Dimmable LED ceiling lights: the big comparison

After the production ban for incandescent lamps in the European Union, starting from 01.09. In 2009, a lot has happened on the market for lamp and luminaire suppliers. At the beginning, the focus was only on the 1: 1 replacement of traditional incandescent lamps with energy-saving lamps or LED lamps in the form of incandescent lamps, but now LEDs are built directly into modern LED lights. Since the LEDs are very small, luminaire manufacturers have a great deal of freedom in their design. The lamp housings no longer have to be based on the socket and light bulb, but can be styled as very flat lights through to filigree structures. We want you in our Ceiling light LED dimmable comparison from Test-Vergleiche.com just introduce the flat representatives in the field of general lighting. 

Why LED lights?

Light is life. Without our sunlight there would be no life on earth. But what to do when the sun goes down? In the gray ages, lighting could be provided only with the help of fire, a torch or a pine chip. Later it was the candles or the oil lamps. However, one could barely read or do finer work. Since the invention of the electric current and the light bulb, it was possible for the first time in the darkness to see what one also saw during the day. 

Today we hardly think about it, artificial light is one of the basic needs of every human being. Every individual need for light and every room has different lighting requirements. LED lights are the absolute favorites. LED is an abbreviation of the term light-emitting diode and comes from the English language. Translated into German one speaks of a light-emitting diode, which gives off its luminous flux in one direction. Thanks to built-in reflectors, the luminous flux can also be deflected in other directions. 

No other light source is as young as LEDs. They are innovative and environmentally friendly. Everyone knows the advantages of LED flashlights or the LED cosmetic mirror in the bathroom, but every other LED lamp is also environmentally friendly and economical:

• They save up to 80% of energy compared to conventional bulbs
• They are extremely durable with up to 50.000 hours of burn time 
• can also emit a warm white, pleasant light
• have immediately after switching on a full luminous flux
• are also suitable for retrofitting different versions, such as E14, E27 or GU10 among others
• they are mercury-free and do not emit UV or infrared radiation

What is a ceiling lamp, LED, dimmable?

Many small points of light in the room, like the LED desk lamp, the backlit glass cabinet or the recessed downlights in the base cabinet, bring a dignified atmosphere in the room. But you also sometimes need a bright, all-lighting general lighting, be it to do homework or house cleaning. Hardly anyone can come around a ceiling lamp that conveniently sits in the middle of the room on the ceiling. We have here on the dimmable LED ceiling lights apart, of which we have already presented you five in our overview.

A dimmable LED ceiling light consists of a base plate that is attached to the ceiling or wall. As a rule, this contains the LEDs required for the current intensity, possibly a ballast or resistors and, in the case of color-changing copies, an RGB controller. Dimmable ceiling lights also have a built-in dimmer to reduce the luminosity. 

Our featured LED ceiling lamps with dimming function all have an opal cover which makes the light diffuse. At the same time, this cover protects against dirt and moisture in most cases.

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How can you save electricity with an LED ceiling light?

With its high energy efficiency, the LED Ceiling light best Power-saving potential. The LED ceiling lamp converts about 30 percent of the inserted energy into light. With a conventional light bulb, the whole 5 is percent. This is noticeable by the fact that you achieve the same light output with much less energy. The more power, the brighter the LED shines. Nevertheless, you can not easily compare it with the brightness of a light bulb. The quality of the diodes, the beam angle, the size of the surface and a few other values ​​are responsible for the brightness of our ceiling light. 

What advantages does the dimmable LED ceiling light have?

Dimmable light has two advantages. On the one hand, this allows you to regulate your own level of well-being in terms of brightness, and on the other hand, it fulfills a very practical function, for example if a house and courtyard lighting does not always have to burn very brightly. This is suitable for a Ceiling light LED dimmable with motion detector or Ceiling light LED dimmable with timer. 

While every incandescent lamp can be dimmed, this is only possible with LED lamps if the dimmability is explicitly stated. The LEDs can also be dimmed with an external dimmer that is suitable for LEDs. A trailing edge dimmer can be used for most dimmable LEDs. But be careful, not every LED dimmer dims every LED.  

Small ceiling light LED dimmable Kaufberatung

So that's for you buy best Ceiling Light LED dimmable you should be guided by the following points:

• What size fits best in my room and what shape?
• How much watts do I need?
• Is the selected LED ceiling light dimmable?
• Do I need a motion detector?
• Is there a remote control for this?
• Which ceiling light LED dimmable is suitable for bathroom or kitchen?
• How long is the life?
• Which light colors are possible, there is also one Ceiling light LED dimmable warm white?

The current LED Ceiling Light Bestsellers are: 

Who are the most important manufacturers of LED luminaires?

Unfortunately, it is not so easy to distinguish today where certain products come from. Much is supplied from the Far East and does not always have the best reputation. If you want to be sure that your LED dimmable ceiling light is of good quality, you should at least pay attention to the CE mark when purchasing. Well-known German manufacturers are Philips, Lamboodo or Paulmann. We are in ours Comparison of dimmable LED ceiling lights for Hengda, EtiME, Sailun, Vingo and Trango decided. 

Is there a "Ceiling light LED dimmable" test report of the Stiftung Warentest?

Unfortunately, the Stiftung Warentest still has none LED ceiling lights test with dimmable models, so we do not have any Test winner for ceiling light LED dimmable able to imagine. Only the consumer center of Rhineland-Palatinate wrote a press release on 02.05.2016 over en disadvantage, that often the bulbs with LED lights can not be replaced.  

In contrast, however, is the longevity of the LEDs. Even if you leave your LED ceiling light on for 10 hours a day, this results in a burn time of 3.650 hours, and we have not even calculated the brightness in the summer months. With a specified service life of 50.000 hours, this is more than 13 years. Who wants to keep their lights that long, quite apart from the fact that technical developments will continue and that much more efficient light sources will be available in a few years. 

And finally ...

Our featured LED ceiling lights not only save power, they are also easy to turn on and off with a remote control. At the same time it can be used to regulate the light color and the brightness. As a special feature we have found a model with built-in snooze function, which is very useful especially in the nursery.