{"id":10662,"date":"2014-01-26T09:44:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/?p=10662"},"modified":"2014-01-26T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T15:14:47","slug":"next-phase-of-the-incandescent-phase-out-control4-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/?p=10662","title":{"rendered":"Next Phase of the Incandescent Phase-Out."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lightbulb\u00a0We bid a less-than-fond farewell to wasteful 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs, following the disappearance of their equally inefficient 75- and 100-watt brethren over the past couple of years. The incorrect assumption would be that these old, inefficient forms of lighting are being replaced entirely by newer solid state technologies like CFL (compact fluorescent) and LED (light emitting diodes). In truth, though, incandescents aren\u2019t actually going away; they\u2019re merely being replaced by more efficient halogen bulbs that look the same and work much the same, but operate much more efficiently. The old 60-watt bulbs that will soon disappear from store shelves? As much as 90% of the energy you feed them is converted into heat, not light. The new halogen equivalents, by contrast, will deliver the same luminous output while only requiring between 40 and 45 watts of power.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s still a far cry from the 10 or so watts of power consumed by 60-watt equivalent LED bulbs. And LEDs are undoubtedly the light of the future. But we don\u2019t live in the future just yet. And for the present, the lighting aisle at your favorite local store is likely a confusing, headache inducing mess. Especially if you rely on dimmers to further enhance energy efficiency and enhance the aesthetic appeal of your home\u2019s lighting. Because even dimmable LED and CFL bulbs usually don\u2019t dim well (or live very long) when used with lighting controls designed with those old, inefficient incandescent bulbs in mind.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s frustrating, right? And the problem is further compounded by the fact that most of us aren\u2019t in the habit of replacing all of our light bulbs at once. What if you want to upgrade a bulb here, a bulb there, but still enjoy the energy-saving and lifestyle-enhancing benefits of dimming?<\/p>\n

Thankfully you can with a new generation of lighting control products entering the market, like\u00a0Control4\u2019s new Gen 3 Wireless and Panelized lighting solutions<\/a>, introduced earlier last year. There\u2019s a lot to love about Control4\u2019s new lighting products, from the scheduling capabilities \u2013 my own front porch light, for example, automatically turns itself on at sundown and off again at sunrise \u2013 to the automated events that are possible when all of the connected electronic devices in your home speak the same language. The dimmer in my home theater, for example, dials the lighting in the room down to a comfortable 30% automatically when I fire up my Blu-ray player.<\/p>\n

But more so than that, what I love about the new lighting solutions from Control is that they take the guesswork out of shopping on the lighting aisle. Replace your old dimmer or light switch with the company\u2019s new Adaptive Phase Dimmer and you\u2019ll never have to worry again what sort of bulb to buy. Still holding onto those old incandescents? Not only will it work with them, it\u2019ll extend their lives. Newer halogens? It\u2019s got them covered. CFLs and LEDs? It\u2019ll dim them like a champ. It\u2019s even designed to work with electronic low voltage transformers and magnetic (iron core) low voltage transformers. And I don\u2019t even know what those are.<\/p>\n

So don\u2019t be sad that those hot old energy-wasting incandescent bulbs are going the way of the dodo. The transition doesn\u2019t have to be as hard as it\u2019s made out to be. If you\u2019re nostalgic for the lighting of the past, though, Control4 has whipped up a nice infographic bidding incandescent bulbs a fonder farewell than they deserve.<\/p>\n

Infographic courtesy of\u00a0Control4<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"FINAL<\/p>\n

Courtesy of HDLiving.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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