Most changes come along with resistance and lighting is no exception! Though LED lighting has made its mark in office lights, gas station lights, parking garage lights and industry lighting, common populace may still have some resistance to switch from CFLs or candescent bulbs to new and innovative LED tubes or LED flat panels. Following are the 3 most common myths people generally have resisting them to adapt LED lights:
1. Less brighter as compared to candescent bulb
This myth may arise out of misinformation or just a bad experience and it is not at all true. Back in the time with candescent bulbs, the brightness of the light was associated with the wattage, more wattage means brighter light, but this is not the case with LED lights. LEDs consume less wattage for more output. A 29W LED light may produce 2600 lumens unit of light) that would give brightness as much as 150 Watt candescent bulbs.
2. LED produces bluish white light
Another myth associated with LED lights is that they have white light with tones of blue which is not true with every LED lamp. LED lights are available in wide variety of color temperature to determine their colors. You can choose among 3500K-6500K color temperature for bluish light or between 2700-3000K color temperatures for familiar white light.
3. LED lights are costly
Apparently, this is true that initial cost of LED light is high but another truth is that the cost of any kind of lighting shall not just be determined by the initial purchase cost. It should rather include initial cost + maintenance cost + replacement cost. LED lights are zero maintenance and have 20 times more life (100,000 hours or 25 years if used for 10 hours/day) than other traditional lighting options. Moreover, LED lights come with longer period of warranty, so you decide!
1. Less brighter as compared to candescent bulb
This myth may arise out of misinformation or just a bad experience and it is not at all true. Back in the time with candescent bulbs, the brightness of the light was associated with the wattage, more wattage means brighter light, but this is not the case with LED lights. LEDs consume less wattage for more output. A 29W LED light may produce 2600 lumens unit of light) that would give brightness as much as 150 Watt candescent bulbs.
2. LED produces bluish white light
Another myth associated with LED lights is that they have white light with tones of blue which is not true with every LED lamp. LED lights are available in wide variety of color temperature to determine their colors. You can choose among 3500K-6500K color temperature for bluish light or between 2700-3000K color temperatures for familiar white light.
3. LED lights are costly
Apparently, this is true that initial cost of LED light is high but another truth is that the cost of any kind of lighting shall not just be determined by the initial purchase cost. It should rather include initial cost + maintenance cost + replacement cost. LED lights are zero maintenance and have 20 times more life (100,000 hours or 25 years if used for 10 hours/day) than other traditional lighting options. Moreover, LED lights come with longer period of warranty, so you decide!
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