http://activerain.com/blogs/amajorhi en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/915552/something-to-share-with-your-clients There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:56:34 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915552/something-to-share-with-your-clients http://activerain.com/blogsview/915541/something-to-share-with-your-clients There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:43:33 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915541/something-to-share-with-your-clients http://activerain.com/blogsview/915536/something-to-share-with-your-clients There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:42:58 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915536/something-to-share-with-your-clients http://activerain.com/blogsview/915530/something-to-share-with-your-clients There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:38:53 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915530/something-to-share-with-your-clients http://activerain.com/blogsview/915403/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:19:32 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915403/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915402/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:18:38 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915402/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915399/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:17:28 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915399/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915398/introduction There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:16:39 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915398/introduction http://activerain.com/blogsview/915397/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:16:18 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915397/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915395/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:15:44 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915395/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915393/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:15:08 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915393/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915392/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:14:27 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915392/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915391/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:13:55 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915391/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915389/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:13:24 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915389/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915386/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:12:20 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915386/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915374/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:05:18 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915374/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/915334/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- There are several drawbacks to incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs use significantly more electricity than other light emitting bulbs such as fluorescent bulbs. Depending on the cost of your electricity, average savings for using fluorescent lighting for a comparable incandescent bulbs may be $60-$75 per year assuming 4 hours of usage a day. The incandescent bulb works by heating the filament. 90% of the energy used is converted to heat. For a few months in the winter you add heat to the house and its welcome. The other 9 months of the year its unwanted heat you will air condition or attempt to vent away. Remember the child’s toy oven that baked cookies with nothing but a light bulb inside it? Also, when the incandescent bulb burns out you must wait for it to cool before you change it, or protect your fingers from being burnt. The quality of incandescent light is poor. Your eyes adapt to it, but uncorrected photographs show the yellowish orange cast given by incandescent light bulbs. Poultry farms avoid raising fowl under incandescent lights because it can cause self-destructive stress in the birds. Incandescent light bulbs have a relatively short life span. Many other light systems such as the fluorescent will last up to 13 times as long. The hazards of an incandescent bulb breaking off in the light socket. If you have light fixtures mounted high up on the ceiling like I do, and an incandescent light bulb breaks, replacing it is like a surgeon removing his own appendix. First you have to remember to turn off the socket so you don’t electrocute yourself. Then you have to put on a leather glove, or use half of a raw potato to ‘bite’ into the broken glass so you can try to twist the bulb out of its threads. All of this is done while balancing on a ladder. In conclusion, a fluorescent light bulb uses substantially less electricity, does not emit waste heat, lasts up to 13 times longer between replacement, does not emit yellowish orange light, and is very easy to replace. Given the choice, I always choose fluorescent lighting over incandescent or halogen lighting. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:45:06 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/915334/is-your-lighting-costing-you-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/832367/my-new-services-are-awesome- <p>0</p> <p><strong><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/817974/Thermographic-Imaging">Thermographic Imaging</a> (<a href="http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/write/817974">edit</a>/<a href="http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/delete_entry/817974">delete</a>) </strong></p> <p>How They Work</p> <p>&nbsp;Thermography measures surface temperatures by using infrared video and still cameras. These tools see light that is in the heat spectrum. Images on the video or film record the temperature variations of the building's skin, ranging from white for warm regions to black for cooler areas. The resulting images help the auditor determine whether insulation is needed. They also serve as a quality control tool, to ensure that insulation has been installed correctly. A thermographic inspection is either an interior or exterior survey. The energy auditor decides which method would give the best results under certain weather conditions. Interior scans are more common, because warm air escaping from a building does not always move through the walls in a straight line. Heat loss detected in one area of the outside wall might originate at some other location on the inside of the wall. Also, it is harder to detect temperature differences on the