The Flip of a Switch

In reading a recent USA Today article, An In-depth Look at Oil: Its Costs and Its Alternatives, I was reminded again, how oblivious our citizens are about most things that happen around them every day…”Plenty of readers live a black-box existence, according to Steve Weinberg. They don’t really understand how skyscrapers stay upright, how a sirloin steak reaches our dinner plate (food magically appears in supermarkets, right?) and how the lights come on at the flip of a wall switch.” And he is right, we all run around day after day, texting, emailing, going to meetings, and taking our children to their overwhelming amount of activities. Let’s face it, who has time to play Leonardo da Vinci, discovering how the human body functions, how to make something fly, or to paint oil on canvas with such intricacy. Let the engineers and architects of the world know how to suspend a bridge or build a skyscraper. Let the people at GE, Philips, and Dallas Light Bulb care about how the light switch works. What do we care about? We want the light to come on when we hit that switch.

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Large Shipment of Super Popular Bulb

This is a super popular bulb because of the wattage and glowing natural light. Perfect in-home or business use. We have a large stock in this item. Visit us online at http://www.dallaslightbulb.com/ph-147207-c-356-p-1-pr-2929.html.

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Happy New Year!

Dallas Light Bulb (DLB) Happy New Year to our valued customers and expert staff. We look forward to a prosperous 2011. We continue to operate Dallas Light Bulb with integrity and regard for those who work with us and buy from us. We strive to provide the best service in the business, as well as quality products. Our partnerships keep us thriving and we thank you.

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Daylight Saving Time Ends Nov. 7th at 2 a.m.

Every fall we gain an extra hour by moving our clocks back. We “fall back” on November 7th, which is the first Sunday in November, at 2 a.m. This means a temporary end to Daylight Saving (not “Savings”) Time and a return to Standard Time. Now is the perfect time to replace light bulbs that are burned out or upgrade light bulbs in your home of business to energy-saving CFLs or LED lighting. The options are greater than ever before, especially with LED, which is available in a variety of colors for decorative and accent lighting. Dallas Light Bulb has new LED lighting, CFLs, Rope lighting, Christmas lights, and more. Call or come by today. DLB: 2505 Willowbrook, #209, Dallas, TX 75220 • 1-800-458-8369 or 972-241-2852

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Get your holiday lights before they are gone!

Quick update…

Dallas Light Bulb.com is blowing out all holiday lights and accessories. Call (800)458-8369 and get your house/yard decorated today while supplies last!!

All for now.

Jeff

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Holiday Lighting Products!!!

FYI, DallasLightBulb.com has new holiday lighting products arriving daily. This will be a common thread over the next few months. So be sure to check out our online store at Dallas Light Bulb

All for now..

Jeff

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Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

The dimmable compact fluorescent bulb has been a highly sought after item in lighting for years.  They have also been a little difficult to use in all applications. TCP now has their latest line of spirals and reflectors available with the highest lumen output, 8,000-10,000 hours and a smooth and uniform dimming system. These bulbs are available for purchase through the sales department and will be available online very soon.

Bill

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High Wattage Incandescent Replacements?

DallasLightbulb.com is trying to keep up with demmands from consumers regarding replacement bulbs for the high wattage BR30 and BR40 incandescent reflector. As you may know the US government & the EPA have banned the manufacturing of high wattage incandescents. Here is more information to reference.

Incandescent lights

Under the law, incandescent bulbs that produce 310–2600 lumens of light are effectively phased out between 2012 and 2014. Bulbs outside this range (roughly, light bulbs currently less than 40 watts or more than 150 watts) are exempt from the ban. Also exempt are several classes of speciality lights, including appliance lamps, “rough service” bulbs, 3-way, colored lamps, and plant lights.

The phase-out of incandescent light bulbs was supported by the Alliance to Save Energy, a coalition of light bulb manufacturers, electric utilities and conservation groups. The group estimated that lighting accounts for 22% of total U.S. electricity usage, and that eliminating incandescent bulbs completely would save $18 billion per year (equivalent to the output of 80 coal plants. Light bulb manufacturers also hoped a single national standard would prevent the enactment of conflicting bans and efficiency standards by state governments.(courtesy of Wikepedia)

Some Affected Lamp Types:

50WattR20, 75WattR20, 75WattER30, 120WattER30, 90Watt, 100Watt, 120Watt, 120Watt R40&BR40, 75Watt 100Watt 150watt BPAR(Blown Par)

DallasLightBulb.com has replacements for the 75Watt-85Watt BR30 & the “standard true 120Watt BR40 ” Reflector Bulb:

If you still need the 120Watt BR or 40 we have them as well.

