Friday, May 17, 2013

Lighting Up Your Kitchen

By Louis O. Rollins


How can we have an attractive and bright kitchen? Can our lighting system help us cut down our energy expenses while allowing us to have the kitchen that we always want? As a homeowner, the ideal kitchen you probably have in mind is an attractive, comfortable, clean and bright one. However, the electricity bills that you monthly pay seem to be constantly increasing.

Fortunately, there's a type of lighting that can light up your kitchen the way we want it to be - downlights. Aside from being functional and decorative lighting that last for years, kitchen downlights are good to install because they also save you a surprising amount of cash over their lifespan. This type of lighting system is much more efficient compared to the electricity needed to light up incandescent lamps which most houses often use.

These days, many homeowners consider down-lighters in their lighting plans because they lie within the level of the ceiling. Therefore, these lightings give an illusion of more height to make the kitchen area look roomy.

Furthermore, another reason why homeowners love to use this lighting system is because they have no cables or wires dangling down which can catch dust or grease making them more hygienic and easier to clean.

Basically, you may not realise that your lighting system can heat up so much your kitchen. However, your kitchen naturally has kettles, toasters and cookers naturally give off heat to as part of their use to give hot meals and drinks.

Naturally, kitchen has kettles, toasters and cookers naturally give off heat to as part of their use to give hot meals and drinks. And then, you may not realise that your lighting system can heat up so much your kitchen.

You also have to realise that using incandescent light bulbs as your lighting system become very expensive for the wrong purpose because only 10% of their energy is converted to light production and the other 90% is converted to heat. Therefore, the energy they use is converted to heat, more than light and makes your kitchen hotter.

In contrast, there is another type of lighting system that is designed to focus on light production - Downlights, especially LED. They give little or no heat at all because they are designed with fine construction that takes away any heat build-up.

Always Remember:

The first thing you can probably do is just based on your personal preferences so it's very easy - before you install your downlights in your kitchen, identify the exact number of light bulbs you need or want.

And because electricity is dangerous and it could kill you, evaluate your electrical skills or knowledge first before you install the lamp. Ask yourself whether you can install the lighting yourself or should you get an electrician in.




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