A couple of years ago, when choosing LED bulbs, experts advised to be guided by the manufacturer’s brand recognition. The production of a well-known manufacturer will be of higher quality, but also more expensive than the lesser-known light bulb and at the same time cheaper. This buying principle is still relevant today, we explain in the program How to live better.

This was encouraged by the listeners, because when it comes to energy efficient solutions, there are always questions about LED bulbs. There were especially many on the life span of these bulbs. Is this still a problem? The representative of SIA “Ekoled” explains in more detail Raitis NarvilisProject Manager of the Center for Energy Efficiency “Elektrum”. Tom Bear and head of the “Baltic Research Center” laboratory. Ingmars Felcis-Kaipsteins.

In recent years, the technical quality of LED bulbs has increased, reports Raitis Narvilis.

“If those lamps were once welded in China and assembled by hand, now you can see that the boards are produced in the highest quality for the latest models, which means robotic technologies are used. If the machine puts them together, it means there there are fewer problems for the end user, even less chance that something could go wrong, “says Raitis Narvilis.

“Due to demand, the price of LED bulbs has dropped 3-4 times, and as a result the range available is much wider. If bulbs made in Europe were more expensive, we can now easily buy them from distant countries, and consequently, if the price has been low and we are still in the promotion we order, we must look to the quality, “admits Toms Lācis. “If we buy the product in Europe in a shop with a guarantee, we can be sure that it will last for the specified guarantee period and longer.”