Consumers now have an expanded set of lighting options thanks to new Lutron C.L dimmers. Lutron is an industry-leading manufacturer of high quality dimmers for all kinds of lighting systems, and these are designed to control bulbs and fixtures that employ either compact fluorescent, LED, or halogen lighting technologies. Lutron’s C.L dimmers are UL Listed, and provide full-range dimming for virtually any lighting application. After extensive testing, we are happy to report that the company’s Diva C.L, Skylark Contour C.L, and Maestro C.L dimmers are all fully compatible with LED strip lights from Flexfire...

“Can I control LED strip lights with a dimmer?” This is one of our most frequently asked questions, and the answer is absolutely yes! We’ve put together an instructional video that walks you through how to attach a dimmer to your LED strip...

Placing warm, attractive LED light under a cabinet can dramatically affect the overall appeal of any room. It sends a beautiful ambient glow from an otherwise unused space, in addition to providing useful direct light to counters and workspaces. But is this an easy, do-it-yourself installation? And why is it so important to use LEDs for under cabinet lighting? First of all, it’s important to note that installing under cabinet lighting with LED strip lights is a simple DIY project. Sometimes called “tape lights”, these small adhesive-backed strips can be trimmed to any desired length and simply attached to the bottom of a cabinet. LED strip lights come in various tones, colors, and brightness levels, and can even be attached to a dimmer. The strips themselves are very low profile, and will not require drilling into cabinets. Aside from being visually superior, LED lights come with all sorts of extra benefits. You’ll see a major increase in energy efficiency, as LEDs consume only a fraction of the energy used by incandescent and fluorescent lighting. They also produce no extra heat, meaning they’re cool to the touch and further increase energy efficiency. Contrast this with other under cabinet lighting systems that can heat the contents of the cabinets to which they’re attached, not to mention raising overall room temperature. Finally, LEDs last significantly longer, so you’ll save on replacement costs in the long run. Flexfire’s UL Listed UltraBright™ and ColorBright™ series LED strip lights last up to 50,000 hours, meaning 10-15 years of use under normal conditions. As a final important benefit to homeowners, LED lights contain no mercury, the highly toxic element found in fluorescent bulbs and tubes. Accidents happen, and when a fluorescent bulb breaks the exposed mercury presents a serious health risk. This is...

Earlier this month at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute’s Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center demonstrated a personal light measurement system that will assist in accurately monitoring the body’s circadian rhythm. Designed for Google Glass, the prototype captures an individual’s light exposure and biometric signals, then sends this information to an Android app. The app then provides information that will help the individual achieve better sleep cycles, in turn leading to improved overall health and productivity. This project is the latest of many to explore LED lighting health benefits. So what do LED lights have to do with this? Among all light sources, LEDs are unique in that they can be tuned to control light direction, color temperature, and overall illuminance. LEDs thus play a key role in so-called “human-centric lighting”, which examines lighting exposure as a means to address modern health issues. This is particularly relevant given the ever-increasing amount of time we spend indoors, not to mention the fact that many in the Northern Hemisphere live with little to no sunlight each winter. Imagine this: you live in northern Sweden, where prolonged periods without daylight turn you into a depressed, grumpy, unproductive mess. Along comes a device that measures your personal light intake each day, then automatically tells your home lighting system how much and what sort of light your body needs to function properly. Sounds like science fiction, right? Check out RPI’s Healthy Home Project in Sweden. According to a report published in part by LightingEurope, the use of human-centric lighting helps improve sleep, increase productivity, accelerate healing and even prevent some chronic diseases. LEDs promise to play a central part in this exciting new field of research, and it will be interesting to see where this takes us...

LED strip lights can be connected end to end, creating continuous runs of almost any installation length. With Flexfire connectors, it’s easy to run these lights along curves and even through hard-to-reach corners. This video offers an easy step-by-step tutorial on attaching your LED strip lights to both connectors and a power supply:...

