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LED lights are great both indoors and out, so whether it’s your living room or your patio, the office or a swimming pool you’re seeking to illuminate, you’ll find one that’ll suit you down to the ground!

They come in so many varieties and in all shapes and sizes, but they all share certain attributes and qualities that’ll help you to choose the perfect LED light for your needs.

For instance, you might be looking to replace the existing, non-energy-efficient lights in your living area or bedroom with up-to-the-minute, cost-effective LEDs.

If this is the case, you’ll go for something with a relatively low ingress protection rating.

So What Is An Ingress Protection Rating?

An Ingress Protection Rating is a classification given to all electrical enclosures, and it denotes the degree of protection provided against intrusion by body parts such as fingers, and also against dust and water.

The rating consists of the letters “IP” followed by two digits, the first of which signifies the level of protection from foreign bodies, while the second indicates how water-resistant the enclosure is.

Therefore an IP20-rated light is protected against solid objects larger than 12mm or a small part of the body, such as a finger, but would have no ability to resist water.

An IP65-rated product on the other hand, will be completely dust-tight and able to withstand powerful jets of water from any direction.

Brilliant Inside...

There are many superb LED ceiling spotlight fittings that will fit the bill. Having an IP20 rating, they’re excellent for internal applications, and will look great in any room of your home.

LED downlights and recessed ceiling lights are also becoming ever more popular, and they’ll provide an incredibly stylish and discreet way to illuminate your interior, perfectly complementing your modern decor.

These light fittings are compatible with a wide range of energy-efficient LED bulbs, so you’ll have the opportunity to choose the model that gives you the perfect quality of light to suit your room or area.

These LEDs have a life-expectancy of 50,000 hours, outlasting traditional incandescent bulbs by 20 to 1, and in a choice of two colour temperatures, they’ll enable you to match the lighting ambience of your room to its function.

Another fantastic product that will enable you to emphasise the features of any of your rooms is LED strip lighting.

It’s especially simple and convenient to install, especially when purchased as part of an LED strip light kit.  You’ll be able to create some fantastic lighting effects with every variety, from the single colour to the LED pixel tape.

Easy to customise to suit your space, the kits come complete with a compatible Plug-and-Play Power Adaptor, so you’ll be up and running incredibly quickly.

Brilliant Outside Too!

But, LED strip lights won’t just look fabulous inside your home, because they’re available in a wide assortment of ingress protection levels as well as IP20, most of which make them totally waterproof.

So if you’re thinking of illuminating your garden, there’s a strip light available in every protection level from IP20 to IP68, which is hermetically sealed and therefore capable of prolonged immersion under high pressure.

For other external applications, there’s an incredible array of outdoor LED lighting for you to choose from.

They range from LED floodlights that will provide superb illumination and also act as an effective security measure.

There are also a large number of LED wall lights that will add a touch of style to your home, whether at the front or round the back.

If you’re installing some garden decking on your patio, you’ll be able to turn it into a stunning feature and enhance the ambience of your home with LED decking lights. They’re available in a wide range of colours, and their IP-Rating makes them ideal for use externally, as well as in the kitchen where they’ll provide great in-floor or plinth illumination.

Thus, there can be no doubt that LED lights are the best choice to light your home or commercial premises, so use your imagination and get illuminated!