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Choose the right Light Bulb
Not sure which light bulbs to look for? Hopefully this guide will help. Select the type of incandescent lightbulb you are replacing. On the product page select the wattage and the brightness of your choice.
If you are switching a light bulb for an enclosed fixture, please ensure that the replacement bulb fits the available space. Measurements are listed for each bulb with the product details.
SELECT THE LIGHT BULB YOU ARE LOOKING FOR:
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Maxlite Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
For more than 50 years, MaxLite has led the way in manufacturing and marketing energy efficient lamps and fixtures. Always committed to innovative design, MaxLite has pioneered the new technology, registered product and utility patents, advanced the benefits of energy efficient lighting, and won loyal customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America.
Commercial and Industrial: MaxLite has a long history of growth in supplying products for lighting and electrical distributors and for lighting showrooms. By designing some products specifically for commercial applications, MaxLite continues to be a preferred vendor for new construction and replacement projects in the commercial, industrial and hospitality markets.
Consumers: At the same time MaxLite has focused energy on the merchandising of suitable products for the consumer, the final end-user. With a complete line of indoor and outdoor fixtures, the introduction of multiple packaging, point-of-purchase merchandising, and on floor tray and pallet packs, MaxLite has gained the approval of mass merchants, home centers, clubs, and chain stores.
Moving into the future, MaxLite will continue to bring innovative and environmentally friendly products to the market. With in-house research, product development labs, and testing facilities, MaxLite plans to continue and exceed the high standards it has already achieved in product design and support.
Lighting at Home
• Typical home spends 10-15% of annual electric bill on lighting
• Lighting accounts for about $11 billion in consumer electricity bills
• 87% of residential lighting use incandescent technologies
• Energy Star lamps and fixtures use 2/3 less energy to operate
• DOE estimates 35%+ of lighting electricity could be saved by CFL’s
If you want to change the world, start by changing a few light bulbs. It is one of the best things you can do for the environment—and your budget.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, if every U.S. household replaced just one regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb, it would prevent 90 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the equivalent of taking 7.5 million cars off the road. And the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that by replacing regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs at the same minimal rate, Americans would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year.
Compact fluorescent light bulbs are available in many different sizes and shapes to fit in almost any fixture—from three-way lamps to dimmer switches—for both indoor and outdoor use. Compact fluorescent light bulbs also come in a variety of color temperatures, which helps determine the color and brightness of the light each bulb provides.
The only real drawback to using compact fluorescent bulbs is that each one contains about 5 mg of mercury, a toxic heavy metal that can cause serious health problems if inhaled or ingested over a period of time or in large enough doses. As a result, many environmentalists and other experts recommend recycling compact fluorescent bulbs to make sure they don't end up in landfills.
According to the National Geographic News from May 18, 2007, CFL bulbs are breakable, contain toxic material, and are becoming increasingly commonplace. But fears of mercury poisoning from new energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs are overplayed, experts say. […] CFL's cool-burning illumination is made possible by a pinch of poison—about five milligrams of mercury sealed inside every glass tube—and the need for the element is unlikely to change anytime soon. […]. The reason why the risk is determined to be minimal is because “There's an extremely small amount of mercury in those bulbs. One CFL contains a hundred times less mercury than is found in a single dental amalgam filling or old-style glass thermometer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
What are my immediate benefits?
- Save 70% on electricity cost per light bulb.
- Start saving immediately.
- Reduced heat radiated from lights.
- Spend less time replacing light bulbs.
Yes, the initial cost of replacing your light bulbs with Compact fluorescent will be higher, but your savings are immediate and noticeable. Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL's) are energy-efficient, long lasting substitutes for incandescent lamps. Although initially more expensive, these light bulbs pay for themselves quickly since they use only about 30% of the energy of traditional light bulbs. They also typically last about 5 times longer. The cost of replacement bulbs and extra electricity makes incandescent bulbs much more expensive than CFL’s.
To get the most impact on your electricity bill, replace those light bulbs that are on the longest - perhaps the kids bedrooms, the kitchen and the hall ways.
