Friday, November 17, 2017

Making the bedroom more energy efficient

Saving energy costs in the bedroom

Learn about the ways to save on electrical bills in the bedroom. (Photo Credits)

The bedroom can consume a huge chunk of a household's energy consumption, hence it will always be a wise decision to learn to save on energy costs in the bedroom.

Energy Australia came up with tips for saving energy at home including the bedroom. "Keep curtains and outside window shades closed to reduce the amount of energy needed to maintain a consistent temperature inside. Rather than heat your bedroom, add another blanket to your bed or use an electric blanket, wheat bag or hot water bottle."

Using fans

The US Department of Energy meanwhile reminded the public that installing ceiling fans is a great way of lowering energy consumption in the bedroom. Electrician

"If you use air conditioning, a ceiling fan will allow you to raise the thermostat setting about 4°F with no reduction in comfort. Just make sure to turn it off when you leave the room (fans cool people, not rooms)."

Take a look at the rest of the energy saving tips here.

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Energy Star meanwhile came up with a list of ways to make the bedroom more energy efficient. In their list they included gadgets and electronics that quietly eat up power. "Consumer electronics play an increasingly larger role in your home's energy consumption, accounting for 15 percent of household electricity use. Many consumer electronics products use energy even when switched off. Electronics equipment that has earned the ENERGY STAR helps save energy when off, while maintaining features like clock displays, channel settings, and remote-control functions. "

Read the continuation here.

Saving energy can be done in all the rooms of a home. May be a little adjustment, but it will definitely help in lowering energy costs.

The Benefits of a Solar Powered Kitchen

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Making the bedroom more energy efficient

Saving energy costs in the bedroom

Learn about the ways to save on electrical bills in the bedroom. (Photo Credits)

The bedroom can consume a huge chunk of a household’s energy consumption, hence it will always be a wise decision to learn to save on energy costs in the bedroom.

Energy Australia came up with tips for saving energy at home including the bedroom. “Keep curtains and outside window shades closed to reduce the amount of energy needed to maintain a consistent temperature inside. Rather than heat your bedroom, add another blanket to your bed or use an electric blanket, wheat bag or hot water bottle.”

Using fans

The US Department of Energy meanwhile reminded the public that installing ceiling fans is a great way of lowering energy consumption in the bedroom. Electrician

“If you use air conditioning, a ceiling fan will allow you to raise the thermostat setting about 4°F with no reduction in comfort. Just make sure to turn it off when you leave the room (fans cool people, not rooms).”

Take a look at the rest of the energy saving tips here.

Related Electrical Installation and Repair Services:

Energy Star meanwhile came up with a list of ways to make the bedroom more energy efficient. In their list they included gadgets and electronics that quietly eat up power. “Consumer electronics play an increasingly larger role in your home’s energy consumption, accounting for 15 percent of household electricity use. Many consumer electronics products use energy even when switched off. Electronics equipment that has earned the ENERGY STAR helps save energy when off, while maintaining features like clock displays, channel settings, and remote-control functions. “

Read the continuation here.

Saving energy can be done in all the rooms of a home. May be a little adjustment, but it will definitely help in lowering energy costs.

The Benefits of a Solar Powered Kitchen

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

The Benefits of a Solar Powered Kitchen

Clean and sustainable energy

Sustainable energy can be attainable in the kitchen. (Photo Credits)

Kitchen appliances consume a lot of energy, especially in very busy households. One way to cut down on the consumption is to consider using solar energy to operate kitchen equipment.

If households consume a lot of energy in the kitchen, one can definitely surmise that industrial kitchens use bigger amounts of energy.

Solarnovus.com for instance shared how a US-Based soup kitchen serves thousands of people. American Lighting Association

"Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter is expected to save roughly $176,282 over the life of the solar array, offsetting a significant share of its electric load. The 131 solar panels, mounted on both flat and pitched roof sections of the NSKS facility in downtown Nashua, are expected to produce approximately 43,080 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity per year, thereby reducing more than 45,000 pounds of carbon pollution annually."

Take a look at the whole article here.

