LED Lighting Upgrades - Energy-Efficient, Dimmable, Compliant

A 50W halogen downlight draws around 200kWh a year. An equivalent 9W LED draws 36kWh - and lasts roughly 20 times longer. Across a typical 20-downlight kitchen-and-living retrofit that's a several-hundred-dollar annual saving and one round of globe-changing every 15 years instead of every 12 months. The economics on commercial fitouts are even sharper.

We install matched-driver LED systems, not the lowest-bid downlight at the bottom of the bin. Our standard residential fit-off is 9W or 12W IC-F rated downlights in 3000K (warm white) or 4000K (cool white) to match the room, on dimmable Clipsal Iconic or Saturn switches with the correct trailing-edge dimmer for the driver - no flickering, no buzzing, full 10-100% dimming range.

Halogen-to-LED retrofits in older homes often uncover surprises - undersized cabling, missing insulation clearance, IC-rated insulation lying directly on top of legacy halogens (a fire risk and code breach). Our electricians check insulation clearance, downlight covers and cable rating before installation and remediate to AS/NZS 3000:2018 standard so the upgrade passes building inspection.

Commercial and hospitality LED fitouts: high-bay warehouse LEDs, troffer panels for offices and retail, IP65/IP66 strip lighting for kitchens and bathrooms, DALI-controlled tunable-white systems for hospitality, and emergency/exit lighting per AS 2293. Every commercial install includes circuit testing, photometric verification at task level, and CCEW.

Tradetek is fully licensed and insured NSW electrical contractors. Every install is certified with a CCEW, all luminaires carry the Regulatory Compliance Mark, and labour carries a 12-month workmanship warranty. Driver and fitting warranties typically run 3-7 years depending on brand.