Archive for November, 2009

There was a study conducted by Osram regarding the use of LED and whether or not they are more efficient than compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps. The study focused on various factors: energy consumption (while in use) environmental impact (over the lifetime) material and supplies (for led components) transportation (from production to application) When you put all of these...
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This is the most popular week for decorating our homes and enjoying the task of unraveling our holiday lights…whoo hoo! It’s a good time to remind everyone of the importance of conserving as much energy as we can. Holiday lighting will consume a great deal of energy but there are a couple things we can...
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We are often asked about Outdoor Decor products so we put together a store through Amazon.com. Visit our TidBits store and enjoy other outdoor items like: fountains chimes yard ornaments holiday lights Hope you enjoy. LaGina
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Now that daylight savings has ended, it’s already dark when we’re getting out of the office. It’s the time of year when light bulbs are flying off the shelves. Those bulbs we never got around to changing are now priority one. Your  landscape lighting system is no exception. Landscape lighting lets us enjoy the evening...
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I finally sat down and jotted down a 5-Step “How to Guide for Designing and Installing your Low Voltage Landscape Lighting System.” This guide is now available to all new subscribers.
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People are beginning to see the major benefits in using LED landscape lights over the typical halogen systems. Although the upfront costs are higher, the benefits are greater: 80% less energy used (replace 20 watt halogens with 3 watt LED) No bulbs to change Last 8-10 years Plus Smaller transformers = less draw on energy Smaller gauge wire Visit our...
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