Solar Kitchen

Mother Earth News meanwhile published an article meant to propagate interesting developments on the solar kitchen front. Master Electrician

"C.J. Swet of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University has designed quite an interesting apparatus he calls a Universal Solar Kitchen. Very simply, his "kitchen" has been calculated to efficiently collect the sun's energy, pipe the heat to a convenient point of use, and do it in a manner compatible with the existing ethnic and regional domestic practices of widely varying cultures. "

Check out the rest of the story here.

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The United Nations Development Program for its part shared how a Solar Steam cooking system that helps feed orphans, children, and other impoverished children on a daily basis.

"Solar powered cooking systems such as those installed at the R.K. Mission are feeding more than 10 million people. Over the last two years, the rate of installation of solar concentrated heating systems has more than doubled in the country. Since 2012, 10,469 square metres of systems have been installed, saving 5.982 million units of electricity (equivalent to 645 tonnes of fuel oil) and reducing CO2 emissions by 2,976 tonnes per year."

Read the article here.

Solar power can indeed be harnessed in the kitchen, for power efficiency and at the same time eco-friendliness and sustainability.

How to Make a Solar Powered Jack-O-Lantern

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The Benefits of a Solar Powered Kitchen

Clean and sustainable energy

Sustainable energy can be attainable in the kitchen. (Photo Credits)

Kitchen appliances consume a lot of energy, especially in very busy households. One way to cut down on the consumption is to consider using solar energy to operate kitchen equipment.

If households consume a lot of energy in the kitchen, one can definitely surmise that industrial kitchens use bigger amounts of energy.

Solarnovus.com for instance shared how a US-Based soup kitchen serves thousands of people. American Lighting Association

“Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter is expected to save roughly $176,282 over the life of the solar array, offsetting a significant share of its electric load. The 131 solar panels, mounted on both flat and pitched roof sections of the NSKS facility in downtown Nashua, are expected to produce approximately 43,080 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity per year, thereby reducing more than 45,000 pounds of carbon pollution annually.”

Take a look at the whole article here.

Solar Kitchen

Mother Earth News meanwhile published an article meant to propagate interesting developments on the solar kitchen front. Master Electrician

“C.J. Swet of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University has designed quite an interesting apparatus he calls a Universal Solar Kitchen. Very simply, his “kitchen” has been calculated to efficiently collect the sun’s energy, pipe the heat to a convenient point of use, and do it in a manner compatible with the existing ethnic and regional domestic practices of widely varying cultures. “

Check out the rest of the story here.

Related Electrical Repair and Installation Services:

The United Nations Development Program for its part shared how a Solar Steam cooking system that helps feed orphans, children, and other impoverished children on a daily basis.

“Solar powered cooking systems such as those installed at the R.K. Mission are feeding more than 10 million people. Over the last two years, the rate of installation of solar concentrated heating systems has more than doubled in the country. Since 2012, 10,469 square metres of systems have been installed, saving 5.982 million units of electricity (equivalent to 645 tonnes of fuel oil) and reducing CO2 emissions by 2,976 tonnes per year.”

Read the article here.

Solar power can indeed be harnessed in the kitchen, for power efficiency and at the same time eco-friendliness and sustainability.

How to Make a Solar Powered Jack-O-Lantern

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Friday, October 27, 2017

How to Make a Solar Powered Jack-O-Lantern

DIY Jack-O-Lantern

Jack-O-Lanterns can be sun powered too. (Photo Credits)

Solar energy is so great, it can even light up Jack-O-Lanterns. At least, Halloween decorations can be energy-saving and at the same time sustainable. Electrical Association

Instructables.com came up with a step-by-step guide in coming up with a solar-powered jack-o-lantern. "This easy to create fall decoration will bring a smile to all those who see its whimsical appearance. Made from naturally gathered materials, things you probably have on hand and an inexpensive solar light this low cost decoration will be easy on the budget and use absolutely no electricity!"

Check out the tutorial here.

Solar light tutorial

The Denver channel for its part shared a video tutorial on making a solar-powered jack-o-lantern. Electrician

"While you're getting into the Halloween spirit, this guy has a simple solution to turn your jack-o'-lantern into an environmentally friendly porch light. Instead of using a candle or battery-powered light, you can add three solar stake lights to your pumpkin. All you have to do is remove the stakes and cut extra holes to fit the solar lights around the top of the jack-o'-lantern."

