Up/Down LED Panel Light that provides usable downlighting and ceiling accent lighting simultaneously. Without any visible bulbs, this dimmable light panel delivers 5,400 lumens of natural white illumination through a transparent lens with a frosted center. The LED panel lasts five times longer than fluorescent panels and can be used for many applications, including suspended office lighting, pool table lighting, restaurant lighting, decorative or painted ceiling illumination, and retail shop lighting.

There are many electrical hazards in industrial plants including arc blasts, shock and arc flash. These can result in serious injuries. Accidents involving electricity may sometimes be fatal. Industrial plant environments create potential for these events to occur not only to plant owners, but also to maintenance staff.

Electricians often assume that these hazards do not apply to them. These beliefs often persist until a major incident occurs that results in both financial and personal repercussions, that result in a change in policy within the plant.

Implementing policies that encourage a culture of electrical safety doesn’t have to be reactive. Taking steps to minimize the risks associated with electrical hazards will create a safe working environment for everyone, and not just the maintenance team.

One of the most important aspects of enhancing safety is establishing a routine for the maintenance of electrical equipment in the facility. This is not only vital for optimizing the performance of the equipment, but also ensuring reliability, safety and preventing unnecessary downtime.

When we talk about replacing commercial and industrial lighting, we always try to alleviate the current costs that old and inefficient lighting fixtures incur while keeping (if not improving) our current quality of light in place. This is done with the obvious options such as:

With any lighting technology, whether that be Metal Halide, HPS, Florescent, or LED, they all suffer from something we call lumen depreciation.

Lumen depreciation is the process in which the total output of lumens a fixture produces decreases during its life. The rate at which a fixtures lumens depreciate can depend on a multitude of factors which include (but are not limited to): the type of lighting technology used, total hours used, and various other factors.

 

Did you know that florescent and LED lighting are typically the lowest to depreciate it’s lumens, while technology like Metal Halide and HPS are typically the fastest to depreciate it’s lumen output?

While LED is the the winner overall, florescent lights aren’t too far behind and not nearly as bad as Metal Halide or HPS lights. Here at MyLEDLightingGuide, we would recommend you get an LED for a lot more reasons then just slower lumen depreciation. email us directly.

It’s football season, which means every Saturday and Sunday, your home’s TV becomes an essential gathering point in your home. Sadly, in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia area, autumn is also thunderstorm season. So how can you protect your expensive TV from electrical surges and storms? The electrical experts at Kolb Electric have the answer.

Electrical surges—whether from lightning strikes or otherwise—are easy to prepare for with proper equipment. And if you’ve spent four figures on a television, it might just be worth the investment! You can protect your TV from a power surge in two ways: by installing a dedicated circuit and/or installing a whole-home surge protector.

Your dedicated circuit for your TV will make sure that your TV isn’t having its power leached from other electronics in your home, making its sound and picture clearer, while the whole-home surge protector will protect your TV from lightning strikes and power surges.

Effectively defending your home from power surges requires a two-step approach: first, outfitting it with a whole-home surge protector, then using surge-protected outlets and power strips indoors. Both types of surge protectors act essentially like pressure relief valves, diverting excess energy away and restoring normal operation once levels regulate.

Whole-home surge protectors are usually wired to a service panel and are designed to stop surges of at least 40,000 amps, though larger ones can be installed. Pairing them with individual plug-in surge protectors should do a good job of catching any potentially damaging energy that may get into your home.

Like many safety-related things, whole-home surge protectors are appliances you buy and hope to never actually use. But all it takes is a single downed line or big lightning strike to cause thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to your home—not worth the risk!