With so much emphasis being placed on saving energy, more and more households are being encouraged to use energy saving light bulbs around the home. However, recent figures suggest that the average household has used just half the energy saving bulbs they were supplied with.
As part of the government’s £3bn energy efficiency scheme, more than 42 million energy savers were sent out before Christmas, averaging ten per household. The average used, were around five.
Steven Ellwood, the Managing Director of BLT Direct, the leading energy saving light bulb suppliers, said: “It is worrying that people are not making the best use of the resources they are being provided with.
“We really need to start looking after our planet more and if energy saving bulbs help even a small way then we should all be making use of them, especially when they are being provided for free.”
The light bulb specialists stock a huge range of energy saving bulbs, including the Energy Saving Mini Spiral bulb, costing £4.91 including VAT for a nine watt bulb. The bulb comes in five, seven, nine, 11, 15, 18 and 20 watts, and can be used in lounges, hallways, bedrooms, wall lights and chandeliers. They also come in various colour temperatures and reduce heat output by 70 per cent, reduce UV output by 90 per cent and could save you a whopping 80 per cent in running costs. They have a running time of 8,000 hours.
Another example from their collection of energy saving bulbs is the Energy Saving My Planet Light Bulb. This little bundle of seven watt energy has an average life of a whopping 12,000 to 15,000 hours and can save you up to 80 per cent in running costs and costs just £2.93 including VAT.
In addition to this, they also do Energy Saving Halogen Replacement Bulbs, with prices starting from £10.90 including VAT for a 21 watt 118mm cool white bulb. They are designed as a direct replacement for linear halogen lamps and have built-in reflectors ensuring you get the best light output possible with the most energy saving results. They have an average shelf life of around 8,000 hours and their energy consumption compared to regular Tungsten Halogen Lamps is very low.
To browse the extensive range of energy saving bulbs, visit the BLT Direct website on http://www.bltdirect.com/ or telephone customer services on 01473 559 501.
About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.
Monday, 15 March 2010
Friday, 5 March 2010
Light bulb temperatures helping SAD sufferers
As energy efficient light bulbs continue to help us save the planet day by day; choosing light fittings with specific colour temperatures can also help those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? SAD is a type of winter-based depression that affects around seven per cent of the UK severely and a further seventeen per cent mildly. It is caused by a chemical imbalance due to the shorter and darker days that the winter seasons bring. Symptoms of SAD can include depression, lethargy, weight gain and an increase in the amount of time spent sleeping.
How do specific lamps help? By choosing a light bulb that burns high up the colour scale; six thousand kelvins or over (kelvins are the unit in which colour is measured), the light fittings will burn similar to the colours of summer and spring daylight. The illusion will help ease the symptoms for sufferers during the darker months.
BLT Direct offer fluorescent tubes, energy saving light bulbs and even halogen light bulbs in a range of colours. Steven Ellwood, spokesperson for BLT Direct says “The most effective light fitting for SAD sufferers would be the fluorescent tube lighting we offer clients; as these types of fittings light larger rooms such as kitchens and garages, which won’t often be lit by other sources or have smaller windows”
To browse the extensive range, or for advice on which light fittings to choose; visit the BLT Direct website on www.bltdirect.com or telephone customer services on 01473 559 501
About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? SAD is a type of winter-based depression that affects around seven per cent of the UK severely and a further seventeen per cent mildly. It is caused by a chemical imbalance due to the shorter and darker days that the winter seasons bring. Symptoms of SAD can include depression, lethargy, weight gain and an increase in the amount of time spent sleeping.
How do specific lamps help? By choosing a light bulb that burns high up the colour scale; six thousand kelvins or over (kelvins are the unit in which colour is measured), the light fittings will burn similar to the colours of summer and spring daylight. The illusion will help ease the symptoms for sufferers during the darker months.
BLT Direct offer fluorescent tubes, energy saving light bulbs and even halogen light bulbs in a range of colours. Steven Ellwood, spokesperson for BLT Direct says “The most effective light fitting for SAD sufferers would be the fluorescent tube lighting we offer clients; as these types of fittings light larger rooms such as kitchens and garages, which won’t often be lit by other sources or have smaller windows”
To browse the extensive range, or for advice on which light fittings to choose; visit the BLT Direct website on www.bltdirect.com or telephone customer services on 01473 559 501
About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.
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