Ninety-five percent of the energy used in a incandescent light bulb is radiated as heat from the filament. Only five percent of the energy used by a standard incandescent light bulb produces light. (The easy bake ovens use a single 100 Watt light bulb to cook food.) Hence, as a beneficial side effect, if you have a room lighted by numerous flood lights, you will find a much more comfortable temperature when using CFL's - which translates to lower cooling cost in the summer.
The mercury content in CFL bulbs has been brought up as a concern. If a light bulb does break, you should take precaution. Especially small children and pregnant women should stay away. However, a single amalgam filling for your tooth contained a hundred times more mercury than a single light bulb. If it is a concern for you, pay attention to the mercury content in the light bulbs: Buy CFL's bulbs with the lowest mercury content. The Energy Star logo is not a good indicator of low mercury bulbs. Instead choose from the 7 types EWG research shows have the least mercury. MaxLite is among those 7 manufacturers listed.
What to do with burned out light bulbs? Don't throw them into the regular trash: instead consider returning them to us and we will recycle them properly.
About $11 billion is spent households annually on lighting their homes. The typical savings of a CFL is about 70% over an incandescent. That translates to $7 billion in potential savings. All hotel rooms have already made the switch to compact fluorescent's
What about LED's?
LED's can save you even more. Although they still cost a lot more (about $45 per light bulb), they typically last even 5 times longer than CFL's and use even less electricity. Furthermore, they do not contain any mercury. Watch this technology as the cost and availability will both improve in the future...
What is a Compact Fluorescent Bulb?
CFL's (Compact Fluorescent Lamps, or bulbs), also known and advertised as "energy saving bulbs," are bulbs that are designed to fit in standard bulb sockets. They have a much longer life span than that of incandescent bulbs (6,000-15,000 hours, as opposed to incandescent bulbs' 750-1000 hours). Although they cost slightly more than incandescent bulbs (costing up to 4x that of a regular package of incandescent), they do save more than the old bulbs...not only because you'll be replacing them much less often, but because they are designed for greater energy efficiency.
According to EnergyStar, compact fluorescent bulbs consume 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs, and they last about 10x longer. Compared to incandescent lamps of the same luminous flux, CFL's have a longer rated life and use less energy. A CFL can save over US$30 in electricity costs over the lamp's lifetime compared to an incandescent lamp and save 2000 times their own weight in greenhouse gases. The initial purchase price of a CFL is higher than an incandescent lamp of the same output, although this cost may be quickly recouped in energy savings assuming average lamp use.
There are different sizes and shapes of these bulbs for various lighting situations. You're not stuck with the spiral shape, if you don't fancy it...so, pick up a traditional incandescent shaped, globe shaped, or flat-head shaped bulb.
You might be wondering how in the world compact fluorescent's work in comparison to the incandescent bulbs we grew up with.
Incandescent Bulbs produce light by using electricity to heat a filament (that really small wire that breaks when a bulb blows/burns out) which glows and produces light when it is hot. As much as 90% of the energy that incandescent bulbs use is lost through the heat created by the filament.
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs are a gas filled tube that uses a chemical reaction to produce light. The chemical reaction requires much less energy to produce light and thus creates very little heat.
So Compact Fluorescent Bulbs use less electricity and create less heat to produce the same light of an Incandescent Bulb.
Color Temperature Scale
10,000K - A very high CCT used in horticulture and aquarium applications.
6,000-6,500K - A high CCT daylight source used to simulate average outdoor light conditions.
5,000K - Enhances blues, dulls reds, and imparts a bluish tint to whites and greens. Used mainly in museums, jewelry stores, and hospitals.
3,700K-4,000K - Neutral colored light. Enhances colors equally without emphasizing yellow or blue. Used mainly in showrooms, bookstores, and office areas.
3,000K-3,200K - Most commonly used in homes but also in libraries, office areas, and retail stores.
2,700K - Used in restaurants, hotel lobbies, boutiques, and homes.
Please find below MaxLite's Light Bulb brochures to download. These files are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, please download from free at Adobe.
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