{"id":907,"date":"2023-06-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/?p=907"},"modified":"2023-06-13T19:28:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T23:28:23","slug":"some-misunderstandings-about-led-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/electrical\/some-misunderstandings-about-led-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Misunderstandings About LED Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We think making an upgrade to your outdoor or indoor lighting in Depew, NY<\/a> or elsewhere in Western New York to all LED lights is a fantastic idea. Although LED lights are more expensive than incandescent or fluorescent lights, they have numerous benefits such as lengthy lifespans, low heat emissions, lower energy usage, and reduced negative environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although LED lights aren\u2019t a \u201cnew\u201d technology, the explosion of their popularity is a recent phenomenon\u2014and that means there are many misunderstandings about LED lights making the rounds on the internet. We want to clear up a few of these misconceptions so you have a better understanding of what you\u2019ll get when you choose to upgrade your home lighting to LED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

#1. \u201cLED lights are not bright enough\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They absolutely are! LED lights emit the same amount of light as standard light bulbs. You can look on the package for a LED bulb and see how many lumens it gives off, and you\u2019ll see they match those of other types of lightbulbs. You can get LED bulbs that provide the same type of light you\u2019ve enjoyed before, such as softer lighting or cooler lights. The variety of LED lights means you can find the right type for any use in your household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2. \u201cLED lights need time to \u2018warm up\u2019 to full power\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the most common misunderstandings: you turn on an LED light, but it will only be at half illumination until a few minutes go by. But LED lights burn at their full intensity as soon as they turn on. It\u2019s fluorescent lamps that have the slower warm-up time with flickering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3. \u201cLED lights can be harmful to the eyes\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We aren\u2019t sure where this myth comes from, because there is absolutely no basis for it. It might be because people are mistaking LED lights for lasers\u2014and they are definitely not<\/em> lasers with light focused to a single point. LED lights instead run current through a diode that emits light that spreads outward in the same way that light from other sources does. You won\u2019t do any harm to your eyes with LED lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4. \u201cLED lights aren\u2019t dimmable\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Because LED lights are digital, they are either on or off. This is the source of confusion that LED lights can\u2019t be dimmed like more traditional bulbs. However, the technology of LED lights can switch them on and off rapidly (too fast for the eye to detect), which allows them to be dimmed. However, LED lights come in both dimmable and non-dimmable models, so you will need to ask specifically for dimmable if that\u2019s what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5. \u201cLED lights get hot\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although LED lights do give off some amount of heat, it is much less than traditional incandescent bulbs. This is because LED\u2019s do not emit infrared light, only visible light. Since infrared light isn\u2019t visible to the naked eye, this doesn\u2019t affect the brightness of the light\u2014but it does eliminate extra energy use and lowers the amount of heat the bulb gives off. You\u2019ll find LED lights warm to the touch, but not untouchably hot the way incandescent bulbs are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scherer Electric Is Western New York\u2019s Favorite Electrician! <\/strong>Contact us today if you\u2019re interested in making upgrades to your indoor or outdoor lighting.<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although LED lights aren\u2019t a \u201cnew\u201d technology, the explosion of their popularity is recent\u2014and that means there are many misunderstandings about them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[132,88,90],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":930,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions\/930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}