Using energy -saving lamps, you can significantly save on electricity. Today, two of their types are produced mainly – fluorescent and LED. What kind of variety is best in one case or another and what should be considered when buying?
Choose the power of energy -saving lamps
When choosing power as a basis, you should take the power of an ordinary incandescent bulb. If 100 watts were enough to light the room, you should choose a fluorescent lamp for about 27 watts or 18 watts LED. In this case, the luminous flow will be the same intensity.
How to choose a manufacturer
When choosing a lamp, you should pay attention to the manufacturer. It is best to buy products manufactured in Russia or Europe. Chinese have established themselves far from the best. As for specific firms, it is best to purchase a product of stamps such as Philips, GE, Cosmos, Navigator, Nakai, Ecola, Osram, so – General Electric lamps are considered good.
Warm or cold luminous flux
Energy -saving bulbs can give “cold”, neutral or “warm” luminous flux. For the apartment, the second or third option is best suited, of course. “Warm” light is distinguished by a yellowish tint, which resembles light from the sun. And therefore it is much more familiar to the human eye. However, when buying, it should be taken into account that the “warm” light looks somewhat dull than the “cold”. Therefore, in this case, perhaps, it is worth purchasing an option a little more powerful.
Type of basement and dimensions
On sale you can find lamps with both standard E27 basement and E14 minion. Sipyr options designed for installation in the lamps of computer tables are also produced. As for the size of the product, they are usually slightly larger than that of ordinary incandescent bulbs. Therefore, when buying, it is necessary to take into account the volume of the ceiling.
Service life of energy -saving lamps
LED bulbs are slightly more expensive than fluorescent. The fact is that their manufacture is associated with certain difficulties. However, they last longer (up to 8 times). In addition, they are absolutely environmentally friendly. Their only drawback can be considered that in the process of work they are quite very warm up. If there is too little free space around them, they quickly fail.
Thus, for a standard room, a great option would be a 27 W fluorescent lamp or 18 watts LED, which gives a warm luminous flux and selected in accordance with the design features of the ceiling.
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