Signs that you need to upgrade your wiring:

• Circuit breakers are tripping
• Blown or burned fuses
• Extension cords being used to compensate for the lack of power outlets
• Rodents chewing on wiring
• Audible noises from your circuit breaker such as popping, crackling, and buzzing
• You can smell or see burning of the wiring or electrical panel

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Step One – Measure Your Home

Begin by examining your roofline and anywhere else you may want to attach lights to. Common locations include the roofline, window frames, door frame and
pillars. Measuring them will tell you how many lights, and the correct length that is required.

Step Two – Determining the Right Light Clips

The clips that you will be attaching your lights to come in many varieties, depending on the surface they will be attached to. They are designed for
surfaces such as shingles, gutters, roof-tile, brick, glass.

Step Three – Installing the Clips and Socket Wire

With a sturdy ladder you will need to apply the light clips to the surface area of the installation. Make sure they are steady before attatching the
wiring. When you are ready to install the lights to the wire be sure to start near where the outlet is located.

Step Four – Light it Up!

After everything the fastened together, screw in the bulbs and plug it in! Be sure to attach a timer to the outlet, as so they won’t be on in the daytime and very late night.

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LED light bulbs offer many advantages compared to older bulbs such as fluorescents and incandescent bulbs. Today’s LED bulbs are 100 percent efficient at turning electric energy into light. In comparison, compact fluorescents are 50 percent efficient, and incandescents are only 15 percent efficient.

In terms of lifespan, LEDs typically last around 2-5 times longer than fluorescents and up to 25 times longer than incandescents. Along with reducing the frequency of changing your bulbs, it is also better for the environment, as they do not contain toxic mercury, which is found in compact fluorescents. LED bulbs do not flicker, and are not affected by extremely hot or cold temperatures. They are also dimmable and produce high quality ultra-violet free light.

How do they work?

Today’s LED bulbs use solid-state lighting technology, meaning they emit light from solid matter, instead of a vacuum like incandescents or the gas from compact fluorescents.

Using a semiconductor produced from positive and negative charged components, an LED emits light by transferring electrons around its structure. The positive layer has holes for electrons and the negative layer has free electrons which float. When electric energy is used to transfer the electrons from the negative to positive components, they emit light as they circulate into the positive charged holes.

 How will they impact the future?

• In 2012 LED bubs were only 12% of the lighting market, but that number has grown to 25% in 2014, and is projected to be 80% of the market by 2020.
• The U.S. Department of Energy estimated that widespread conversion to LED bulbs by 2025 will reduce lighting electricity demands by 62 percent, removing over 258 million metric tons of carbon emissions.
• Global sales of all types of LEDs are expected to almost double from about $3.6 billion in 2013 to more than $7 billion in 2016.

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1600s
The word “electricity” originates from the Greek word for amber (ēlektron), coined by William Gilbert in the early 1600s.
In the 1660s Otto von Guericke invented the first machine that generates static electricity. The machines produced static electricity by rubbing a rotating sulphur globe.

1700s

• 1729 Stephen Gray experimented with conductivity after noticing different materials carry static charges in different lengths.
• 1733 Charles François de Cisternay du Fay later discovered that electricity comes in two different forms, which is now called positive and negative.
• 1745 Ewald Georg von Kleist invented the Leyden Jar which stored static electricity, known to be the first electrical capacitor.
• 1750 Benjamin Franklin therorized that lightning bolts are electricity, and did indeed prove it correct with his kite experiment.
• 1786 Luigi Galvani correlated electricity and nerve impulses. He used static energy to twitch muscles in frogs.

1800s

• 1800 The first battery was made by Alessandro Volta, which were made from copper and zinc plates, with electrolyte in between them.
• 1820 Hans Christian Oersted confirmed the relationship between magnetism and electricity.
• 1821 Michael Faraday invents the first electrical motor
• 1839 Sir William Robert Grove invents the first fuel cell
• 1879 Thomas Edison displays his light bulb in New Jersey.
• 1888 Nikola Tesla invents the AC current alternator.
• 1897 J.J. Thomson discovers the electron particle

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 There are a few ways to solve this problem, such as simply unplugging your devices when not in use. A more convenient solution for larger devices would be smart powerstrips that shut down power to devices that go into standby mode.

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When you leave a fan on in an empty room, it would be smart to turn it off to conserve energy. This is because fans don’t cool down rooms, but they cool people from the breeze it generates.
In order to properly efficently utlilize your ceiling fan in tandum with your air conditioner for energy savings. Only use your fan when the air conditioner is either off or when the cooling is turned down ten or more degrees. Using both at the same time won’t save energy but will use more energy.

In the winter when you use your furnace, the hot air will rise to the ceiling, while the cold air will settle toward the floor. Reversing to fan’s direction will make it pull air instead of push it. This effect will circulate the warmer air in the room down the walls and to the floor, keeping the room temperature at a more steady level. It will also put less strain on your furnace as well.

To further save energy make sure your fan is efficient. Energy Star has a minimum airflow standard of 1,250 CFM* and 155 CFM/W** at low setting and 5,000 CFM and 75 CFM/W at the fan’s high setting.

*Cubic Feet per Minute
**CFM per Watt

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About 700,000 in the U.S. (an additional 11,500 were sold in Canada)

Description

This recall involves Cree LED T8 lamps used indoors to replace traditional two pin T8 fluorescent tubes. The white lamps have a cylindrical shape and measure 48 inches long. The affected units are marked as “BT848 Series Lamp” with the product part number on the lamp itself or printed on a white label affixed to the lamp. A four digit date code is printed on the lamp under a statement that reads “Compatible with Instant Start, Rapid Start and Dimmable Electronic Ballasts.” Product numbers and UPC codes printed on the product packaging included in the recall are listed below:

Incidents/Injuries

Cree has received four reports of the lamps overheating and melting. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using, disconnect or switch off the fixture, remove the recalled T8 LED lamp, put it in a safe place and contact the firm to receive a full refund or replacement lamp.

Sold at

Sold at The Home Depot^®nationwide and to commercial lighting customers through electrical distributors from August 2014 through April 2015 for about $22 per tube.

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PROBLEM: The recalled units can “lock-up” and stop working. When the tester “locks-up” it stops working for approximately 8 minutes without warning. Consumers testing electrical sources could fail to be warned of the presence of live current if the tester is not properly operating, posing a risk of shock, electrocution, and thermal burns. Fluke conducted two previous recalls in November 1998 and 1999 on T2 Electrical Testers because of different electrical connection problems. Even if consumers had their testers repaired previously (serial numbers below 74165430), their testers could be part of this new recall and the serial number must be checked to determine if it is included in this recall program.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: Fluke has received one report of a tester that “locked-up” and stopped working. No injuries have been reported.

WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using these voltage and continuity testers immediately, and contact Fluke for information on returning the recalled unit to Fluke for a free repair. Consumers should call Fluke toll-free at (800) 753-8646 between 5 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. Consumers can access Fluke’s web site at www.fluke.com/t2recall. Fluke has sent direct notice to known purchasers

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