One of the first reasons to consider upgrading to decorative braided flex extension leads is the aesthetic appeal they bring to your home. Unlike plain white plastic leads that can be an eyesore, our braided flex leads come in a variety of colours, patterns, and textures, allowing you to choose one that complements your interior décor. Whether you prefer a vintage, industrial, or modern look, there's a braided flex extension lead to suit your style.
Decorative braided flex extension leads are designed to seamlessly blend with your interior design. They can be matched with your furniture, wall colour, or other décor elements. This not only enhances the overall appearance of your home but also eliminates the need to hide extension leads behind furniture or under rugs.
White plastic extension leads can become brittle over time, especially when exposed to sunlight or temperature fluctuations. On the other hand, decorative braided flex extension leads are known for their durability. The braided outer layer provides an extra level of protection against physical damage, making them suitable for long-term use.
In a home with multiple extension leads, it can be challenging to identify which cord belongs to which device. Decorative braided flex leads often come with unique patterns or colours that make it easier to distinguish between them. This not only simplifies cable management but also reduces the chances of accidentally unplugging the wrong device.
Conclusion
In conclusion, upgrading from white plastic extension leads to decorative braided flex extension leads is a practical and aesthetic choice for every home. These leads not only enhance the visual appeal of your living space but also provide improve durability, and versatility. By making this simple switch, you can transform the way you power your devices and contribute to a safer and more attractive home environment. So, don't wait any longer; make the change today and enjoy the benefits of decorative braided flex extension leads in your home.
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]]>The Beauty of Matt Black
Matt black finishes have emerged as a timeless and versatile choice for interior design. The allure of this sleek, non-reflective surface lies in its ability to effortlessly blend with any decor style, whether it's modern, minimalist, industrial, or classic. Its understated elegance adds a sense of refinement to your living spaces, creating an ambiance that's both welcoming and stylish.
Key Features of BG's Matt Black Switches and Sockets
Durability: Our Matt Black Switches and Sockets are built to last. Crafted from high-quality materials, they are designed to withstand daily wear and tear, ensuring longevity and performance.
Safety: Safety is paramount, and BG products adhere to the highest industry standards. Our Matt Black Switches and Sockets are no exception, providing you with peace of mind and reliability.
Design Flexibility: Whether you prefer the clean lines of modern design or the charm of a more classic style, our Matt Black Switches and Sockets seamlessly integrate into any interior. They're versatile enough to suit both residential and commercial settings.
Easy Installation: Installing BG's Matt Black Switches and Sockets is a breeze, thanks to our user-friendly design. Even if you're not a seasoned DIY enthusiast, you'll find the process straightforward.
Comprehensive Range: From single switches to multi-gang sockets, USB charging outlets to dimmer switches, our Matt Black range offers a comprehensive selection to meet your specific needs.
Where to Use BG's Matt Black Switches and Sockets
Living Spaces: Elevate your living room or bedroom with these elegant switches and sockets that seamlessly blend into your decor, allowing your furniture and art pieces to take center stage.
Kitchen: Create a sleek and sophisticated kitchen environment with our Matt Black switches and sockets. They're easy to clean and maintain, making them perfect for this busy space.
Home Office: If you're working from home, why not do it in style? Our switches and sockets bring a professional touch to your home office setup.
Commercial Spaces: Enhance the aesthetics of your office, restaurant, or boutique with the timeless appeal of Matt Black.
Here at Sparks Warehouse, we offer such lighting in various forms. You may be interested in a Luceco non-maintained emergency downlight that features a built-in battery and white finish and is illuminated green in normal mode, and white in emergency mode. Alternatively, it may be a KB 14W 6000K LED Bulkhead light that you require, this cool-running and energy efficient unit producing 1200 lumens and being manufactured from Robust Polycarbonate Body and diffuser. It is suitable for both outdoor and indoor environments in workplaces or homes.
We also stock escape route lighting panels that help the occupants of a building to immediately identify their means of escape and emerge to a place of safety. These green and white panels direct your staff to a fire exit, Luceco offering an emergency bulkhead with self-adhesive legend. This unit is made from polycarbonate body and diffuser and incorporates high capacity and long-lasting Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries. The bulkhead can be viewed from as far away as 24 metres and has an emergency operation time of three hours.
Whichever exact light unit(s) you choose, the basic premise of emergency lighting is clear: it normally operates fully automatically in an emergency situation when the workplace's normal illumination fails as a result of a cut in the main power supply - whether due to a fire or a straightforward power cut. Either situation can result in sudden darkness and the occupants being put in danger, whether due to physical danger or panic.
Although new buildings are generally already fitted with emergency lighting during construction in line with the then-latest Building Regulations and the requirements of local councils, for obvious reasons, this is not necessarily the case with older or certain other structures.
Whether your given building is a school, college, hotel, hospital, nursing home, club, office, shop, museum or almost any other property type, you are sure to find the most suitable emergency lighting in stock at Sparks Warehouse. Talk to our team today about how we can supply the lighting that makes the most sense for your particular workplace or home's requirements.
]]>Selecting the right table lamps is more important than you might think to achieving the right ambience in a home or room. When you buy table lamps online from a company like Sparks Warehouse, you won't just need your chosen lamps to look good in isolation - they will also need to fit in well with the wider spaces that they inhabit.
After all, table lamps don't exist merely to provide light on tables, also having an aesthetic relationship with the wider home decor. For example, it's common for homeowners to buy more 'unusual' table lamps that overwhelm the room in which they are placed. You will therefore need to consider the design, colour and size of table lamp that would make the best coherent focal point in your intended space.
