Category: Light Bulbs
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What Are Lumens in Lighting?
How can you change the feel of a room in a second? With the right lighting. A bright, cheerful light can make a room feel happy and inviting. While a softer, more subdued light can make a room feel calm and relaxing. But before you can buy the perfect light bulbs, you’ll need to learn…
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How Many Christmas Lights for Christmas Trees?
There are approximately 25 to 30 million real Christmas trees sold in the US each year. American Christmas tree farms usually grow close to 350 million trees each year. Buying and decorating a Christmas tree is a holiday tradition for most American families. This is a huge part of Christmas and is usually at the center of…
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The Different Kinds of Light Bulbs Explained
LED, CFL, HID—finding the best light bulbs online for a building or room isn’t always easy with so many options. Plus, you have to consider the difference between lumens and watts, the color temperature, whether you want regular bulbs or smart technology, and so on. Lighting is crucial to both increasing the functionality of an…
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Soft White vs. Bright White vs. Daylight Bulbs
Before the invention of the light bulb, people resorted to using candles and oil lanterns to create usable and portable illumination. If you didn’t have the financial resources for those options, you’d rely on the fireplace, the moon, or nothing at all. That’s why light bulbs have been one of our most important inventions in…
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How to Choose the Best Multi-Location Dimmer for Your Needs
Did you know that proper indoor lighting can positively affect our moods and behaviors? However, there’s a big difference between proper mood lighting and harsh lighting that covers everything in white. If you’re looking for more calming lighting options, consider investing in a dimmer wall switch. Specifically, a multi-location dimmer can allow you to perfectly control…
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Light Bulb Guide: The Best Bulbs for Your Chandelier
Are you tired of looking for the perfect light bulbs for your chandelier? If so, a quick light bulb guide to help you find the perfect bulb is what you need. The chandelier light bulb strikes the ideal mix between beauty and utility when it comes to lighting. But, with so many different kinds of…
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What does color temperature and Kelvin mean?
Color temperature is a method of describing the light appearance that light bulbs emit. It measures how yellow or blue (warm or cool) the light is from a particular source is. It will be calculated from the Kelvin degrees (K) with a scale from 1000 to 10000. When the numbers are going higher than 1000, the light…
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Wattage and Brightness: Important Factors When Buying a Light Bulb
Are your light bulbs performing as they should? In recent years there has been a huge leap in light bulb design and energy efficiency. We’ve seen newer types hit the market like halogen, LEDs, and CFLs. Converting to LED lights is a considerable idea since they use less energy and last longer, saving you money…
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How the DOE’s 2023 Lighting Standards Will Affect Utility Rebate Programs
In April 2022, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) implemented two new rules that regulate and standardize light bulbs. In DOE parlance, light bulbs are called “general service lamps,” or GSLs. The new rules have been praised as a step towards a greener future. Environmental non-profits celebrated how the new standards are projected to cut…
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What Are the Differences Between 40 and 60 Watt Light Bulbs?
Choosing light bulbs may seem like a simple task to do without much thought; however, there are some important things to consider when making this common purchase. Do you know about the energy output or brightness level of the light bulbs you’ve been buying? Do you know the differences between the most popular light bulb…
