What your bulb is costing you

Choose the right bulb and save on electricity consumption and tarrif.

Think about it! in your home, you put the bulb-on most of the time its lumens adds to the brightness. in comparison to other equipments and gadgets in you home the bulb is the first thing you switch-on when you get home. It's one of the first thing you switch-on when you wake up and you keep them-on until you go to bed. Depending on the part of your home where you need the light! even when we go to sleep we keep the security lights-on. In most homes the security lights comes up when its is dusk.

Our bulbs contributes a significant amount of wattage in our energy consumption  You can save your self some money in reducing your electricity tarrifs in the coming year by taking a look at your bulb rating. Become more aware when you buy or replace your next bulb and why it is the right bulb for the job! getting it right will reduce your monthly ie payments

Don't be put off by the cost of LED bulbs  they could save you hundreds on naira in the long run. I dont want to bore you with the technicalities. To make it simple, put it this way...you have three types of regular bulbs to choose from..

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)

The traditional or standard incandescent lamp was the most common type of light bulb type for more than 100 years.

Halogen

Halogen light bulbs produce light in a similar way as traditional (standard) incandescent lamps. However the way halogens work means they can produce more light using less electricity.

LED bulbs

Generally, the most energy efficient lighting technology you can buy for your home is the Light Emitting Diode ( ED). A quality LED produces the most light with the least electricity  Fortunately, their purchase price is also continuing to go down. If you want to reduce your electricity bill, buy quality LED bulbs for your home

LUMENS = BRIGHTNESS, The more lumens  the brighter the bulb. A typical home bulb produces about 800 lumens, which is the equivalent of 60 watts. So how many lumens do you need for each room?

So looking from the image above, our home brightness requirement is calculated within the lumen regions. Let us look at what we can get from the bulbs in the market.

18watts LED bulb will produce as much lumen as a 100watts Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Imagine how much you will be saving when you switch to LEDs. Think about where that lighting will go in the room or should go in the room?

Living Room

In addition to ambient light, Real Simple suggests using an accent light in one corner of the room. Focus on an object, like a piece of art or a chair. 

Kitchen

Add your ambient light overhead, then add lower task lighting to illuminate the counter space where you work. If possible, the sink is also a good spot to add task lighting.

Bedroom

It’s common to have task lighting in your bedroom on nightstands. Real Simple recommends pointing any light away from the bed. They suggest angling overhead ambient light away from the bed and toward the dressing area, specifically.

Bathroom

Bathroom lighting can be tricky. You want task lighting for the mirror, but an overhead task light can create shadows. Consider lighting the mirror on either side. Then, use an overhead ambient light to fully illuminate the room