Bulbrite Lightbulbs – from LEDs and CFLs to halogens and colorful novelty lamps – Capitol Lighting’s 1-800lighting.com is proud to present quality lamps from Bulbrite Industries.  Bulbrite is a leading manufacturer and supplier of innovative, energy-efficient light source solutions. Founded nearly 40 years ago, Bulbrite is a family owned business renowned for its commitment to innovation, education and new technology. The company has introduced and designed award-winning products, including its exclusive KX-2000®, Halogen R111 GU10 and LED MR16.

Capitol Lighting Provides Top Quality Lamps and The Best Light Bulbs…. and We’re not Screwing Around!

Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs have revolutionized energy-efficient lighting.

CFLs are simply miniature versions of full-sized fluorescents. Newer CFL bulbs provide a warmer illumination similar to that of common incandescent and they provide an attractive alternative adaptable to most standard lamp sockets.

LEDs are small, solid light bulbs, which are extremely energy-efficient and durable. New LED bulbs, grouped in clusters with diffuser lenses, have broadened the applications for LED use in the residential home environment.

You may never have to change a lightbulb again, with the unsurpassed quality, energy-efficiency and long-lasting illumination from Bulbrite. Celebrate superb new lamping options from Capitol Lighting and enjoy the best illumination for years to come.

Capitol’s Guide to Lamping Options for Best Illumination:

For more information on the latest lighting applications and the best light bulbs, visit with the lighting experts at Capitol Lighting.  Take advantage of outstanding service and value on the finest in home lighting and accessories at 1800lighting.com.

Enjoy Capitol Lighting’s “Oktobulbfest” with grand promotional values on the best light bulbs from Bulbrite Industries.  Stock up and save on select bulbs for a lifetime of illumination.

At Capitol Lighting’s 1-800lighting.com you will find over 1,000 different lightbulbs from your average incandescent A Lamp, to your color corrected compact fluorescent. Capitol Lighting offers the best in quality and service to satisfy all your lighting needs!

What’s Working Today:  It’s All about Compatibility.

With the lightbulb market and technology boom, it may be overwhelming to choose the correct lamps to illuminate your home for maximum efficiency and according to your style.  However, with a little bit of wisdom, you may see the light and choose the best light bulbs to satisfy your decorative and functional needs.

Know the lighting lingo:

Know the lightbulb basics:

Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs are the most recent addition to the residential bulb market. These lamps use 80% less energy than incandescent and last up to 50 times longer.  Excellent for task lighting, night-lights, and outdoor applications, they are more expensive than most lamps, but their durability, long life, and energy-efficiency will save you money in the long run.

We often find there is a lot of confusion between Lumens and Foot Candles and Lux. And even more confusing is how some represent conversion from traditional light sources like Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium in terms of watts, and not lumens. So why all the confusion. Well, it may be because those who represent this conversion are trying to avoid letting you know about the efficiency of the LED lights, so they claim you can replace X watts of Metal Halide with X watts of LED. What they should really say is that you can replace a 400W Metal Halide with X lumens, and their lights only need Y watts to produce these lumens. We’ll dive into this a little later, but lets first talk about lumens vs foot candles vs lux.

What is a lumen? A lumen is a measurement of light related to (1) fixture or bulb. So when we talk about lumens, we say that a fixture or bulb creates (X) lumens. These lumens are determined by sophisticated measurement equipment.

What is a foot candle? A foot candle is a unit of measurement at a specific location in a room or outdoor location that is created by 1 to many lights. It is a cumulative reading of 1 to many light sources at a specific location. It is both real and calculated. Real in the sense that you can take a light meter and walk to any location in a room or outdoor location and take a reading that represents the amount of light recorded from all contributing lights or fixtures. Calculated in the sense that you can use software to predict the foot candles of a space based on the placement of lights within the simulation.

What is lux? Lux is identical to foot candles. It is a measurement of real or calculated light, but it is done on a different scale. As a rough estimate, 1 foot candle = 10 lux.

So, simply stated, lights produces lumens, and the cumulative lumens of all lights are then determine the foot candle or lux measurement of light at a specific point in an indoor or outdoor space.