The LED lighting revolution has officially made its way to the recreational vehicle market, thanks to pleasing visual quality and dramatically increased energy efficiency. It’s easy to understand the appeal of LED lighting for RVs: they’re easy to install, last much longer, and require far less power than traditional lighting, meaning less drain on your vehicle’s battery. And thanks to versatile products such as LED strip lighting, they can be used in all sorts of interior and exterior applications. RV owners typically prefer to customize their vehicles to suit specific needs, and LED strip lights are ideal for this purpose. These small, thin strips come with adhesive backing, and can be trimmed with regular scissors to fit virtually anywhere. Further, they come in various colors and levels of brightness, and can even be dimmed via remote control. Those who enjoy camping or sitting outside will benefit from Flexfire’s UL Listed UltraBright™ LED strip lights, which come in three different shades of white and are the brightest LED strip lights on the market today. Flexfire’s ColorBright™ RGB strip lights deliver an added color-changing option, which can also be managed via remote control. Installing LED lights will dramatically improve the visual quality of your RV’s interior, as well as increasing safety and ease of access around outside steps and dark storage areas. Versatile LED strip lights make this installation easier than ever, and will reduce battery drain while lasting up to 50,000 hours. This means your LED lights will probably outlast the vehicle itself, maximizing your RV enjoyment for years to come.   Choose one of our convenient Flexfire LEDs strip light kits to suit the appropriate brightness, length and color of your RV LED lighting project:      ...

LED lights provide a long list of benefits for those who own bars or restaurants of any variety. They are aesthetically superior to traditional lighting, reduce monthly energy costs, and last up to 100 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs. Increased product development in recent years also means lower initial costs and easier installation, making LED lighting an obvious choice for dining room areas, bars, kitchens, and even outdoor commercial signage. In comparison with incandescent or fluorescent lighting, LEDs require a fraction of the power to produce the same amount of light. They not only reduce monthly energy bills, but allow for creative lighting solutions that will increase visual appeal without driving up costs. These advantages can be fully realized with the use of LED strip lights, small adhesive-backed lengths of light that can be trimmed to fit virtually anywhere. Strip lights can replace standard bulbs as a room’s main light source, in addition to allowing for handsome indirect lighting underneath countertops, around barbacks and even in hidden corners and alcoves. Another important advantage is that LED lights produce no excess heat, which further contributes to energy efficiency and makes them perfect for use in kitchens. Flexfire’s UL Listed UltraBright™ and ColorBright™series LED strip lights come in several different tones including warm white, which provides ample work area brightness without the harsh glare found in many industrial kitchens.   Choose one of our convenient Flexfire LEDs strip light kits to suit the appropriate brightness, length and color of your bar or restaurant LED lighting project:      ...

The Flexfire LEDs team is committed to providing you with top quality LED lighting products at competitive prices. We support the ongoing transition to LED lighting, and have structured both our company and website to make this switch easy, simple, and fun for our customers. We became interested in LED lighting applications in 2008, ultimately launching Flexfire LEDs in 2010. Our company is located in Santa Ana, California, where we are surrounded with the latest LED technology. We are committed to sharing this technology with you, helping seek out fun and innovative ways to apply it. All of our products are CE and RoHS Certified, and are backed with a 2-year warranty. We currently sell our own lines of flexible LED strip lights and controllers in addition to several specialty LED lighting products. Our professional grade ColorBright™ and UltraBright™ series include the brightest LED strip lights on the market today, and we are proud to have worked with clients such as NASA, Lockheed Martin, Delta Airlines, and multiple US International Airports. We also offer wholesale prices to the public for those who qualify. We value integrity and are committed to making a difference in our community and the world at large. We proudly donate 5% of our net profits to the Habitat for Humanity Foundation and the Wounded Warrior Project, giving light to those in impoverished countries and communities. Please contact us with any questions, concerns, distribution opportunities, to become an LED distributor, or to place an order. Thank you, Flexfire LEDs, Inc....

  Fill any cove with recessed LED strip lighting to add high-end luxury appeal to living rooms, lounges, and other common areas in your home or business. Thanks to superior technology, LED cove lighting provides naturally bright indirect illumination that lasts much longer and uses significantly less energy than incandescent or fluorescent products. Coves come in all shapes and sizes, meaning there’s no standard product that will suit every space. Further, these coves typically don’t have multiple power feeds, meaning your product options are somewhat limited. Flexfire’s UL Listed UltraBright™ and ColorBright™ LED strip lights offer the perfect solution, as the strips themselves can be turned, cut, and connected together to create linear runs that follow the custom contours of any cove, all from a single power feed. LED strip lights are also dimmable, and come in a variety of colors and temperatures to meet your requirements for any space. They’re incredibly durable as well, providing exceptional light quality for up to 50,000 hours. Compare that with a standard incandescent bulb, which lasts just 2,000 hours at most before burning out. For aesthetic appeal, durability, and energy savings, strip lighting is the ideal choice for LED cove lighting.   Choose one of our convenient Flexfire LEDs strip light kits to suit the appropriate brightness, length and color of your LED cove lighting project:      ...