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Are LED light bulbs worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:00:56 +0000

I’ve been buying modern forms of light bulbs for almost 15 years now. So when someone asks me, “Are LED light bulbs worth it?” or “Do LED lights really save you money?” I can answer the question. I was more

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Fix kitchen light bulb flickering

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:00:15 +0000

Flickering lights can be a sign of a serious electrical problem. But kitchen light bulb flickering often is due to other issues because a kitchen provides challenges you usually don’t find elsewhere in the house. Let’s look at things that cause kitchen

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LED bulb longevity report

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:00:05 +0000

Now that I’ve had a couple of LED bulbs burn out, I can actually give an LED bulb longevity report. I’ve been buying LED bulbs since 2010, and now I’ve lost three of them. It’s a little disappointing, but two

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Compact fluorescent life expectancy

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:00:17 +0000

There’s a lot of talk about compact fluorescent life expectancy. I actually tracked my CFL lifespan. Here’s what I found. I noticed this week that a compact fluorescent bulb in the kitchen had burned out, so this week I bought an

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LED bulb garage door opener interference

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:44:44 +0000

While installing a new garage door opener, I found a curious statement in the manual: Don’t use LED bulbs. Why can’t you use LED bulbs in a garage door opener? Six words: LED bulb garage door opener interference. Fortunately I had

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Another month, another go-to LED bulb

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:29 +0000

LED lighting seems to change constantly. I read about Cree’s LED bulbs a good 12-18 months ago and they sounded too good to be true. In a way, they were, because you couldn’t buy them anywhere. The wait is finally

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Review: First Alert PIR725 motion sensing socket

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:36:50 +0000

I bought a First Alert PIR725 motion sensing socket, which has the distinction of working with CFLs, as well as incandescent bulbs. The premise is simple. Screw it into a bulb socket, screw the bulb into the socket, and it

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Review: The Lutron MS-OPS2 occupancy sensor switch

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:53:20 +0000

I installed a Lutron occupancy sensor switch this weekend. It detects you entering the room, turns the lights on, then turns them off five minutes after it detects nobody is in the room. The timeout period is adjustable. It comes

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LED is the future, but I don’t think it’s here yet

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:40:55 +0000

San Jose Mercury News columnist (and fellow Mizzou alumnus) Troy Wolverton has been testing LED bulbs. His conclusion: The quality of light is good, prices will continue to fall and efficiency will continue to improve, so they’re the future, but

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Of CFLs, LEDs, and modern lighting in general

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:33:45 +0000

Compact Fluorescent and LED light bulbs just couldn’t stay out of the news this week, and boy, is there some bad information still out there. Let’s start with Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker, who recently discovered a form of libertarianism

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