Decorating with Flexible and Energy Efficient LED Rope Light

December 18, 2007

Rope lighting has been around for some time and has frequently been used as year-round decorative lighting. Until recent improvements in LED technology, incandescent rope lighting was the only option available to consumers. Incandescent rope lighting is not ideal for year round decoration because it creates a lot of heat, is inefficient, costly to operate, and has a limited lifespan. Recent improvements and cost reductions in LED technology have made LED rope lighting widely available and a suitable alternative to standard incandescent rope lighting.

LED rope lighting is superior to incandescent rope lighting because it operates at a very low temperature, consumes only .47 watts of electricity per foot and will last for over 50,000 hours. With this kind of energy efficiency and life-span LED rope lighting is perfect for permanent decorative lighting applications.

Rope lighting can easily be installed in your home as accent lighting in a cove, entertainment room, bar area or outside in the porch or deck. Using rope lighting outside around the home can also add some need light for way-finding and can improve safety and security.

LED rope lighting is fully encased in a durable clear plastic that is completely moisture and weather proof. This impermeable casing makes LED rope lighting ideal for exterior commercial accent lighting such as building outlines, exterior dining areas, amusement parks, and sculpture outlines.

The flexible energy-efficient rope lighting is also ideal for restaurant applications to provide low cost lighting and decoration.