The reason the technology matters
Hardware that never comes down faces a harder test than hardware that
https://evercrestlighting.com/contact/ lives in a box eleven months a year. Traditional bulbs are designed to come down. The case for LED is heat, power draw and durability, and all three matter when the thing never comes inside.None of this means you need to understand electronics. It is a reason to want a specific answer about the hardware, and to expect a specific answer rather than a brochure line. The people who can walk you through it are generally the ones doing it properly.
What the track does
The LEDs are set into an aluminum channel matched to your trim. The channel is the reason the system looks like nothing in daylight, and it is also what controls the direction of the light. Color matching is not an upgrade, and it is why the daytime look holds.
The control question
Each LED in the run can be set independently. That is the difference between a single color across the whole house and something that can alternate, chase or fade. The capability sits there unused most of the year, and then Christmas arrives.Ask to see a finished install in daylight as well as at night, because the daytime view is where careless work shows up and the night view hides almost everything.
Power, wiring and the box on the wall
The parts you never look at are the wiring, the power feed and the controller. How that wiring is routed says more about the crew than the lights do. It is a fair question and the answer should be specific.
What it means for maintenance
The upside of leaving it up has a matching requirement: the install has to be right. Careful work stays clean. A sloppy install becomes visible the moment the lights are off. That is why the crew matters as much as the product.
Weather is what the hardware is up against
Permanent hardware faces every kind of day the Upstate has. Sun and heat are the long term stress. Moisture is the other test. Which is why the connections, the seals and the way the wire is terminated matter as much as the diodes.
Brightness is adjustable, and most people run it low
The output is not one level. Full brightness is a holiday setting, and it is more than an ordinary Tuesday calls for. Most people settle at a fraction of full output, because a soft glow reads as designed and a bright one reads as decorated.
Getting a design
Specifications only tell you so much. The useful step is having somebody look at your house and draw a plan. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent LED lighting for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, based in Greenville. Consultations are free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].