Compact Florescent Light Bulbs Reduce Your Power Bills
Article by John Hackwood
Some people think its a simple and easy task to swap in the new style ENERGY STAR qualified compact phosphor light bulbs. True. However Compact Florescent Light bulbs must be installed in places and locations where the power switch is left on for a minimum of 30 minutes.
But how to reduce these power bills – heating and lighting? CFL bulbs will definitely save home and cottage real estate owners over the short and long run. However care and maintenance of the units is essential as well. For example repeated switching of CFL light bulbs can result in damage to the CFL bulbs themselves as well as reduced overall life span and duration. It is just common sense. Yet its confusing. The power of the bulbs is not measured or verified in the standard 40, 60, 100 watt capacity ratings. Any savings on your household and property budget’s part will sure up quickly. On top of that never forget the great powers of compound interest. When swapping in new bulbs do not use metal or metallic electrical conductive screws when installing the CFI’s. There are real and proper safety and maintenance concerns according to Furnasman engineers.Plastic screws are the standard. according to municipal and state building codes when installing CFL light bulbs and fixtures – ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs – that is CFLs. Everyone likes to save money out of their pocketbook and wallet. With the money saved you can perhaps put a down-payment towards summer vacation real estate or perhaps upgrade your furnace as well to one of the newer high efficiency furnace models. It is estimated that the lifespan duration of the new improved models is up to 15 times in time length in direct comparisons. There is one concern and even problem with Compact Florescent CFL lamps. CFLs must not be disposed of by simply throwing into the dumpster or trash can. Your local municipality, city or state government will have allocated and informed the public, in the local newspaper and media of selected designated approved disposal areas. CFLs, like computer LCD monitors, contain small amounts of the toxic elemental substance – mercury, which can be hazardous to the environment if not disposed of properly according to strict rules, guidelines and supervision by trained staff.
Why sit in the dark and be dreary. Get on with life. The old joke used to be how many grandmothers does it take to change a light bulb? The answer is only one. Its ok I will sit in the dark, alone by myself and it will be fine and dandy. Various colorants are used in the manufacturing process. You can choose across a full chroma of tinges and pigmentations. Look at the end aisles of local retailers for introductory deals, promotions and coupons for this most desirable product – As well the CFL Compact Fluorescent lighting setups can be safely used in outdoor surroundings and environments. However its always best to place the sealed unit itself inside a fixture to protect it from the winter’s elements – be it snow in the cold Manitoba wintertime. Unlike the older style of bulbs – like a Model T Ford – any colour as long as its black – the new lamps offer a myriad of extremes across the rainbow. Nothing boring here. Installation is a snap. All in easy its as easy or pie. Next in line will be potato powered light bulbs to both illuminate and heat your home. The manufacture’s of the new style bulbs designed their products for easy, quick and safe installation from downright do it yourself Mr. fix-it rank novices. Just unscrew one bulbs and swap in the new replacement setup. Even your grandmother or Gimli interlake Baba could do it complete with her baboushka. Make it a 100 % conversion rate and ratio. Read the insert that came with the package. CFLs may work in rain, hail and snow. They are designed to even work in the cold Canadian wintertime at -18 degrees Celsius ( equivalent to zero degrees Fahrenheit). However if temperatures dip below the – 20 degrees C range life span reduction on the lamps may occur. Although you can buy no name brands at your local discount store or perhaps online on eBay its best to stick to well known brands with a solid reputation and warranty on their product. 3 years warranty is a good term.
Why wait for spring? Reduce, reuse and recycle are the buzzwords of the new environmentally aligned generation. Sustainability of our environment is the watchword. It is each of our own vital responsibility to do our part to reduce CO2 global warming toxic gasses which are eating away at the ice poles with global warming trends. It’s a no brainer. Newer technology overall is always better and more fuel and energy efficient. Out with the old – in the new.
