We have recently installed 80+ of these fixtures 25′ in the air and they all lit first time.
They produce alot of light and they are suprisingly affordable.
Easily controlled with Lutron controls and dimmable.
As of now you can get these at Home Depot.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-2-ft-400-Watt-Equivalent-Integrated-LED-Dimmable-White-High-Bay-Light-High-Output-18-000-Lumens-5000K-Daylight-50232161/302456569
Many people are interested in having Alexa (or another voice enabled system) control their lights. Alexa does work pretty good, but, what is the best way to do it?
I recommend the Lutron Caseta line of products.
With these switches, you never have to worry about someone accidently turning off the Alexa light. Also, if the internet goes out, these great dimmers and switches just work. They have dimmers, regular on/off switches and lamp dimmers.
If you want to control the lights with your device, or with Alexa, the Kit is required, which comes with the hub. Plug the hub into your router, install the Caseta app on your device and follow the simple instructions. Ta’da’
You can thank me later.
For sensitive electronics, plug strip surge protection are a no brainer. When purchasing them, make sure they say “UL 1449 Listed” to be sure they provide minimum protection. It must say listed, not just “Meets or exceeds”. You can supplement this protection, and add more by installing Whole House sure protection.
Why would you want whole house protections? Not only does a whole house surge protector supplement the individual surge strip protection, but it protects the ‘2 pole” items in your house as well.
See the image below:
We recommend the following items for protection the whole house: Square D HEPD80
Make sure you add the flush mount kit, to make sure the installation does not look awkard 😉
Also, if you have a mounted LED TV, make sure the plug behind the TV is surge protected as well.
This is the Leviton Decora Plus surge protector, however Cooper also makes a “Surge protector receptacle”. Its like a “GFCI” only for surge protection.
Here is what the Costco in Lynnwood is offering. It is a Dual Fuel, which means you can run it with Propane, which is an outstanding option, especially if you are a barbecuer and you have several propane bottles available.
It also has the 30 amp plug needed to feed our recommended Generator Bypass Switch setup.
Home Depot has the Interlock kits for the newer Square D panels, as does Amazon, (that is for the 200 amp indoor panels).
However, not everyone has those panels. Go figure.
So, if you don’t have a Square D panel, go here: GenInterlock.com, I have used them and they are good.
Of course, contact us if you want someone to take care of all this for you.
We are pretty good!
Good Generator Interlock Company
When at Costco, I like to see which Generators they are now selling. Today at the Woodinville Costco, I ran across this:
The Generac GP8000e. They are ‘clearing them out’ for $750. This unit has been discontinued by Generac, but it has good ratings.
Remember, if your house has gas, you can usually get by with 5500 watts. (I say usually ;))
Also, if you buy this generator, give us a call to show you how to hook it up to your house panel.
Costco generators
Many of our customers miss the old incandescent ‘light bulbs’. From the instant start, to the excellent color rendering, to the ease of reading with it. Good news!
MIT: New Incandescent Light Bulbs Are More Efficient Than LEDs
Over 100 years old
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-lightbulb-in-continuous-use
Recently Instapundit talked about a propane generator his sister used: Propane Generator worth looking at
PS: I love those animated gifs
This Generac iQ2000 Gas Powered Portable Inverter
is getting good reviews at Amazon and Popular Mechanics
Generator review on Popular Mechanics
I would like to see a comparison of this generator v the Honda EU2000I 2000 Watt Super Quiet Inverter Generator
Changing out an old Westinghouse panel to a new square d home line 60 space panel. Because these days, you can never have enough spaces
A View of today’s job in the reflection of the window.
Lights reflected from Windows in Kirkland
by Sky Electric LLC, the best electrician certified 🙂
Here are some basic recommended parts. You can click the links and buy them on Amazon, or try Home Depot. The prices are usually the same. Check with the part number on HomeDepot.com before you go. Usually the interlock kits are hard to find there.
Generator Interlock Kits:
If you have a Square D homeline panel: Model # HOMCGK2C
Square D Generator Interlock Kit
This simple kits is mounted on your electrical panel cover and allows you to safe
An inlet box allows you to safely plug a cord in reversed
ly feed your generator power to you house.
To plug it in you need a power inlet plug, this one works great: 30 Amp reliance power inlet box
The of course a generator is needed.
GENERATORS
Highly recommended:
Best choice generator
Honda EU2000I 2000 Watt Super Quiet Inverter Generator
The beautiful thing about this generator is, it will use about a gallon of gas a day. That is not much. Also, it is quiet. If you want power but don’t want to be kept awake, or don’t want to disturb the neighbors, or draw attention to your cozy home, this is
Special Honda cords
the choice. It is low wattage, but very efficient. It produces the full 2000 Watts while some other that claim to don’t. If you need more wattage, the beauty of this product is you buy another and use one of these cord sets to double your power.
USED WITH SUCCESS:
It just depends on your house and how much load you have.
As a reminder, you need to calculate how much power you will be using regularly when choosing the generator that is best for you. However, with the generator interlock kit, you do have flexibility to move things around.
Also, with most of these solutions some items would usually not be usable at your home, for instance, large HVAC systems if they were not gas, large ovens or clothes dryers. However, even then there are workarounds.
Next I will write a ‘How to” use all these parts together.
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