Archive for June, 2009
Junk Mail
Rid yourself of Junk mail – or at least recycle it. The average U.S. household receives 1.5 trees’ worth of junk mail each year, and many of these are thrown right into the trash. If you want to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive, you’ll need to register with the Mail Preference Service. It costs a buck, but you can do it easily online at www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist. For the junk mail you continue to receive, remember to toss it into the recycling bin instead of throwing it out with the garbage. You can even recycle plastic window envelopes. If all Americans recycled their junk mail, $370 million landfill dumping fees could be saved each year.
Garbage Disposal
Use cold water when you run your garbage disposal. Better yet, try not to use it at all by composting your food waste or disposing of it in the trash. Your drain will be less clogged, you’ll save money on maintaining your septic system. Disposal wste can disrupt nutrient balances in water and soil ecosystems, which in turn can harm wildlife
Food Waste
When cooking and baking, try to avoid wasting food by using perishable ingredients before they spoil, measuring carefully, and saving leftovers for future meals instead of throwing them away. If you could reduce the amount of food wasted in your household by just twenty-five grams per day (about the weight of a slice of bread), you’d save twenty pounds of food annually – roughly enough to make 16 meals. If all U.S. households reduced their food waste by this amount, the savings would be enough to provide three meals per day for a whole year to each of the 1.35 million children in the U.S. who are homeless.
Dishwasher
Run full loads in your dishwasher and save energy, and don’t pre-rinse your dishes before putting them in. Do both and you’ll save up t 20 gallons of water per dish load, or 7,300 galloon over a year. Thats as much water as the average person drinks in a life time. If you must wash your hands, turn the water off while you scrub
Composting
Keep your kitchen scraps from fruits, vegetables, and coffee ground in a composting bin or container. Try adding them to your garden or stating a compost site in the yard. You’ll grow a better garden, create deeper topsoil, recycle nutrients, and save landfill space. If, over the course of a year, everyone in the US composted their kitchen scaps instead of sending them away in the trash, the organic waste diverted from landfills could make a three-foot high compost pile to cover the city of San Francisco.
LED Flashlight – our new 3-in1!
LED Three in one White Flashlight
Introducing our new LED 3-in-1 LED Flashlight. Protect your family when the lights go out with this super bright white LED Flashlight. 3-in-1 Flashlight has an 8 hour battery backup and guarentees the bulb will last for over 100,000. With that many hours it cost only 40 cents a year to opperate. Can you afford NOT to buy one? The Flashlight comes with a LED Lifetime wattanty.
Solar Sign Light: Reviews
LED Solar Sign Light
Talk about “Bright Ideas”, this solar sign lighting system is an absolute must have. The unit itself is “stealth” during the day and as night falls it gives a Real Estate sign it’s own individual well lit identity. I have to thank Chris Lyons for turning an idea into a very useful marketing tool.
Chuck Miller
Associate Manager
Coldwell Banker, Studio City, CA.
“Thank you it’s catching on by storm. Other neighbors in the area are
commenting on the professionalism and visibility that the sign portrays and asking their brokers for a light on their sign.”
Matt Fonda
Studio City, CA
“Just wanted to let you know how impressed I am with The Solar Sign Light. I have been selling real estate for 20 years and I can honestly say
LED Solar Sign Light
that The Solar Sign Light has increased the number of sign calls I get after sundown – it’s amazing. People see my sign 24/7 now – not just during the daylight hours – the increased exposure of my name, company and phone number is like incremental advertising. Additionally, my clients think it’s great…it’s one more tool I use when I am working on securing a listing; it sets me apart from my competition. Finally, I want to thank you for the terrific service – when something wasn’t working right, or I had questions you were always available with a solution – a true professional with a solid product. The Solar Sign Light is the best, thanks a mil.”
Billy Wynn
REMAX OTB Estates
Sherman Oaks, CA
“My company is a new user of your product. We purchased the first group at the ERA Convention in Las Vegas and are pleased with our results and will let others know of our feelings. The solar light helps set our listings apart from the competition.”
Woody Hogg
ERA Woody Hogg & Associates
Mechanicsville, VA
“Even the nicest view home, of al long private driveway doesn’t show well at night. But when your solar powered night light is highlighting the property, it makes a huge difference. There were three other homes on the street without night lights and I sold my property, in multiples, within ten days. By the way, two of the offers were from clints that swa my home at night thanks to my Solar Sign Light. This has been the single best marketing tool in listing all my properties, in the last five years. Every one of my listings comes with a Solar Sign Light. It’s the only way to go.”
Marko Babineau
Coldwell Banker
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The Benefits of LED Lighting
Light Emitting Diode Bulbs are Energy Efficient and Long Lasting
The world of economical residential lighting continues to offer homeowners new choices. As energy costs fly off like a hot air balloon, new innovations come to the marketplace. As far as home lighting is concerned, new strides are being made not only in energy efficiency, but in bulb life. These are the benefits of LED lighting.
The History of Lighting
First (excluding camp fires and lanterns) came the incandescent bulb, thanks to Thomas Edison. In fact, many homes are lit exclusively with incandescent lighting to this very day. But wait! There are better alternatives. Fluorescent lighting brought an incredible improvement to the residential marketplace when introduced. It literally transformed kitchens and bathrooms.
Other Energy Efficient Choices Illuminating the Home
Compact fluorescent bulbs arrived and expanded the possibilities for efficient home lighting. Then low voltage lighting started showing up in exterior applications such as landscaping. The obvious migration to home interiors was inevitable. Halogen bulbs showed promise but they are problematic for some applications. They generate far too much heat and are very fragile. The time had come for the LED light bulb!
