So I've been thinking of upgrading the area around my home theater again and the lights are under fire this time. The lights in the basement area are all fluorescent and about 4 tiles in the ceiling ...

As we say hello to 2012, it is time to say goodbye to an old friend, the trusty and dependable 100-watt light bulb. It will disappear into the new, uncomfortably bright white world of the compact ...

Count on <a href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/">NBC 4</a> consumer reporter Liz Crenshaw to shed some light on this important issue. <B>Question:</B> Can compact ...

My new house is a fixer-upper, and on the to-do list were two dimmer switches that did not work. One fed overhead lights; the other fed the lamp in a ceiling fan. Once I pulled the ceiling fan dimmer, ...

I have a ceiling fan that takes two standard incandescent bulbs. Currently it maxes at 60 watts I think (maybe less???)<BR><BR>Anyway, I want it brighter (MORE POWER), so I was thinking LED or compact ...

When operating a standard light switch, your choices are limited to turning the lights on or off. However, a light dimmer provides more versatility. Depending on the type of dimmer you choose, you can ...

Introducing Titan three- and four-wire commercial dimmers for 120V and 277V fluorescent dimming ballasts. Build a screwless multi-gang faceplate in any desired configuration -- no more separate box ...

Peruse a few online help forums about lighting and you'll quickly conclude that it's tough to dim fluorescent bulb loads. The dimming of fluorescent lamps can indeed be difficult because of their ...

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