Energy Saving Light - LED vs CFL Compact fluorescent lamp (outdoor pets)
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Are you looking for a way to save money and help save the planet, all at once? If you havent made the change yet, you should consider looking into alternative lighting sources for your home or business. Two important options to include in your research are compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and light-emitting diodes (otherwise known as LEDs).
A compact fluorescent lamp is more frequently referred to as a compact fluorescent light or an energy saving light. It is designed to replace the incandescent bulbs that have been used for so long in households and businesses.
CFLs produce the same amount of light as incandescent light bulbs while using a smaller amount of power and having a significantly longer life. The CFLs last between 8 and 15 times longer than an incandescent bulb.
The most efficient way to maximize the lifetime of your CFLs is to allow them to stay on for an extended period of time. If you only use the CFL for small amounts of time, then you reduce the life of the bulb; you could even reduce it enough to effectively give it the life span of an incandescent bulb.
As an energy saver, CFLs use between 20-33% of the power that incandescent bulbs use. Additionally, there is a decrease in heating (the CFLs do not produce as much heat as incandescent bulbs). These two factors significantly decrease the energy that is necessary.
With these benefits, CFLs tend to cost more than your average light bulb. In the long term, however, the CFL bulbs will save the average user a significant amount of money.
What is the downside then? Well, CFLs contain mercury, a hazardous substance. Subsequently, there could be contamination in your home or business if a CFL breaks. There is potential for environmental contamination. Also, CFLs emit UV rays that could potentially be hazardous to your health.
An alternative, environmentally sound technology that is still being developed is LED lighting. LEDs have many of the same advantages that CFLs provide with less of the potential hazards.
LEDs offer more than 3 to 5 times the life of CFLs. This is 35 to 50 times the average life of an incandescent bulb. Like CFLs, LEDs are very low when it comes to emitting heat. As for efficiency, an LED outputs more light per watt than its incandescent counterpart.
LEDs also light up immediately when you turn them on and they do not burnout as a result of frequent turning off and on, as CFLs tend to do.
LEDS still need several improvements however. LEDs are very sensitive to voltage and therefore need specific adapters often. Additionally, the light quality produced by LEDs is not the same as incandescent bulbs. High quality LEDs still tend to outperform CFLs in this capacity though. Check out standardpcb.com for more information about PCBs, which are critical in the production of LEDs.
Whether you choose to purchase CFLs, LEDs, or some combination of both for your home or business, changing to these products is absolutely a good choice. You will save money in the long run and also contribute to lowering the use of resources and taking care of our planet.
There are many options when it comes to environmentally sound technology of Compact fluorescent lamp. People are confused whether to choose the LED lighting or the CFL lamps. This article which is a comparison of LED and CFL will eliminate this confusion.
CPR Systems Online Four Benefits To Choosing A Close-Loop Metal Phosphating Method
By Toan Dinh
If your company isn’t using the latest, most environmentally-sound method of high pressure spray way phosphating, you’re running the risk of losing out to the competition. And make no mistake about it - in todays super-competitive environment, it’s essential that you stay ahead of the curve. Quite frankly, for many businesses, that equates to consistently adopting a green mentality for everything from the disposal of paper to how metal is prepped to apply paint.
Below, we’ve outlined four benefits to choosing an environmental metal phosphating method over a traditional one. Check them out and be prepared to be surprised at the advantages that the next generation of metal cleaning equipment can bring to your and your organization.
1. Zero Water Discharge:
Wouldnt it be great if you didnt have to worry about all the gritty, grimy and chemical-laden wash water that accompanies traditional methods of washing and phosphating metal products? With a closed-looped phosphating system, such as one from CPR Systems, youll never have to worry about how to get rid of dirty water. Thats because the unique system recycles wash water effortlessly and completely, enabling you to reuse the cleaned wash water chemical bath.
2. Increased Paint Adhesion:
Have you ever had paint almost immediately flake or peel off of poorly-prepped metal parts? It’s completely annoying, not to mention a waste of time, manpower and money. The next time you need to apply some paint to a metal part, choose a paint pretreatment method that’s environmentally-friendly and amazingly efficient. That’s why the CPR System is its industry leader, you clean and phosphate your metal products in one spray wand process.
3. Decrease workplace production times:
Typical metal prep methods are slow and sometime dangerous practices. From dirty, flammable wash rags to explosive solvent and environmental unfriendly cleaning methods the past metal prep methods were expensive endeavors. The CPR Systems spray wand cleaning method reduced the time labored in cleaning metal than has been traditionally needed. That means that your workers will be able to maximize the 8 (or more) hours per day that theyre on your payroll. And that efficiency will gradually build up, eventually becoming noticeable on your bottom line.
4. Green is not just a slogan:
Green is more than a buzzword in todays marketplace, it can mean the difference between snagging a lucrative contract or losing it to a competitor. The CPR Systems closed-looped recycling equipment will eliminate EPA Monitor because there is no dumping of harmful chemicals.
Dont allow your company to languish, lost at the proverbial back of the pack. Adopt a green way of phosphatizing today and reap the rewards that your business deserves. Its one of the best ways to ensure that your organization will be around tomorrow.
For more information, visit CPRSystemsOnline.
CPR Systems Online is the leader in high pressure spray wand phosphatising with waste water recycling for metal & paint pre-treatment. For more information, visit CPRSystemsOnline.com
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