Angela Rogers

You might not know it, but an awful lot of research goes into our blog posts. Lighting is a constantly changing landscape so it doesn't hurt to double and triple check things. Take our recent post about long-lasting light bulbs for example. I spent several days scouring the Internet for information about incandescent bulbs other than the Centennial Bulb. It was during this time I noticed two terms that kept frequently popping up in my search results: "Phoebus cartel" and "planned obsolescence".

We've come to the final installment of our 5-part patio light showdown series. As the title implies, we've been comparing our commercial-grade PLT patio string lights with similar products from different competitors. After purchasing a variety of strings from different retailers, we compared the wire, sockets, bulbs, plugs, and customer reviews. So far PLT has had a clean sweep, beating out the four previous outdoor string lights we looked at. For today's final comparison, we'll being looking at

• None 3500K light creates a warm inviting atmosphere that is a good choice for retail store, hotels, and other hospitality applications.
• None 4000K light helps reduce eye strain and is ideal for offices, classrooms, and libraries.
• None 5000K light improves visibility and alertness, making it suitable for hospitals and auditoriums.

Many ceiling panels are dimmable, allowing you to customize the light output as needed. Connect your lighting to compatible motion sensors to keep the lights on

Let’s say you are looking for a new light to put in a table lamp. Your 100-Watt incandescent (or regular) blub blew out and you are now looking to try out an LED bulb. You want something bright you can see with, but not so bright as to blind you or attract jumbo jets. The main aspects to look for are the number of Lumens, Kelvin, Watts, the size, and shape of your next bulb.

Lumens? Is that an Italian dish?

There is a big fancy definition for lumens, but I won’t get into that here. Essentially