The Dangers faced due to Electrical energy Saving Globes
The electrical energy saving bulbs have been around for quite some
time now. Like the name suggests, these kind of bulbs are more effective and
consume less electricity as compared to an ordinary bulb when they are compared
in terms of power usage. Many people are currently using these kind of bulbs as
they help to save on electricity consumption, reduce electrical usage, and
ultimately reduces electricity bills.
Electrical energy saving
bulbs come in many kind of shapes and sizes and they have many kind of ratings
in terms of voltage rating and watt rating. However there are many serious risk
of health and safety that have come with the use electrical energy saving
bulbs. If by chance a low electrical energy bulb breaks, many urgent and
serious safety precautions have to be taken very fast, because of the reason
these types of bulbs contain the metal mercury. Mercury is a highly poisonous metal
(It is more poisonous than lead or arsenic! as found by research), and everyone
present in the site of occurrence should immediately leave the room for a
minimum of 20 minutes if an electrical energy saving globe is broken. If by
chance in a event a globe does break, it should not be vacuumed up either, as
this will contaminate the vacuum which can then not be used again. Mercury tends to volatilize at room temperatures, mercury vapor if
inhaled somehow is very easily absorbed by the body very quickly, it first gets
into the lungs and then absorbed there into the blood and the brain. The
poisonous action of mercury attacks the nerves and can cause sleep disorders,
agitation, and paralysis. Mercury can also cause migraines, disorientation, imbalances, and
many other nasty health problems. Many severe skin diseases and other things
can happen just by inhaling or touching mercury.
I do not feel to state more diseases that can occur from mercury, but to me it feels
that it is important to be aware of these dangers as it regards to your own
self your loved ones. Danger is at your own home and you are helping it glow.
However, there is a safe and just as cost efficient alternative to the
Hydragyrum(mercury) using electrical energy saver globes. That alternative is
LED. LED stands for light emitting diode lamps. LED lights lasts more than 20
times longer than the halogens. The LED lights uses 80% less electrical energy
thus cuts down electricity bills, and more importantly contains no mercury.
Thus it is safer both for the health and for the pocket.
It is time to get out of the ‘dark days’ and move to the mercury free future of
LED. SEC Group Electrical is a company located very locally. They are specialists
in the supply and installation of LED lights. Give them a call today and find
out how you can upgrade your loved home’s lighting to LED and start saving on electrical
energy and maintenance costs, as well as more importantly protecting your
family’s health.