbs. 

Even competitors to LED technology, such as Compact Fluorescent Lamps, have to be disposed of in the proper manner to prevent from poisoning the environment and negatively impacting your health.
Mercury itself is a well known neuro-toxicant that slows neurological developments and impacts your cardiovascular system.  A CFL, for example, contains 4-5mg of mercury.  Most pundits will argue that a miniscule amount such as that will not harm anyone.  Realize though, that over a billion CFL’s are disposed of every year.  When you add it all up, mercury emissions do become a problem.  

Incandescent bulbs contain an even higher amount of mercury and are more widely used than CFL’s.   Factor in that CFL bulbs and incandescent bulbs last less than half as long as LED bulbs and you have an ongoing disposal and mercury emission issue.  With LED bulbs, there is no special disposal procedure and no worry of lingering after effects on the environment from transport and use.

In a world where environmental safety and greenhouse effects are a priority, it is essential that you equip your home or business with the latest in energy-saving technology.  New Tek Partners offers industry standard mercury-free lights for safe use in your home or business.  Our focus is on providing technologically advanced and environmentally safe products that make for a more sustainable Earth.

We have various products, sizes, configurations, lumens and color temperatures to equip your home or office with.  If you are looking to provide your family with safely disposable, high quality lights, turn to New Tek Partners to provide you with all of your lighting needs.

Where in your home or office will you start making the switch to LED lighting?

New Tek Partners is an LED technology based company and our mission is to develop and produce high quality LED lighting products and provide alternative lighting solutions to our clients.  Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions about how we can help you reduce your electric costs, as well as reduce your effect on the environment.

LED Lighting – Busting Electricity Myths

Whenever exploring new technology it’s common to hear many different arguments which blur the line between fact and fiction, making it hard for the average consumer to make an educated choice.  Here are a few myth-busting facts to help clear up any misconceptions you might have had about LED lighting:

• Myth:  An LED bulb is more expensive than an incandescent bulb.  Truth:  Although the one-time cost of an LED may be slightly higher than an incandescent bulb, it lasts up to 10 times longer and uses a much as 80% less energy than a standard incandescent.  Factor in the decreasing prices of LED bulbs due to the phasing out of incandescent bulbs and you have superior technology for a considerable increase in long term savings.
• Myth:  It is better to wait on LED technology and use my existing incandescent bulbs until they burn out.  Truth:  Every hour an old incandescent bulb is used, they more money is added to your electricity bill.  Incandescent bulbs burn more energy than they give out; thus there is no benefit for waiting for them to burn out, even if it does only take a few short months for them to do so.  Replacing them immediately with energy saving LED bulbs will prevent wasted electricity, possible safety hazards from the bulb popping and radiating intense heat, and provide an immediate return on savings.

• Myth:  Installing CFL lights will help me cut my electricity bill more than LED lights.  Truth:  Compared to LED lights, CFL lights consume twice as much energy to produce the same amount of light.  LED lights also last up to 5 times longer than CFL’s.  Additionally, CFL lights contain mercury and have to be safely disposed off to prevent this hazardous material from harming the environment.
Energy efficient, myth-busting LED lights are a must have technology for your home or office.  New Tek Partners provides the latest in LED technology, helping you fight against increasing electricity bills and environmental issues.  These cost effective solutions from New Tek Partners can save you a bundle when paired with energy consumption reducing techniques such as switching off lights when not in use. 

However, replacing your 50-watt bulb with a 6-watt LED light from New Tek Partners, for example, will give you the same amount and quality of light and use a fraction of electricity.  Through offering proven solutions in the LED lighting world, New Tek Partners can help bring your household into the emerging world of LED technology.

New Tek Partners is an LED technology based company and our mission is to develop and produce high quality LED lighting products and provide alternative lighting solutions to our clients.  Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions about how we can help you reduce your electric costs, as well as reduce your effect on the environment.

Health Benefits of Switching to LED Lighting

LED lighting has been praised for its numerous benefits: they help you save money on your energy bill, have a long lifespan and use a fraction of the electricity that traditional incandescent bulbs use.  It also turns out that LED lighting not only helps you save money; they are also a healthier option over traditional lighting solutions.

Consider that general lighting features such as flicker, hum, burnout, wasted heat and mercury, can be harmful to your health.  We’ve all seen these features and experienced their negative effects, which range from headaches, eye strain, and irritability to hyperactivity, fatigue and attention deficit.  Fortunately, using LED lights can eliminate these ailments, especially for those who already experience health problems and need to limit any potential negative effects the environment can cause.

LED lights are typically powered by DC voltage, which does not cause flickering.  Additionally, the humming sound associated with fluorescent lights, commonly used in hospitals, is also eliminated because LED’s use no filaments or extraneous moving parts.  Other common negative effects such as heat, burnout and mercury emissions are eliminated due to the long-lasting, environmentally safe way these next generation lights are constructed.

Even hospitals are realizing the positive health effects of LED lighting.  Recently, select hospitals in the UK started using a sealed LED lighting unit to protect patients from harmful bacteria, while also providing an evenly lit and relaxed environment.  Hospitals are also one such place where the need for quality and cost-effective lighting is paramount.  Using LED lighting and being able to reduce AC costs, eliminate mercury emissions and cut down on general maintenance costs are just a few ways that hospitals can redistribute their funds to the needs and comfort of patients.

New Tek Partners is a company that focuses on designing and manufacturing quality LED lighting products.  This means that issues, such as health and environment, shape the way they make their products.  From tube lights to screw-in bulbs, New Tek Partner’s LED products are cost effective, carbon-reducing and mercury-free.  If you are looking for a proven solution for safely lighting your home, street or place of business, turn to New Tek Partners for the latest in LED technology.

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