What are the differences between commercial lights and residential lights?
Mostly, commercial lights are too bright to use in residential areas - they are heavy duty lights.
Commercial lights are:
- Very bright
- Consume more energy
- Often vandal proof
- Long lasting (50,000 hours or more)
Commercial lights are made with specific needs in mind that would not suit residential areas.
For example downlights are made for living rooms, bedrooms etc whereas commercial downlights (called shop lights) are much brighter and are used for retail shops.
Some commercial lights are simply brighter versions of their residential cousins (such as commercial flood lights vs normal flood lights).
Other commercial lights, such as high bays and LED panel lights, would never be used in a residential setting.
Commercial lights do not necessarily have to be ultra bright but they are very long lasting.
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