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Just as compact fluorescent light bulbs have all but fully replaced incandescent lights in nearly every application, LEDs are on their way in. In much the same fashion, LEDs are plagued by high initial prices that are taking time to come down.
Even with the high price of LEDs, their advantages are many. One common complain about compact fluorescents is the ramp-up time to full brightness. Even instant-on CFLs have a ramp-up time; they start at a relatively low lumen count and then steadily get brighter until they’ve reached maximum lumens.
With the instant full intensity of LEDs, they are great for rooms/applications where cycling is a factor (turning on and off frequently). Repeated power cycling does not harm or hinder LED light bulbs. On a similar note, LEDs can also be dimmed as normal, albeit by slightly different means; a pulse-width modulator or lowering the forward current.
LEDs have a “slow failure”, that is their failure is a gradual dimming with a stop at the end. Incandescent bulbs have a direct failure that can easily result in bulb explosions if not carefully handled during removal.
LED size can be misleading considering the tiny size of the bulbs and their incredible life span, which is estimated at 35,000 to 50000 hours. If you use the LED light bulbs in the right places (away from extreme heat), they should attain the aforementioned life spans.
I’ve seen LED lamps in use to replace flood lights in a basement. They didn’t provide the same amount of light as I would have wanted, but they must have been an equivalently lower wattage than the incandescent had been.
I think that with all the advantages of LED light bulbs, once the prices start coming down we’ll see them used a lot more in homes and business. They’re already being used in the streets with LED traffic lights, although that has raised issues of its own. Nonetheless, I look forward to using them in my home. Some of my favorite things about CFLs are the various color temperatures you can get to customize as you see fit.
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Compact fluorescent light bulbs haven’t appealed to everyone, in part because of their appearance. British design company Hulger is hopefully going to change that with their newly designed CFLs. Light bulbs have always been part of aesthetic concerns, but usually it’s been the light itself that played the biggest part. Now the light bulbs themselves are being re-imagined, and they look great.
Hulger gave these light bulbs the name Plumen 001. They are energy efficient, long lasting, and provide great light just like any other compact fluorescent light bulb, but they go a step farther by offering broad aesthetic appeal to consumers.
They look a bit unorthodox, but then again so did standard CFLs when they first came out. Now we’re used to the coils and twists, and these newly designed light bulbs are a breath of fresh air.
The design is actually a practical upgrade as well; the twist or coil type CFLs block some of their own light due to their design. The Plumen 001 minimizes this loss of luminescence by having glass tubing that doesn’t interfere with itself as much as standard compact fluorescent light bulbs. Plumen 001 light bulbs operate at around 80% improved efficiency over incandescent light bulbs, and the more open design means more of the light produced reaches the areas we need illuminated.
Even if people didn’t like the look of standard compact fluorescent light bulbs, they still used them and saved a lot of energy and money doing it.
These Plumen 001 light bulbs from Hulger will do everything old compact fluorescents did while looking even better.
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Overview
Environmentally friendly options for replacing incandescent lighting are usually either Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) or Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs.
Compact Fluorescent Lamps
CFLs operate similarly to conventional fluorescent lamps where electricity is used to activate mercury vapor that resides in the glass tube. The current affects the mercury atoms to make ultraviolet (UV) light which is not visible to the eye. The photons from the ultraviolet light hit a phosphor layer inside the bulb housing to emit photons of visible light thereby creating light output from the tube. The ultraviolet light may cause fading in paintings or textiles. The mercury contained within the lamp means that the light bulbs need to be properly disposed of as compact fluorescent bulbs dumped in landfills burst, causing mercury to be released, draining into the ground, ultimately contaminating the food chain.
Some states, such as California, ban the disposal of mercury-containing bulbs in the trash. Some state laws require fluorescent bulbs to be collected as hazardous waste or properly recycled. Check with the EPA site to help you with proper disposal procedures according to your state, or you can find a recycling center near you at Earth911.
