September 3, 2009

It looks like a can light, it feels like a can light and it is. One of the major requirements when we started the Green Max Home was that we could not use any incandescent light fixtures. So, we looked at fluorescent and we didn't care for the dimming options that you are limited to. We then looked at LED lighting and there were no restrictions on dimming. This was a huge plus for the Schellers and the Green Max Home electrical use.

Electrical Solutions is installing a actual standard 6" Halo can that is not any different than most us have in our homes. If you have a 6" Halo can in your home now you can do the same thing that the Scheller's are doing in their home. What makes the can a LED is a transformer and light that screws into where the normal incandescent light would be mounted. Simple!

Here's even more good news about LEDs, they consume 75% less energy than a 65 watt incandescent light bulb. Which means that if you have 65 watt incandescent light bulb a LED light will only use 15 watts. The other good news is that it last 5 times longer and will last up to 50,000 hours, which is 50 times longer than a incandescent light.