If you are wanting to “GO GREEN” !!! Take alook at our CFL (compact fluorescent bulbs) :

All for now.

Jeff

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LED Bulbs Lighting The Future?

Everyone is caught up in the LED craze!! The energy savings that LED light bulbs offer is tremendous!! But there are several questions that are on the horizon. Will LED light bulbs really last that long? Do they have enough power to put out enough light? How much of an area will they light up?Those are all good questions.

Let see what this article has to say and decide for ourselves.

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/is-this-the-lightbulb-of-the-future/

Check out DallasLightBulb.com for LED light bulbs!

All for now

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Who Makes The Best Compact Fluorescent?

Who makes the best compact fluorescent light bulb? A very common and interesting question. There are so many different brands to choose from. Do you go with a name brand product because of name recognition, or do you go with an inexpensive import? Which product is best? This article may help….

The compact fluorescent light bulb revolution nearly occurred back in the early 1990s. When CFLs first hit the market in force, consumers bought them in large numbers — but they hated them. The bulbs were too big for many fixtures, expensive (up to $25 each) and they threw a dim, antiseptic light that paled next to the warmth of good old-fashioned incandescent bulbs.
Now, a new CFL revolution is at hand. Retail giants are pushing hard for the bulbs — Wal-Mart hopes to sell 100 million CFLs by the end of the year. In California, a legislator recently proposed banning the sale of incandescent light bulbs in the state by 2012. All the old benefits of CFLs are still significant — more so, in fact. They can use less than one-third the electricity of incandescent bulbs of equivalent brightness and last up to nine years. The new bulbs are smaller and far cheaper (about $5 each) than their predecessors, and more powerful than ever. Top-end 24-watt bulbs promise brightness equivalent to that of a 150-watt incandescent.

Still, when it comes to illuminating your home, brightness isn’t everything. Can CFLs match the light quality of the energy-wasting incandescents we know and love?

Continue reading this Article

Earlier in my career I was a field technician in the lighting and electrical industry. My day-to-day job involved replacing light bulbs and ballasts at various retail accounts. Over about a 7 year period you can imagine how many light bulbs and ballasts I have seen fail or succeed.

When purchasing compact fluorescent light bulbs a general rule of thumb was to stick with name brand products. At that time (about 8-10 years ago) the CFL screw-in (compact fluorescent) technology was fairly new. So using a GE, Sylvania, or Philips product made sense. Then came the import invasion!! It seemed as if everyone and their mother are making compact fluorescent light bulbs.You can buy CFL bulbs at the grocery store, dollar stores, discount warehouses, home and garden centers, departments stores, on the world-wide-web……you get the point. 

 Again the question arises which brand is best? My opinion is to stick with companies that have a history of making reliable products or a company that is known for specializing  in manufacturing a certain product.

Example: TCP (known as Technical Consumer Products) started out only making compact fluorescent bulbs. Today,TCP also manufactures other lighting products such as linear fluorescents and metal halide light bulbs. The point is that TCP compact fluorescent bulbs are widely used throughout the hotel and retail industries. TCP being a fairly new company in the lighting industry, has made a respected name for themselves because they make a superior product.Keep in mind I have no affiliation with any specific manufacturer, but  here are the top four “best bet” companies that I feel comfortable endorsing: GE, Philips, Sylvania, and TCP (no specific order or ranking system).

If you would like to independantly do some research on your own, here are a few tips that you might find useful:

A) Compare “life hours” between brands.

B) Consider the manufacturers warranty.

C) “Commercial grade” and “Retail grade” products are significantly different when it comes to quality.

D) Finally  “Test it” buy a “name brand and a generic brand” and see which one performs the best.

Hopefully, my input has made your decision a little easier. Remember that all compact fluorescent light bulbs are not made equal….

All for Now.

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