LED lighting and energy efficiency

We change your lighting to LED technology and adjust the installation so the bill actually comes down, not just in the manufacturer’s brochure.

How much you really save with LED

An equivalent LED fitting typically consumes between a fifth and a tenth of what a halogen or an old fluorescent uses. In a home the saving is noticeable; in premises with the lights on twelve hours a day, the change pays for itself in a matter of months.

That said, the saving depends on the hours of use. If you have three bulbs you switch on for twenty minutes a day, changing them is not going to fix your bill. We will tell you frankly where it is worth it and where it is not.

Not all LED is the same

The price difference between a cheap downlight from a DIY shed and a branded one is not in the light it gives on day one, but in the light it gives three years later. These are the things we look at when choosing:

More than changing bulbs

Efficiency is not just the type of lamp. Matching your contracted power to what you actually use, splitting circuits so you do not light the whole unit when you are working in one corner, fitting presence detectors in corridors and garages, or setting schedules on outdoor lighting, has as much impact as the switch to LED itself.

Shall we talk about it?

Tell us what you need and we will quote with no obligation. If it is urgent, calling is quickest.

In detail

What we do

LED conversion

Replacing halogen, fluorescent and low-energy lamps with LED fittings.

Dimming

Dimmers and lighting scenes to suit the intensity to each time of day.

Presence detectors

Automatic switching in entrance halls, corridors, garages and washrooms. Immediate saving with nothing to think about.

Retail lighting

Track spots and wall washers for window displays, with the right colour for the product.

Outdoor lighting

Wall lights, floodlights and bollards for courtyards, façades and gardens, with an astronomical timer.

Power adjustment

Review of the contracted power and the standing charge on your bill so you stop overpaying.

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We tell you if it is worth it

Before proposing anything we run the numbers with your real hours of use and your price per kWh. If the change pays for itself within a reasonable period, we put it to you with the figures in front of you. If it does not, we say so just as plainly.

We would rather lose a sale than have you spend money on something you will not get back.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions about lED lighting and efficiency

In many cases yes, simply swapping the bulb. Problems appear with old lamp holders, with halogen transformers that are not compatible, and with circuits on a dimmer. There the installation or the fitting has to be adapted or the flicker is constant.

Branded ones are rated at between 30,000 and 50,000 hours before losing 30% of their light output. In domestic use that is many years. In cheap fittings the reality tends to fall well short, and it is almost always the driver that fails before the LED itself.

In residential blocks they are among the quickest things to pay for themselves. Stairwell and garage lighting is usually the largest communal consumption, and with detectors it only comes on when somebody passes. It also puts an end to complaints about timers being too short.

Yes. We look at what you have connected and what power you actually draw at peak. If there is room, we process the reduction and issue the certificate if the supplier asks for it. It is one of the few things that lowers the bill every month without changing your habits.

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Other services you might need

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Electrical installations and rewiring

New installations or complete rewiring of the cabling, consumer unit and lighting points in homes and commercial premises.

Plano y herramientas para planificar una instalación eléctrica

Electrical certificates

Issue of the Electrical Installation Certificate (CIE) required to connect a supply or change the contracted power.

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Faults and emergencies

The power goes off, the RCD trips or something smells of burning. We locate the fault and repair it safely.

Shall we take a look?

Give us a call and in two minutes we will tell you whether we can sort it, what it costs and when we can come.