outside surface of the building during windy weather. Because of this difficulty, interior surveys are generally more accurate because they benefit from reduced air movement. Thermography uses specially designed infrared video or still cameras to make images (called thermograms) that show surface heat variations. This technology has a number of applications. Thermograms of electrical systems can detect abnormally hot electrical connections or components. Thermograms of mechanical systems can detect the heat created by excessive friction. Energy auditors use thermography as a tool to help detect heat losses and air leakage in building envelopes. Infrared scanning allows energy auditors to check the effectiveness of insulation in a building's construction. The resulting thermograms help auditors determine whether a building needs insulation and where in the building it should go. Because wet insulation conducts heat faster than dry insulation, thermographic scans of roofs can often detect roof leaks. In addition to using thermography during an energy audit, you should have a scan done before purchasing a house; even new houses can have defects in their thermal envelopes. You may wish to include a clause in the contract requiring a thermographic scan of the house.</p> <p>&nbsp;Preparing for a Thermographic Inspection</p> <p>&nbsp;To prepare for an interior thermal scan, the homeowner should take steps to ensure an accurate result. This may include moving furniture away from exterior walls and removing drapes. The most accurate thermographic images usually occur when there is a large temperature difference (at least 20&deg;F [14&deg;C]) between inside and outside air temperatures.</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:47:58 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/832367/my-new-services-are-awesome- http://activerain.com/blogsview/832363/what-is-thermal-imaging-and-what-can-it-do-for-me- <p>0</p> <p><strong><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/817974/Thermographic-Imaging">Thermographic Imaging</a> (<a href="http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/write/817974">edit</a>/<a href="http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/delete_entry/817974">delete</a>) </strong></p> <p>How They Work</p> <p>&nbsp;Thermography measures surface temperatures by using infrared video and still cameras. These tools see light that is in the heat spectrum. Images on the video or film record the temperature variations of the building's skin, ranging from white for warm regions to black for cooler areas. The resulting images help the auditor determine whether insulation is needed. They also serve as a quality control tool, to ensure that insulation has been installed correctly. A thermographic inspection is either an interior or exterior survey. The energy auditor decides which method would give the best results under certain weather conditions. Interior scans are more common, because warm air escaping from a building does not always move through the walls in a straight line. Heat loss detected in one area of the outside wall might originate at some other location on the inside of the wall. Also, it is harder to detect temperature differences on the outside surface of the building during windy weather. Because of this difficulty, interior surveys are generally more accurate because they benefit from reduced air movement. Thermography uses specially designed infrared video or still cameras to make images (called thermograms) that show surface heat variations. This technology has a number of applications. Thermograms of electrical systems can detect abnormally hot electrical connections or components. Thermograms of mechanical systems can detect the heat created by excessive friction. Energy auditors use thermography as a tool to help detect heat losses and air leakage in building envelopes. Infrared scanning allows energy auditors to check the effectiveness of insulation in a building's construction. The resulting thermograms help auditors determine whether a building needs insulation and where in the building it should go. Because wet insulation conducts heat faster than dry insulation, thermographic scans of roofs can often detect roof leaks. In addition to using thermography during an energy audit, you should have a scan done before purchasing a house; even new houses can have defects in their thermal envelopes. You may wish to include a clause in the contract requiring a thermographic scan of the house.</p> <p>&nbsp;Preparing for a Thermographic Inspection</p> <p>&nbsp;To prepare for an interior thermal scan, the homeowner should take steps to ensure an accurate result. This may include moving furniture away from exterior walls and removing drapes. The most accurate thermographic images usually occur when there is a large temperature difference (at least 20&deg;F [14&deg;C]) between inside and outside air temperatures.</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:45:52 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/832363/what-is-thermal-imaging-and-what-can-it-do-for-me- http://activerain.com/blogsview/831197/my-introduction <p>Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I am a Residential and commercial building inspector. I have a few investors as clients. They use my services to look at potential purchases for them before they travel to the area to see in person a piece of property. The 3 groups I work with are all from out of state and we have an agreement that works for us all. They get a discount when I look at multiple properties. This saves them money 2 ways. The discount plus the time and expense it would take them to travel here to look at a property they are interested in only to find out it wasn't what they expected or was to flawed for their needs. I would recommend to all investors to look for a relationship of this type if considering buying property out of state. I also do their yearly inspections to make sure their tenants are maintaining the property. Be it a business leasing the property in a commercial building or a tenant in a residential property. Just wanted everyone to know a bit about me and what I do. Have been in Construction industry for about 15 years all in all.</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:37:55 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/831197/my-introduction http://activerain.com/blogsview/829525/yahoo-flickr <p>HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a yahoo flickr account to post pictures of Thermal Images. I opened my account today and it was in French. As I don't speak, read, or understand French I am at a loss. Does anyone know how to change the languauge preferences on yahoo flickr? repeated calls to yahoo have been of no use to me as I must file an online claim to get tech support and only get back an aoutomated response. