Dimmer Switch For Energy Saving Light Bulbs

The jaw dropping feature is that it has an energy saving a19 led smart bulb that lasts up to 25000 hours.

Dimmer switch for energy saving light bulbs.

Ge lighting 13257 40 watt a19 soft white 8 pack. Modern dimmer switches cut the supply on and off rapidly at hundreds of times per second something called a triac switch. In many cases either one action or the other will need to be taken as conventional lightbulbs become more difficult to obtain. Dimmers present a challenge to ordinary low energy compact fluorescent lamps.

This is because incandescent light bulbs will only burn out if you go over their maximum voltage not if you stay under it. This reduces the amount of power reaching the bulb reducing the brightness. The amount of energy saved with dimmer switches varies greatly depending on how much you dim the. Dimmers can enhance your home décor decrease energy use extend light bulb longevity and even improve your quality of life.

Low wattage light bulbs use less energy at full power than dimmed high wattage lights. Instead of reducing the amount of energy being used they simply converted the energy not being used into heat instead of full illumination capability of the light bulb. Permanent light fixtures use a certain amount of electricity to produce light determined by the. Lutron provides a wide variety of light control dimmers and switches to accommodate any application.

In fact running an incandescent light bulb at a lower voltage can even increase its lifespan. This does reduce the overall amount of power being used and therefore you could call them more efficient. There are two options here to buy dimmable cfls or some leds are now dimmable though these tend to be quite expensive. It can be controlled by wide ways such as a dimmer switch or philips hue hub.

Nowadays dimmer switches for led lights work by actually reducing energy used and only uses enough energy that it needs to power the light bulb at the setting of your dimmer. It can control the hue smart bulb with the included dimmer switch or connect everything to a philips hue hub for control from your smart device. But if you re planning to keep the lights down low 24 7 simple math suggests that you should opt for low wattage lights instead. The other option is to replace dimmer switches with conventional ones.

See a list of all dimmers and switches here. This dimmer works with up to 150 watt of dimmable led cfl or 600 watt of incandescent halogen allowing you to control multiple bulb types on the same circuit.