Watch the tutorial here.

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The website Dream A little Bigger shared as well a Do-It-Yourself guide in making a DIY solar-powered jack-o-lantern.

"In the lawn and garden section of Walmart you can snag up $0.97 solar light stakes that you stick in the ground. They aren't super powerful but they do a pretty good job lighting up a small amount of space. Trace the shape of the top onto the back of your pumpkin, up high near the stem."

Get the whole step-by-step procedure here.

Solar powered Halloween decorations definitely make the season more fun as it does not add up to utility bills.

Task Lighting 101

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How to Make a Solar Powered Jack-O-Lantern

DIY Jack-O-Lantern

Jack-O-Lanterns can be sun powered too. (Photo Credits)

Solar energy is so great, it can even light up Jack-O-Lanterns. At least, Halloween decorations can be energy-saving and at the same time sustainable. Electrical Association

Instructables.com came up with a step-by-step guide in coming up with a solar-powered jack-o-lantern. “This easy to create fall decoration will bring a smile to all those who see its whimsical appearance. Made from naturally gathered materials, things you probably have on hand and an inexpensive solar light this low cost decoration will be easy on the budget and use absolutely no electricity!”

Check out the tutorial here.

Solar light tutorial

The Denver channel for its part shared a video tutorial on making a solar-powered jack-o-lantern. Electrician

“While you’re getting into the Halloween spirit, this guy has a simple solution to turn your jack-o’-lantern into an environmentally friendly porch light. Instead of using a candle or battery-powered light, you can add three solar stake lights to your pumpkin. All you have to do is remove the stakes and cut extra holes to fit the solar lights around the top of the jack-o’-lantern.”

Watch the tutorial here.

Related Electrical Repair and Installation Services:

The website Dream A little Bigger shared as well a Do-It-Yourself guide in making a DIY solar-powered jack-o-lantern.

”In the lawn and garden section of Walmart you can snag up $0.97 solar light stakes that you stick in the ground. They aren’t super powerful but they do a pretty good job lighting up a small amount of space. Trace the shape of the top onto the back of your pumpkin, up high near the stem.”

Get the whole step-by-step procedure here.

Solar powered Halloween decorations definitely make the season more fun as it does not add up to utility bills.

Task Lighting 101

The post How to Make a Solar Powered Jack-O-Lantern appeared first on Lightning Electric.

Friday, October 20, 2017

Task Lighting 101

Focusing on Task lighting

Learning more about task lighting. (Photo Credits)

Task lighting can be a very important and functional lighting fixture in any home. It can help make home activities easier to do, and electrical consumption, even more efficient.

The American Lighting Association defines task lighting as lighting fixtures that are movable and can be plugged into different outlets in the home. Electrical Association

“It can be provided by recessed and track lighting, pendant lighting and under-cabinet lighting, as well as by portable floor and desk lamps. Task lighting should be free of distracting glare and shadows and should be bright enough to prevent eye strain.”

Check out the whole description here.

Tips on Task lighting

The Australian Government also shared various lighting tips to its constituents. Task lighting tips are included in their comprehensive lighting advice for home owners. Electrician

“Match the lamp’s colour temperature to the tones of your room. Warm colour temperatures render warm colours like reds, yellows and browns well; cool colour temperatures render cool colours like greys, greens and blues better. In rooms following these general rules, furnishings appear more vibrant. If you have a mix of furnishings, use lamps that produce light in approximately the 3,500K range. No matter what colour temperature light you choose, if it has a low colour rendering index, nothing will look good under it.”

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UK Media, BBC meantime came up with a guide on different types of lighting, task lighting included. It also included tips on maximizing the use of different types of lighting fixtures and assemblies.

“Working with task lights — place the lamp opposite your writing hand or you’ll be working in your own shadow. The beam of the light should fall on your working area and not reflect onto your computer screen. If there’s no space on your desk for a lamp, fit a strip light above it.”

Take a look at the whole guide here.

Task lights are indeed important in carrying out work around the home.

Tips on Ambient Lighting Design

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