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Protect Your Skin and Your House by Converting Halogen Lighting to Fluorescent

The history of light has not reached its end as of yet. In fact, it has been revolutionized by the new compact fluorescent bulbs now in the market. These new fluorescent bulbs give consumers an alternative to the old halogen light bulbs. Halogen light bulbs are variants of the original incandescent light bulb invented by Thomas Edison. Like incandescent bulbs, halogen bulbs are outdated and grossly inefficient. They are also very hazardous, although they are cheap and therefore convenient; they have the ability to create costly damages.


How Halogen Bulbs Work

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Achieving Mood Lighting and Saving Energy – are Fluorescent Lights Dimmable?

Dimmer switches can give a more relaxed feel to your home, and save you energy as well. But with the increasing prevalence of compact fluorescent lights or CFLs, many people are wondering what options they have for using a dimmer with these lights – or whether it saves more electricity to use a regular CFL, or to use incandescent or halogen bulbs on a dimmer switch.

Let’s start by putting to rest some misconceptions people have over the relative energy use of fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen bulbs.

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