EFFICIENT LIGHTING

ALTHOUGH  hghting typically
accounts for oniy 12 to 1S per cent
of the electricity used in a home,
you can reduce your lighting
energy costs substantially.

One way is by using fluorescent
lighting. Fluorescents give more
light per watt of electricity than
incandescent bulbs.

You get the same light with
fluorescent bulbs while using up to
65 per cent less energy. In addi-
tion to saving energy, fluorescents
are excellent where high level, even
distribution light is needed such as
in the kitchen, family room, hobby
room, workshop, laundry and
bath.

You can save energy dollars by
replacing incandescent fixtures
with fluorescents. For example:
replace a ceiling fixture that uses
two 60 watt bulbs with a fluores-
cent that uses two 20 watt tubes.

You save about 80 watts (the
fluorescent ballast uses a few
watts) and get approximately the
same light.

ENERGY SAVINGS

Fluorescent tubes cost more ini-
tially, but could last you as long as
20 incandescent bulbs. The usual
household incandescent *‘A’’ bulb
is raied for a life of 750 to 1,000
hours while comparabic fluores-
cents are rated up to 20,000 hours.
In the long run, most fluorescent
tubes cost less than incandescents,
long life and durability along with
energy savings will make it an easy
choice.

Many types of fluorescent tubes
are available — and they all have a
different effect on how colors
look. For instance, cool white
produces a cool light that is used
mainly in offices and factories
where color fidelity is not too im-
portant.

For many years, incandescent
lighting has been the standard for
color fidelity, but now some
varieties of fluorescents come very
close to this standard. So if you
are using fluorescents where the
color of flesh tones and the colors
of the furniture are important —
look for the new fluorescent tubes
with improved color fidelity.

While fluorescents are excellent
for general lighting there are some
places where incandescent lighting
is more appropriate.

Fluorescent tubes are larger than
incandescent bulbs, they aren't
practical for lighting small objects
or aiming light at specific areas
such as artwork, a reading chair or
a sculpture.

Aiso, fluorescents can be dimm-
ed but a special ballast must be us-
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more expensive than those for in-
candescents. So fluorescents are
also less practical when you need
low level lighting for conversation
areas, dining areas or TV viewing.
Incandescent bulbs are much

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smaHer and their light can be easily
aimed, concentrated and dimmed.
So you'll probably choose in-
candescents for lighting specific
objects, for small areas and for
dimming down to ‘atmosphere’

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or ‘‘mood"’ lighting.

You also can reduce the energy
costs of incandescents by using
bulbs) which
have a built in reflector that con-
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ject to be lighted. A Suw “R"
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bulb, cuts electricity cost in half.
Although the ‘A’ bulb costs less
initially, the ‘*R** bulb will last two
to two and one-half times longer.

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