Yes, downlights can potentially cause a fire if they are not installed correctly or if the wrong type of downlights are used in certain applications. The main risk of fire from downlights comes from the heat generated by the light fitting. If the downlight is not insulated properly or if the heat generated by the […]
Can old downlights cause a fire? Why go LED? Read More »
When it comes to your lighting, which is about 8% of your bill, efficiency is important over the long-term if you want to save money. LED downlight fittings are typically 8 – 12 watts, compared to your old incandescent lights which are running at 80+watts. So you are shaving off around 70-80% of the energy
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A modern home consumes a lot of energy on a broad range of appliances, lighting and heating requirements. We have become an inter-connected gadget-based world, and this means more electronics and power use in that area of the home. Electricity is used by the majority of NZ to heat their homes (79.2% in 2013) and
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From our previous article we outlined the biggest chunk of your power bill over the year is from heating. And that chunk is much larger than any other types of use coming to around 30% of your bills. But how is heat lost in a home once it’s paid for and pumped into a home?
Loss of heat, what is the biggest culprit? The chimney effect. Read More »
Lighting is an important issue, with close to 20% of the world’s generated energy being used for it. So the evolution of home and office lighting over the last 150 years or so has taken us through incandescent, CFLs, Halogen and now LED technology. We have, over the last five years, improved the LED technology
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