Save energy, time and money with the right LED purchase

This guide has been prepared to educate and assist consumers select safe, suitable, good quality LED lighting products.
LED lamps and fittings (LEDs) are quickly gaining popularity in household use and there are some excellent LED products available now in China. However, examination of LED products found in the Chinese market indicates a wide variation in product safety, quality, effectiveness and compatibility. Low quality LEDs may be unsafe, not provide sufficient light, flicker when dimmed, change colour over time, fail prematurely, or not fit into an existing fitting.
LEDs produce similar light output to traditional incandescent and halogen lamps and use much less energy.
Incandescent and halogen lamps waste most of the energy they use as heat when they produce light.
LEDs are comparable to the most efficient technologies available and even though more expensive initially will save money and time over their lifetime as they have a long lifetime, use very little energy and do not require regular replacement like halogen lamps.
Some LEDs are able to be dimmed or offer convenient features such as daylight harvesting, motion sensing and wireless control. Coloured lighting effects are available with some LEDs.
If you decide to update your existing lighting, you have the option of choosing: