{"title":"Advantages of Fluorescent Bulbs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"category-description\"\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/prettyPhoto\/js\/jquery.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/prettyPhoto\/css\/prettyPhoto.css\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/prettyPhoto\/js\/jquery.prettyPhoto.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n  $(document).ready(function(){\n    $(\"a[rel^='prettyPhoto']\").prettyPhoto();\n  });\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003eADVANTAGES OF FLUORESCENT BULBS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/flu_ad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe many excellent characteristics of fluorescent lamps have made them the most popular and widely installed type of light bulb the in the United States and probably worldwide. They were first introduced in the 1920s and while improvements have been made over the last 100 years the technology has basically remained the same. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe reasons why fluorescent are popular are because:\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents are very efficient in terms of the light they emit compared to wattage used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents have good lumen maintenance meaning the light quality does not deteriorate over time. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents tend to have a long life at close to 40,000 hours for some T5s. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents have a wide range of shapes, sizes and colors temperatures so theycan fit almost anywhere. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents are easy retrofit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents have low operating costs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents radiate little heat into the space where they are operated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorescents can be dimmable when operated with a dimmable fluorescent ballast. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/3726\/3048\/collections\/api5ntudx__35560.jpg?v=1752657633","url":"https:\/\/plumlighting.com\/collections\/advantages-of-fluorescent-bulbs.oembed","provider":"Superior Lighting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}