Unlike fluorescent tubes that don’t contain circuitry, compact fluorescent usually integrate all of the necessary circuits in the bottom of the light allowing the single unit to be used in a standard incandescent light bulb socket. CFLs come in a variety of styles and shapes, but one will often see them in a tube or spiral option. Higher surface area allows for a higher light output in CFLs.
LED Lighting
Solid-state lighting, more commonly known as LED (light-emitting diode) lighting is a solid semiconductor light source that doesn’t use a gas tube like that of the CFL.
Light from an LED is made when electricity is applied through the semi-conductor doped with impurities to create one half which is a “p-side”, and another half that forms the “n-side”. The charge-carriers (electrons and holes) flow into the p-n junction where these two halves meet, and releases energy in the form of a photon, thereby creating light. The color of the light output depends on the materials forming the p-n junction. There is no filament to burn out, and unlike CFLs, LED lights do not contain the toxic mercury, nor do they emit ultraviolet light.
To get a bright output, many older models of LED light bulbs had resorted to clustering many individual LEDs into a one housing, however many of the newer LED bulbs drive a single high powered LED element. These LED light bulbs are considerably smaller than their CFL counterparts, and are offered in form factors that produce a directional beam through the use of a glass or plastic lens, or encased behind a frosted diffuser to provide wider light coverage.
Summary of Benefits
Less Expensive Electricity Bill:
Although the cost of the light bulbs are initially more expensive, both CFL and LED lamps save you money long run. Less electricity is used, and bulbs are being replaced much less frequently. LEDs use about half the amount of electricity that CFLs that output the same brightness use.
Long Lifespan:
Run-times of CFL bulbs typically range from 6,000 hours to 15,000 hours while the typical lifespan of an incandescent lamp is around 1,000 hours. A LED lamp can last 50,000 to 60,000 hours which equates to around 5 or 6 years (10 times longer than a CFL).
High quality light output:
Both CFL and LED bulbs can now provide a range of color temperatures. Consumers are no longer restricted to the blueish, “cool-white”, of earlier bulbs, and can now buy warmer colored lamps. Lower quality CFL bulbs that use a magnetic ballast will flicker. Look for an electronic ballast when buying a CFL. LEDs are driven so that they don’t flicker.
Versatility:
Indoor, outdoor, home, or commercial LED and CFL bulbs can be used in a many different types of applications where conventional bulbs were once used. LED bulbs and CFLs can be used in track lighting, table lamps, task lighting, recessed fixtures, and ceiling fixtures. Both types of bulbs are available in dimmable models for use with a standard dimmer switch.
Durability:
Since LED light bulbs don’t use a filament like incandescent, they are shock resistant and can be used in high vibration applications.
Summary of Drawbacks and Limitations
CFLs:
No spot lights – Since CFLs don’t project a focused beam like an LED bulb, they are best used for area lighting.
Temperature sensitivity – CFLs are sensitive to heat, their lifetime will be reduced if the fixture does not properly dissipate heat. CFLs are also affected by cold. CFLs will take considerably longer to reach full brightness in cold weather. In extreme situations they may not properly warm up.
Warm-up time – LED lights turn on instantly, while CFLs take a few minutes to warm up and provide full brightness.
Hazardous waste – CFLs contain mercury and must be properly disposed of. The EPA website provides proper disposal options. LEDs do not contain mercury.
Frequent Cycling Lowers Lifespan – In high traffic areas, such as home bathrooms, where CFLs are turned on and off often, their lifespan will decrease quickly.
Ultraviolet Light – CFL bulbs can emit UV-light which may not be desirable for certain applications.
LEDs:
High initial cost – The LED bulbs themselves are costly, but the initial investment is quickly recuperated in lower electricity bills.
Heat generation – Certain high power (5w and up) LED light bulbs may produce significant heat. Heat-sinks are often built into the bulbs themselves, and may require LED specific fixtures to ensure proper air-flow.
