A 15W dimmable floodlight compact fluorescent. Works with standard dimmers. Available from: Amazon for about $15.
Cold Cathode Compact Fluorescents (CCFs)
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Cold Cathode Fluorescent lights draw very little power for the light they deliver. CCFs produce up to 80 lumens per watt. Halogen lights typically produce 15-18 lumens per watt, and the most efficient white LEDs on the market produce 23 lumens per watt. CCF lights provide up to 25,000 hours of service life and unlimited… [Continue Reading]
Help With Light Bulbs Terms
July 29, 2004 by 1 Comment
Bulb Types Bulb Base Types Color Temperature The color temperature of light refers to the temperature to which one would have to heat a "black body" source to produce light of similar spectral characteristics. Color Temperature is expressed in degrees Kelvin (K). Low color temperature implies warmer (more yellow/red) light while high color temperature… [Continue Reading]
Chloramine
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Recently, municipalities around the world have begun to use chloramine (a mixture of chlorine and ammonia) to disinfect water. This is done to reduce free chlorine’s ability to combine with organic matter in the water thereby producing potentially harmful trihalomethanes, or THMs. Because chloramine has less disinfecting ability than free chlorine, a higher concentration of… [Continue Reading]
GAC (Granulated Active Carbon)
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Carbon has long been used to absorb impurities and is perhaps the most powerful absorbent known. Activated carbon is carbon which has a slight electro-positive charge added to it, making it even more attractive to chemicals and impurities. As the water passes over the positively charged carbon surface, the negative ions of the contaminants are… [Continue Reading]
Plants Good For Formaldehyde Removal
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Dwarf Date Palm (Phoenix Roebelenii) Boston Fern (Nephrolepis Exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’) Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) Philodendron Selloum
Plants Good For Benzene Removal
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Gerbera Daisy (Gerbera Jamesonii) Pot Mum (Chrysanthemum Morifolium)
Comfort Glow Blue Flame Vent-Free
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Notes from Manufacturer: Comfort Glow Blue Flame Vent-Free Natural Gas heater with thermostat. Heats an area up to 1000 Sq. Ft. No outside venting required. Has a built in safety-Oxygen Depletion Sensor. Push-button piezo ignition for matchless start. Has 2 heat settings 15000 BTU and 30000 BTU. Purchase from: Buy Online or Heater Shop ($179)
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