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Selected content from the November 2011 issue of Residential Lighting magazine
Home Guy - 2011-11-10 21:52:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Health & Safety | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Selected content from the November 2011 issue of Residential Lighting
magazine
www.ResidentialLighting.com
(if you're going to reply to this post, don't be a bone-head
full-quoter. Trim any q...
Light bulb, thy doom is near! [135 articles]
HeyBub - 2011-11-25 00:41:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
Opinion piece on the demise of the 100-watt bulb.
"Because the end of days is drawing nigh. Not in the Biblical sense, but in
the Environmental Protection Agency sense: there were only a scant e...Dutch fall out of love with windmills [43 articles]
Home Guy - 2011-11-25 10:18:00 [In: Appliances | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Dutch fall out of love with windmills
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/16/us-dutch-wind-idUSTRE7AF1JM20111116
When the Netherlands built its first sea-based wind turbines in 2006,
they we...The Green Thing [26 articles]
Robert Green - 2011-11-26 19:18:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Laundry Rooms | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
The Green Thing
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman,
that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good
for the environment.
The...Solar Plant -- "biggest in the nation". [4 articles]
"BOULDER CITY, Nev. -- President Obama came to Nevada to visit a solar generating plant in Boulder City. He touted what he's calling his "all of the above" energy plan and criticized politicians who...Electric Heaters Not 100% Efficient? [58 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2011-12-03 21:20:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I thought that all electric heaters were 100% efficient.
What is this site talking about when they say:
"During the process of converting electrical energy into heat energy a
great deal of it i...Bobcat Mini-Track Loader
Way Back Jack - 2011-12-06 08:02:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Energy Efficiency | ]
Does anyone have experience with the MT-52 or MT-55 equipped with snow
blade? How efficient? Will it accommodate snow blades of any length that
Bobcat offers? Driveway is 700 ft. long and steep.
...Ebay LED 110 VAC light bulb [22 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2011-12-17 14:06:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Health & Safety | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm tempted to order a few of these. My experience with LED bulbs is that
they are focussed, so they shine a spot on the far wall instead of lighting
the room. Equal to 15 watt light bulb, too. Mi...They ain't dead yet! [79 articles]
HeyBub - 2012-01-05 20:45:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
"The shutdown-averting budget bill will block federal light bulb efficiency
standards, giving a win to House Republicans fighting the so-called ban on
incandescent light bulbs. GOP and Democratic ...Drain connection to sewer for condensate drain? [19 articles]
trader4@optonline.net - 2011-12-27 14:20:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Energy Efficiency | Foundations & Excavation | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Anyone with experience in typical plumbing codes have
advice on this? I need to route the condensate drain on
a high efficiency furnace/AC to an appropriate drain.
It appears that going outside i...How to Afford Gasoline in 2012 [40 articles]
2012-04-07 10:26:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
If you're having trouble paying the cost of gasoline in 2012, there is a
workable solution.
As you're aware, the government and others keep telling you that you
need to tune up your car, make s...Converting warehouse lighting from T12 to T8 [27 articles]
My warehouse is lit by T12 based lights that seem like they are from 1970s or 1980s. The minus is that they look old, the plus is that they are still around after all those years. As we all know...Honeywell MagicStat thermostat -> questions about jumper settings on the back [33 articles]
HVAC Guy - 2012-01-24 23:30:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I've got a Honeywell MagicStat thermostat that has 2 jumpers marked as
"A" and "B" that are opened or closed by a screw head that you tighten
(to close the jumper) or turn out (to open the jumper). ...38 year old freezer efficiency? [54 articles]
Art Todesco - 2012-04-28 23:51:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Windows & Doors | ]
I have an approximately 38 year old upright freezer. It is working
perfectly. I know door gasket is not as good at it could be, however,
it seems to close pretty tight. It can be real hard to o...All is not lost: Introducing the HEATBALL [8 articles]
"What's a heatball? According to this [inventor], it is a "small heating device" that compensates for the loss of heat a home experiences when conventional light bulbs are swapped for more energy ...