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The Light of your Life

Monday, September 13th, 2010

How many light bulbs do you use regularly in your house? Including lamps? I just counted and I reckon I use 10 bubs for about 4 hours a day (we like mood lighting) and those figures go up substantially in the winter. Most of my bulbs were 100w bulbs and I pay about 10p per Kw/per hr for my electricity. I worked out that if I swapped my light bulbs for the equivalent energy efficient light bulbs, I would save over £120 per year. That is not to be sniffed at.

The cost of changing those 10 bulbs will give me plenty of change from £20 so what am I waiting for? I honestly don’t know. People are strange. I am writing this article to make me change my light bulbs – if I say I will do it that will make me do it. I have been meaning to for ages, but then the weekend comes and it gets put off, time and time again. But no more. This weekend is the weekend for me and some energy saving bulbs. I have already ordered them from the internet, they are in the post, I have no excuses left.

I wonder how many of you reading this are in the same boat. Keep on meaning to do it, but never finding the time? In the last couple of years when a light bulb has blown I’ve replaced it with an energy saving light bulb.

Its basic common sense – I will save money and I will help the environment, there is absolutely no reason for me not to do it and the fact that I haven’t yet has frustrated me to the point of writing about my frustrations. When I have spoken to my friends about this they all say the same thing “oh yeah, must get round to that.” I think it’s about time we just did it. This lethargy isn’t doing anyone any good.

We all want to help the world, we all want to ‘do our bit’ and we all want to save a little money…go on, change your light bulbs!  You won’t regret it.

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Low Energy Light Bulbs

Monday, September 6th, 2010

It’s important that we all play a part in trying to reduce our own carbon emissions.  Every little bit we do, even if it’s as simple as changing a light bulb contributes towards slowing down global warming and protecting our future.

A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), more commonly referred to as an energy saving light bulb (ESB) is a type of fluorescent lamp. The energy saving light bulb has been created to substitute for the standard incandescent lamp that many people still use. They fit into exactly the same standard light fixtures as incandescent light bulbs so you needn’t have to spend on new fittings to accommodate them.

Energy saving bulbs emits the same amount of visible light but use less power to do so, plus they have a longer rated life. While the purchase price of an energy saving bulb is typically a more than that of an equivalent incandescent lamp, the extended lifetime and lower energy use will more than compensate for the higher initial cost. For example, energy saving bulbs can save approximately twenty pounds in electricity costs over the course of a year.  The average rated life of a these bulbs is up to 15 times more than that of an incandescent bulb. Energy saving bulbs typically have a rated lifespan of between 6,000 and 15,000 hours, whereas incandescent lamps are usually expected to have a lifespan of 750 hours or 1,000 hours.

So you see, making a small change like swapping the light bulbs throughout your home can have a positive impact on your pocket and the environment.

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S.A.D Daylight Spirals

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

S.A.D is a type of winter depression which affects an estimated half a million people in the UK every winter. This is usually between September and April and in particular during December, January and February.

One of the most common problems experienced during winter months by S.A.D sufferers is that of low light levels in the home. Typical household lighting offers a type of light which is very yellow in colour – referred to as Warm White (2700K). Through the introduction of the Pro-Lite “DAYLITE” range of lamps, this colour is replaced by a much crisper, whiter light, simulating Natural Daylight (NDL), or 6400K.

Now available in normal household bases (BC & ES) this range of lamps is also a fantastic choice for areas requiring crisp white light. Typical examples include desk and reading lamps, garages, workshops, art studios, and any main household area for the SAD sufferer.

Volt: 240

Colour Temperature: Daylight 6400K

Length: 86mm

Average Lamp Life: 8,000 Hours

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Low energy light bulbs

Monday, April 26th, 2010

In the contemporary life two major and related problems plague us all. From the world of big business and corporate industry right down to the public consumer and average family household these problems persist. These two problems frustrate capitalists and environmentalists, conservatives and liberals alike, as they affect finance and the environment, bank balances and co2 emissions. These two problems are of course, the current global economic crisis and global warming. Because of these issues everybody is looking for ways to a) save money and b) cut down on co2 emissions (the single biggest contributing factor to global warming) and protect the environment. There is no current magic solution to these problems, but there are ways in which we can all do our bit and there are devices that can save us money whilst helping us to cut back on our emissions. The low energy light bulb is just such a device.

Low energy light bulbs can replace incandescent bulbs instantly as they fit into the same lighting fixtures and require no additional fittings to be installed. Because low energy light bulbs use less energy it means not only do they emit less carbon dioxide, helping to improve on the current environmental problem, but they also save the consumer money. With the real cost of gas and electric rising all the time energy saving light bulbs should be the consumers starting point for cutting back on expenditure. Although low energy bulbs cost more than incandescent bulbs, the extended lifetime and lower energy use will more than compensate for the higher initial cost. Low energy bulbs can save approximately twenty pounds in electricity costs over the course of a year. The average rated life of a these bulbs is between 8 and 15 times that of an incandescent bulb. Incandescent bulbs reach full brightness a fraction of a second after being switched on. As of 2009, low energy bulbs also turn on within a second, but may still take time to warm up to full brightness. Some bulbs are marketed as “instant on” and have no noticeable warm-up period, but others can take up to a minute to reach full brightness or longer in very cold temperatures.

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