LED light bulbs are becoming the choice for energy efficient lighting due to their varied bulb options, and the ease of which the light output can be layered and controlled when compared with CFL bulbs.
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Grow light is an electronic lamp or light system which acts as a substitute to sun light for growth of plants in hydroponics gardening. Grow light is thrown by these lamps on the plants to help them carry out photo synthesis process by which plants grow. The growth rate of the plants is directly dependent upon the grow light provided and lack of light or absence of light may completely fade and destroy the plants by stopping their photo synthesis system.
There are various factors to be considered regarding grow light for a successful hydroponics gardening. The most important factor is light intensity. Most of the herbs, flowers and vegetables require high intensity artificial light for a proper photo synthesis and can’t grow properly in dim and low intensity light conditions. In order to provide proper light to plants without compromising on the cost, you need to place the bulb at small distance to the plants. According to the hydroponics experts, a suitable position of the bulb is 2 to 3 inch above the foliage.
The second most important factor with a direct impact on the growth rate of the plants is the duration for which Grow light is thrown on the plants. How long light needs to be provided to the plants varies greatly for different types of plants. Most of the vegetables require lighting of 14 to 18 hours each day while in case of some herbs and flowers, even 10 hours a day may suffice. However, providing light for long times may result in heavy cost and the best way to deal with such a situation is to used timer based light systems which turn the light on and off automatically based on the time settings.
Grow light color also plays a very important role in the growth rate of the plants in hydroponic gardening. More closely the characteristics of the light are to the sun light, better is the photo synthesis process. Hence, a light color matching to the sun light color guarantees a faster growth of the plants. Full-spectrum fluorescent bulbs increase the growth rate considerably and are highly recommended for indoor hydroponics gardening.
The pros and cons of Compact Fluorescent (CF) light bulbs, with specific regard to recycling. While Compact Fluorescents last a long time and save lots of electricity, the CF bulbs contain mercury and must be disposed of properly.
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What You Need to Know About Fluorescent Light Fixtures
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Indoor and outdoor home illumination covers a wide variety of different forms of lighting. Fluorescent light fixtures are one type that has many advantages. Lights with fluorescent bulbs are soft, subtle and balanced which is why it has become so appealing to today’s homeowner. There was a time when homeowners did not have access to fluorescent technology but large corporations did. Advances in technology has meant that manufacturers began to use them in their smaller bulbs and has subsequently meant consumers started using them in their dwellings. This has led to consumers saving a lot of energy and money.
How does fluorescent technology work?This kind of lighting is basically set off by a gas discharge within the tubes of the bulb. They use a very small amount of mercury put in tubes which is activated by electrical currents. This activation results in UV light causing the phosphor which is also used in the bulb to illuminate or fluoresce. There is only one real disadvantage to using fluorescent light fixtures and that is you need to handle them and dispose of them properly. You will find the safety precautions on the packages when you buy these bulbs and lamps. Other than that these lights are safe and very advantageous to use.
Fluorescent light has many different applications on a practical level. You can use them as strips, wall mounted, surface mounted and large overhead style like you see in school cafeterias and gymnasiums.Fluorescent light fixtures can be mounted on walls which gives you a way to dress up any room in your home. They are best suited for areas of your home where natural light is not easily accessible. It provides a nice romantic yet functional glow to any room. Surface mounted types are best suited for outdoor applications. This means you can use them around the pool, the deck, the garage or any other outdoor structure where you need light. Many of these lights are decorative as well as functional.
Light strips are nice for certain areas like the bathroom, kitchen, garage or utility room where you need better illumination. These come in several sizes and are mounted to the ceiling.
Besides being versatile this form of lighting is also very energy efficient. It can help homeowners and other consumers who pay electric bills save hundreds every year. Regardless of how you want to use fluorescent light fixtures, you can find some form to suit your need. Your best option is to comparison shop online for not only the best prices, but also various types and styles.
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