What is an LED Light Bulb?
The LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulb is actually a cluster of individual units. Many of these produce white light but others generate light of other wavelengths. The exact combination yields the desired light tone.
This modern lighting falls into the SSL lighting category (Solid State Lighting). This simply means that the light seen is emitted from a solid object, rather than a vacuum or a gas.
The Specific Benefits of LED Light
- Energy efficiency – The light bulbs burn very cool, while incandescent bulbs emit 98 per cent of their energy as heat! Much more bang for the buck.
- Long life – These lights can last from 50,000 to 100,000 hours. Incandescent light bulbs typically last around 1,000 hours and fluorescents are good for roughly 10,000 hours.
- Rugged durability – LED lights have no fragile filament to contend with, and no fragile tube. They are resistant to heat, cold, and shock.
- Lumens per watt – While manufacturers are still finding new ways to increase this ratio, Cree Inc. has been able to produce an LED bulb that generates 131 lumens/watt. This is research, though. Today’s available LEDs are the same as compact florescent bulbs, averaging around 55. Incandescent bulbs wander sadly in at about 15.
Installation of LED Bulbs
LED lighting is compatible with most systems. Some models screw in, replacing incandescents. Others can replace halogen bulbs. The under-cabinet light bar is popular for kitchen lighting and other work spaces.
Bulbs for special occasions? Of course! Who doesn’t have problems with burnt out Christmas lights every year? They can easily be replaced with LED Christmas light bulbs. Imagine not dealing with this problem for more than 50,000 hours?
Advantages of LED Lights
LED Light Bulbs
The future of household lighting will soon be the wide spread adoption and use of white LED light bulbs. Though the present market for finished white LED products is geared mainly towards enthusiasts and early-adopters, the efficiency and cost effectiveness of LED lighting systems will drive demand for more affordable LED lights. Opto-electronics is an exciting area and we predict, that in the near future, white LED lighting applications will be powerful and cheap enough to replace incandescent lighting for everyday use in our homes, in street lights, outdoor signs, and offices.
The operational life of current white LED lamps is 100,000 hours. This is 11 years of continuous operation, or 22 years of 50%
LED Frosted Candelabra Bulb
operation. The long operational life of an led lamp is a stark contrast to the average life of an incandescent bulb, which is approximately 5000 hours. If the lighting device needs to be embedded into a very inaccessible place, using LEDs would virtually eliminate the need for routine bulb replacement.
There is no comparison between the cost of LED lights vs. traditional incandescent options. With incandescent bulbs, the true cost of the bulb is the cost of replacement bulbs and the labor expense and time needed to replace them. These are significant factors, especially where there are a large number of installed bulbs. For office buildings and skyscrapers, maintenance costs to replace bulbs can be enormous. These issues can all be virtually eliminated with the LED option.
The key strength of LED lighting is reduced power consumption. When designed properly, an LED circuit will approach 80% efficiency, which means 80% of the electrical energy is converted to light energy. The remaining 20% is lost as heat energy. Compare that with incandescent bulbs which operate at about 20% efficiency (80% of the electrical energy is lost as heat). In real money terms, if a 100 Watt incandescent bulb is used for 1 year, with an electrical cost of 10 cents/kilowatt hour, $88 will be spent on electricity costs. Of the $88 expense, $70 will have been used to heat the room, not light the room. If an 80% efficient LED system had been used, the electricity cost would be $23 per year – there would be a cost savings of $65 on electricity during the year. Realistically the cost savings would be higher as most incandescent light bulbs blow out within a year and require replacements whereas LED light bulbs can be used easily for a decade without burning out.
LED Take-A-Number Systems
Posted by LED Larry in LED, Other Technology on June 18th, 2009
LED Take-A-Number System
LED Take-A-Number Systems provide flexibility and organization for your changing business needs. The Take-A-Number Displays are available in 2 or 3-digits featuring 5.5” characters visible up to 125 feet. Each display is designed with “picture-style” wall mounts for easy installation. Optional ceiling mounts are available if needed. Every display is equipped with an internal audio chime that can be adjusted or turned off. With simple and easy-to-follow installation instructions, customizing your Take-A-Number System has never been easier.
WIRELESS OPERATION
With our convenient remote control you can advance the numbers, go back a number, or reset the numbers. Multiple remotes can be utilized within line of sight for up to 30 feet.
WIRED OPERATION
Each LED display includes two push buttons with 40 feet of wire (free of charge) for manual/wired operation. Additional push buttons andwire may be added as needed.
• Take-A-Number Systems offer a variety of multicolored ticket options and feature large, easy-to-read displays
• Weather-resistant display casing along with ultra-bright LEDs
are available for outdoor applications
BENEFITS
• Customize a solution to meet your dynamic needs
• 2 and 3-digit displays available to help manage customer volumes
• Counter top and floor stand ticket dispensers available
• Improve customer service by eliminating waiting lines
• Order replacement tickets and accessories online anytime
• Low-maintenance, easy to install, and easy to operate
FEATURES
• Push buttons and wireless remotes provide convenient, easy to-use operation
• LED displays offer internal and external chime features
•Take-A-Number Systems offer a variety of multicolored ticket options and feature large, easy-to-read displays
• Weather-resistant display casing along with ultra-bright LEDs are available for outdoor applications
Purchase LED Take-A-Number Systems Here