how long do your bulbs last?
Answer
We quote lifetime in hours of use. 1,000 hours is reckoned to be equivalent to 1 year's use and is the normal lifetime for traditional incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs are rated at 20,000 - 50,000 hours and our compact fluorescent bulbs at 8,000 hours. However, these figures are only indicative and are not a guarantee. The standard measure of bulb life is the time taken for 50% of a statistically significant sample to fail. For example, a rated life of 8,000 hours indicates that 50% of bulbs should be expected to last 8,000 hours or longer.
Compact fluorescent bulbs work best if they are left on for at least 15 minutes as they take a few minutes to warm up and reach maximum efficiency although this is often not apparent to the user. More frequent switching on and off will shorten the product 's life.
