There are many different reasons why a business or a residential property owner may want to upgrade lighting options. Two of the most common are an improvement in light quality as well as a decrease in energy consumption.
As more commercial and industrial buildings move to green technology, and more homeowners are renovating their lights throughout the home to take advantage of energy and cost savings, socket conversion systems are increasingly important.
Choosing the right socket conversion option allows the electrician or the retrofit contractor to use the same fixtures and simply convert the light source. The most common type of conversion kit includes moving from fluorescent lighting to LED lighting, but there are other options for conversion as well.
It is also possible to use a socket conversion system to move from halogens to LED lights, which reduces the amount of heat produced by the light while also assisting in decreasing energy bills. In a home, this can be significant, and in a commercial building, it can be substantial in cost savings of operations.
Choose Quality
When selecting an option to convert fluorescent to LED, always choose the best quality types of conversion sockets. There are a number of products on the market that are extremely low cost, but they are also of a lower quality, including the specific materials that make up the conversion socket system.
By choosing the best quality products, there are fewer difficulties both during the retrofit process as well as for use afterward. The extended life of the LED bulb is also going to maintain, which is not always the case with poor quality sockets.
For larger types of contract projects, look for a company offering discounts for volume orders on their sockets. This can help to reduce your cost, while still providing a dependable, long-lasting socket option.