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Web site offers LED holiday lights
With Christmas less than two weeks away, many people are putting up their Christmas lights around town.
If you’re still wondering where to get your lights, check out the choices at Environmentallights.com. This San Diego company carries hundreds of holiday LEDs.
Owner Greg Thorson, who started the company with his wife in 2006, said they wanted to do something that was friendly to the environment and sell a product that had a strong track record of improvement.
LEDs offer great holiday energy savings. They use 80 to 90 percent less energy than traditional light bulbs and have a longer lifespan – 35,000 to more than 50,000 hours, compared to 1,500 hours for incandescent lights.
Also, unlike traditional Christmas lights, LEDs are recyclable.
“(They’re) good for the planet,” Thorson said, “and there’s a lot of demand for (them).”
For the holidays, Environmental Lights has eight-function programmable “chasing” lights that remember settings even after they’ve been turned off. The company also carries light strings for commercial and residential use.
One of its more popular lighting choices is its miniconical wide angle lights. Essentially an indirect light that spreads the light in all directions, it’s brighter and smaller than similar lights, Thorson said.
Among other holiday choices are garlands, artificial greenery wrapped in miniconical LED strings.
There are things to keep in mind when using LED holiday lights that may be different than traditional torpedo-shaped strings, Thorson said.
The lights will probably outlast the strings, he said, so be gentle with the strings, especially when removing them after the holidays. Should one bulb burn out (rare but it happens), the rest stay lit.
For those who like leaving lights up outside throughout the year, Thorson said the sun will eat away at the strings. Since manufacturers consider these seasonal products, leaving them out all year voids the products’ three-year warranty.
Environmental Lights also has a variety of dimmable LEDs, under-cabinet lighting, recessed lighting and more.
As to price, LEDs are still a bit more expensive than standard incandenscent lights. But Environmental Lights makes up for that by carrying a larger variety than most stores.
Web site offers LED holiday lights
With Christmas less than two weeks away, many people are putting up their Christmas lights around town.
If you’re still wondering where to get your lights, check out the choices at Environmentallights.com. This San Diego company carries hundreds of holiday LEDs.
Owner Greg Thorson, who started the company with his wife in 2006, said they wanted to do something that was friendly to the environment and sell a product that had a strong track record of improvement.
LEDs offer great holiday energy savings. They use 80 to 90 percent less energy than traditional light bulbs and have a longer lifespan – 35,000 to more than 50,000 hours, compared to 1,500 hours for incandescent lights.
Also, unlike traditional Christmas lights, LEDs are recyclable.
“(They’re) good for the planet,” Thorson said, “and there’s a lot of demand for (them).”
For the holidays, Environmental Lights has eight-function programmable “chasing” lights that remember settings even after they’ve been turned off. The company also carries light strings for commercial and residential use.
One of its more popular lighting choices is its miniconical wide angle lights. Essentially an indirect light that spreads the light in all directions, it’s brighter and smaller than similar lights, Thorson said.
Among other holiday choices are garlands, artificial greenery wrapped in miniconical LED strings.
There are things to keep in mind when using LED holiday lights that may be different than traditional torpedo-shaped strings, Thorson said.
The lights will probably outlast the strings, he said, so be gentle with the strings, especially when removing them after the holidays. Should one bulb burn out (rare but it happens), the rest stay lit.
For those who like leaving lights up outside throughout the year, Thorson said the sun will eat away at the strings. Since manufacturers consider these seasonal products, leaving them out all year voids the products’ three-year warranty.
Environmental Lights also has a variety of dimmable LEDs, under-cabinet lighting, recessed lighting and more.
As to price, LEDs are still a bit more expensive than standard incandenscent lights. But Environmental Lights makes up for that by carrying a larger variety than most stores.