You canupgrade from fluorescents to LEDsin two distinct ways. Firstly, you can do a lighting retrofit to your existing fixtures to make them function for LED lighting. This is known as retrofitting. Secondly, it is possible to replace the lighting fixtures entirely withmodern LED lighting. Once...
What Are CFL bulbs? Compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs for short, contain argon and mercury vapor housed within a spiral-shaped tube. They also have an integrated ballast, which produces an electric current to pass through the vaporous mixture, exciting the gas molecules. In older CFLs, it ...
The first thing you need to familiarise yourself with are the changes offered by LED light bulbs compared to other types of light bulbs in the home (incandescent, halogen or fluorescent). Which kind of LED light bulb should you choose for your home? When we decide to switch to LED light ...
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Conventional incandescent light bulbs also emit a good bit of ultraviolet light, but they do not convert any of it to visible light. Consequently, a lot of the energy used to power an incandescent lamp is wasted. A fluorescent lamp puts this invisible light to work, and so is more efficien...
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Household Lighting: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) & Household LEDsHousehold LEDs are what people commonly use to light up their homes. They aren’t really made for growing plants but can be a good way to get your feet wet in the growing world without a significant investment. They ...
Solid-state lights like LEDs are more stable light sources than incandescent or fluorescent bulbs, and the difference is startling: You'd have to leave a LED light on for 24 hours a day, seven days a week for three years before it matches an incandescent bulb's life span. (In fairness,...
Conventional incandescent light bulbs also emit a good bit of ultraviolet light, but they do not convert any of it to visible light. Consequently, a lot of the energy used to power an incandescent lamp is wasted. A fluorescent lamp puts this invisible light to work, and so ismore efficient...