If the overall room is sleek and modern in appearance, a suitably contemporary-looking table lamp may best complement this, with the same logic applying to more traditional spaces. It is especially important not to choose an overpowering table lamp design if you are buying for the bedroom, where the bed itself should be the major focus. If you are purchasing for the living room, however, there may be greater scope to experiment with a larger, more impactful shade.
You may buy table lamps online in the first place to replace bright ceiling lights, given the softer illumination that the former option provides. Table lamps can certainly create a different mood in your home and can be easily moved into a different spot or changed if necessary. It is also a good idea to choose a table lamp that can accommodate an energy-saving bulb to deliver longer-term savings.
For the complete range of table lamps available to purchase online, choose SparksWarehouse. We offer an extremely strong assortment of lamps that are by turns traditional, contemporary, understated and expressive. Whether you are looking for a traditional style two light table lamp that combines an antique brass finish with a contemporary large frilled shade, or perhaps a brushed chrome table lamp or one sporting a traditional porcelain oriental base with teal flowers, you are sure to find something in our range to suit.
We offer every conceivable variant of table lamp here at SparksWarehouse, as part of our mission to help you with the fast renovation and refurbishment of your home. With lamps from all of the leading manufacturers presently in stock, you won't find a better place to buy table lamps online.]]>We are here to help you make more money but getting your jobs done faster and where possible get some cash back by using our referral/rebate scheme.
]]>It is not an LED! Induction lighting technology has been around for a long time now, however, its popularity has increased in recent years due to the ever-rising energy costs. Induction lighting is now a feasible alternative to other low energy lighting products such as LED.
Induction light fittings are designed to replace metal halide and sodium fittings in primarily industrial areas, specifically outdoor and ceiling fittings. Induction is similar to fluorescent lights, however the gas contained inside the sealed glass is excited by an inductive coil, creating twice as much light output per watt.
Induction Lighting compared to Other Low Energy Lighting (LED)
The low running costs and robust nature of induction products and the long life of induction technology make Induction lighting the best solution in all high bay and industrial areas.
Against more traditional forms of lighting, the energy savings available are staggering. Using induction lighting instead of metal halide lighting will save approximately 40% in energy costs, while a 50% saving is achievable when using induction technology instead of sodium fittings.
Most traditional forms of fluorescent lighting will last approximately 10,000 hours and LED lighting will last around 30,000 hours. Induction lighting will eclipse these figures substantially, with a 100,000 hour life span. Making it ideal for areas which require low energy, low maintenance lighting solutions.
Most importantly the light output of an induction lamp does not degrade through its life unlike other forms of lighting. An induction lamp should be producing around 99% of the original light even towards the end of its life.
Unlike fluorescent lighting, induction products have no warm up time, offering an instant start and have a flicker free operation. Low running heat is another plus.
What Induction Products Are Available?
One of the most popular lines of induction products on the market are the induction floodlights, this is thanks to their low running costs and high levels of versatility. They are often used more in the industrial sector, where factories and large buildings require a low energy form of lighting which requires little to no effort in maintaining.
Induction low bays and induction high bays are another range of products which are frequently used in the industrial sector thanks to their low maintenance requirements and low energy costs (around 40% on fluorescent alternatives).
IP65 versions of the low bay are available for areas in which a waterproof fitting are required. These are ideal for wet environments and offer the same benefits as the regular induction low bay, just with extra water protection.
Councils and any company which has a large car park are always trying to make cut backs on their lighting. Induction street lights are a fantastic solution to outdoor lighting needs where a long lamp life is required along with minimal maintenance. Induction street lights oblige on both accounts, replacing traditional SON lighting with a flicker free, instant start source of lighting.
These usually range from 120 watts all the way up to 300 watts, meeting the requirements of a large car park area all the way down to a small area.
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Lighting tends to account for around 15% of electrical bills in typical households, so all home owners should make themselves aware of the benefits of using low energy LED lighting in place of the traditional light bulb where appropriate.
Conventional incandescent, tungsten, and filament light bulbs convert very little of the electricity that they consume into actual light – most of this energy is wasted as heat, which has the added disadvantage of shortening the life of fittings and shades. These bulbs also have very short lives, generally providing only around 1,000 hours of light.
On the other hand, low energy LED lighting produces a far more efficient light to heat ratio – dramatically more so than traditional bulbs, and even more than halogen lighting. While expending far less energy, a typical LED bulb will burn for a staggering 30,000 hours. LED lighting is so efficient that you could go decades before being forced to change the bulb.
Instead of burning out and leaving you in the dark, LED light bulbs. The upfront cost might be a little higher, at the moment, but this is reducing all the time and due to its sheer longevity, the LED bulb will more than pay its way.
This energy efficiency also means LED lighting is friendly to the environment. Reduced energy consumption means a drastically reduced CO2 cost, but this is really just the start. What’s more, as LED illumination requires only a low-voltage power supply, such bulbs can be easily connected to external solar-energy providers.
LED lighting previously suffered from a degradation in the colour of light, which gave its output a bluish tinge. This flaw has now been eliminated, with newer models producing the familiar clean, white light of a traditional bulb. Now that this issue has been addressed, LED lighting is truly the most versatile option for any style or type of setting.
LEDs can be combined and arranged to produce the most efficient illumination for your room, and can be individually dimmed to provide total control over the space’s light. Low energy LED lighting is perfect for your home or work place – cost-effective, environmentally friendly and highly stylish. Here at Sparks Warehouse, we supply a range of products to meet your needs, so contact us today and let us illuminate you!
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