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I found a light fixture I want - but what light bulb?
Comments (6)thx for the info idie! where do you buy them? I haven't been to HD yet to see if they carry them. It's good to know they will last a long time. It wouldn't be easy for me to get up there and change one. And I'm hoping they aren't too tight around the globe - that would cause problems for my fingers getting a grip on them. The fixture won't be used much (if I can get the electrician to put it on a different switch from the over the sink fixture). I'll seldom need it but there's a bulb on the ceiling now (next to the skylight) and my tub (I also don't plan to use it except to soak my feet) is to one side of it and the shower to the other (on opposite sides of a 13' wide room). There is no light on the shower side. the over the sink lights are mostly blocked from the shower by the shower wall dividing them. I doubt I'll ever take a shower after dark and need it - but you just never know. i could also go on a wild cleaning spree and need light for that (ok, that ain't happening!). The skylight gives more than enough light for the whole room during the day (and a skinny frosted window). I figured if I'm getting a fixture for where the bulb 'lives' I might as well get one that covers those 2 less lit areas. At night I don't need more than the vanity lights. Will probably make do w/a night light. here's the bulb - you can see part of the wall dividing the shower and the darker area to the right of it is the shower. It's fine during the day tho. the vanity lights showing are being replaced....See MoreAbove ground pool light - identify light bulb?
Comments (1)anybody?...See MoreLight bulb recommendations for supplemental lamp light
Comments (6)I think about 20 years ago it was a popular idea that a growth part of a cycle happens mostly in the night and nutrient accumulation - in a day - and a friend of mine dutifully turned the timer in his plant room into intervals of 4 hours light 4 hours dark. It was supposed to increase the growth rate 3 times. After a couple months he said - it didn't make any difference - and quit doing it. Otherwise - we all - plants and animals are adjusted to a circadian rhythm - since we are the product of the evolution under the sun. People who work nights eventually develop sleep problems... probably the more complicated the organism - the more important it is - and green one cell algae very possibly is happy to have it 24/7. Humans who live above the polar circle- buy heavy draperies to close their windows to prevent sun waking them up too early. AVs - I cannot say anything definite - until somebody will run the experiment - 24 hours in one room and 12/12 in another - with the same care otherwise. I am sure somebody did - but not necessary on AVs. It can be plant dependent. The plants in Alaska thrive on long hours of the summer - sub-equatorial Africa - day and night intervals are even through the year. People use 13-15 hours per day to stimulate growth and bloom for the show, so it works to some extent....See Morelighting for workroom help- light bulb questions
Comments (4)Hi beesneeds! Pure sunlight has a color temperature of about 5000-5500 degrees Kelvin, which is the scale we use to measure color temperatures. It is not very yellowish at all. (Yellowish color temperatures are down around 2000K to 2700K.) You'll want to look for bulbs with a "natural" or "daylight" label to get the look of sunlight. If the bulbs don't have those words on their labels, find the Lighting Facts label on the side of the box and look for the Light Appearance slider area. That area will tell you the color temperature of the bulbs, so that's where you'd go to look for 5000K. For the other bright white light bulbs, try looking for ones that say "bright white" or "neutral" on the label. Or, look for ones with a color temperature of about 4000K to 4100K. In the article I linked to above, there is an image showing side-by-side the differences between color temperatures so you can check it out for yourself and see the difference between daylight and bright white. I hope this helps! But, if you have any questions, please let me know and I can help....See Morejakkom
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