LED lights produce light at a low temperature and because of that they don’t overheat, so you can safely leave LED lights on for a long period.
Can you leave LED lights on 24/7?
LEDs use non-thermal conversion of electrical energy into light energy known as electroluminescence technology or “EL” and it does not need heat to produce light. So LEDs themselves will not get hot to start a fire.
Overheating is the biggest reason a light bulb could start a fire, but that is very unlikely to happen with LED lights bulbs.
If you have a habit of leaving your LED lights on for long periods you can do it safely. The only negative thing about leaving your lights on is energy consumption and the cost of that.
Cost to leave a LED light bulb on for 8 hours?
If you pay $0,12 cents per kWh, leaving your 10W LED bulb on for 8 hours will cost you $0.0096 per day and $0.29 monthly. That’s not much if you leave just one bulb on, but if you leave several lights on it can add up to a much larger amount.
Does turning LED lights on and off shorten their life?
If you turn fluorescent lights on and off several times it’s going to reduce the lifetime of the light source but, LEDs are not affected the same way.
You can safely turn LEDs on and off without risking to reduce the lifetime of light-emitting diode (LED).
It is your choice whether LED lights stay on or are switched off. Another nice feature of the LED bulbs is that unlike other lights, LED bulbs do not need several minutes to become bright enough to use, so it makes sense to turn any LED light off when it is not in use.
Additionally, LEDs are known to have a much longer life span. When we talk about their life span, we can think of years and not hours. LEDs’ life expectancy depends mostly on their heat dissipation. A LED that is built with quality heat dissipation translates to a longer life span.
Should you turn off the LED lights in a larger building?
If you have a larger building equipped with LED lights, you should consider having the bulbs on sensor switches that turn on when people are in that section of the building, and that will switch off when there has been no movement for a while.
Leaving LED lights on for security reasons
If you want to have your lights on for security reasons when you’re away but, don’t like the idea of having them on 24/7 you should think about getting Dusk to Dawn sensor lights.
Dusk to Dawn Sensor LED Light Bulb
These LEDs are equipped with a photocell light sensor and it turns the bulb on at night and shuts it off during the day.
Photocell light sensor LEDs can be used indoors and outdoors.
There is a study of convicted burglars by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology found that 24% of them would consider the presence of lighting when choosing a home to target.
Summary
There are more benefits to leaving your LED lights on for longer periods than not. Especially if you consider the cost of leaving your lights on versus what a burglary may cost you in money and emotional stress.