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Mark</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:55:16 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/829525/yahoo-flickr http://activerain.com/blogsview/821506/in-need-of-a-va-possibly I would like to find a V.A. that specializes or works in business field. If anyone can recommend someone I would appreciate it very much. Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:06:38 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/821506/in-need-of-a-va-possibly http://activerain.com/blogsview/819555/newbie-to-group- <p>Hi I am new to the group. I have a question. Has anyone ever heard of a virtual assistant doinga business plan for a small company as my time is very limited to write myown. I am talking about the type that you can take to a bank or the SBA for a loan.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any help.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Mark</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:14:43 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/819555/newbie-to-group- http://activerain.com/blogsview/818031/the-new-technology-home-inspection- <p>Thermal Imaging and how it works.</p> <p>&nbsp;Thermography measures surface temperatures by using infrared video and still cameras. These tools see light that is in the heat spectrum. Images on the video or film record the temperature variations of the building's skin, ranging from white for warm regions to black for cooler areas. The resulting images help the auditor determine whether insulation is needed. They also serve as a quality control tool, to ensure that insulation has been installed correctly. A thermographic inspection is either an interior or exterior survey. The energy auditor decides which method would give the best results under certain weather conditions. Interior scans are more common, because warm air escaping from a building does not always move through the walls in a straight line. Heat loss detected in one area of the outside wall might originate at some other location on the inside of the wall. Also, it is harder to detect temperature differences on the outside surface of the building during windy weather. Because of this difficulty, interior surveys are generally more accurate because they benefit from reduced air movement. Thermography uses specially designed infrared video or still cameras to make images (called thermograms) that show surface heat variations. This technology has a number of applications. Thermograms of electrical systems can detect abnormally hot electrical connections or components. Thermograms of mechanical systems can detect the heat created by excessive friction. Energy auditors use thermography as a tool to help detect heat losses and air leakage in building envelopes. Infrared scanning allows energy auditors to check the effectiveness of insulation in a building's construction. The resulting thermograms help auditors determine whether a building needs insulation and where in the building it should go. Because wet insulation conducts heat faster than dry insulation, thermographic scans of roofs can often detect roof leaks. In addition to using thermography during an energy audit, you should have a scan done before purchasing a house; even new houses can have defects in their thermal envelopes. You may wish to include a clause in the contract requiring a thermographic scan of the house.</p> <p>Preparing for a Thermographic Inspection</p> <p>&nbsp;To prepare for an interior thermal scan, the homeowner should take steps to ensure an accurate result. This may include moving furniture away from exterior walls and removing drapes. The most accurate thermographic images usually occur when there is a large temperature difference (at least 20&deg;F [14&deg;C]) between inside and outside air temperatures.</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:58:42 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/818031/the-new-technology-home-inspection- http://activerain.com/blogsview/817974/thermographic-imaging <p>How They Work</p> <p>&nbsp;Thermography measures surface temperatures by using infrared video and still cameras. These tools see light that is in the heat spectrum. Images on the video or film record the temperature variations of the building's skin, ranging from white for warm regions to black for cooler areas. The resulting images help the auditor determine whether insulation is needed. They also serve as a quality control tool, to ensure that insulation has been installed correctly. A thermographic inspection is either an interior or exterior survey. The energy auditor decides which method would give the best results under certain weather conditions. Interior scans are more common, because warm air escaping from a building does not always move through the walls in a straight line. Heat loss detected in one area of the outside wall might originate at some other location on the inside of the wall. Also, it is harder to detect temperature differences on the outside surface of the building during windy weather. Because of this difficulty, interior surveys are generally more accurate because they benefit from reduced air movement. Thermography uses specially designed infrared video or still cameras to make images (called thermograms) that show surface heat variations. This technology has a number of applications. Thermograms of electrical systems can detect abnormally hot electrical connections or components. Thermograms of mechanical systems can detect the heat created by excessive friction. Energy auditors use thermography as a tool to help detect heat losses and air leakage in building envelopes. Infrared scanning allows energy auditors to check the effectiveness of insulation in a building's construction. The resulting thermograms help auditors determine whether a building needs insulation and where in the building it should go. Because wet insulation conducts heat faster than dry insulation, thermographic scans of roofs can often detect roof leaks. In addition to using thermography during an energy audit, you should have a scan done before purchasing a house; even new houses can have defects in their thermal envelopes. You may wish to include a clause in the contract requiring a thermographic scan of the house.</p> <p>&nbsp;Preparing for a Thermographic Inspection</p> <p>&nbsp;To prepare for an interior thermal scan, the homeowner should take steps to ensure an accurate result. This may include moving furniture away from exterior walls and removing drapes. The most accurate thermographic images usually occur when there is a large temperature difference (at least 20&deg;F [14&deg;C]) between inside and outside air temperatures.</p> Mark Reusch (A Major Inspection Service & Consulting) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:07:46 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/817974/thermographic-imaging