James Dulley Column March 2008 Graphics

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Update Bulletin Number - Topic
310 - Lighting controls	- c310-1.jpg- color photo - Central lighting control system provides settings for various rooms in the house. A small remote allow you to turn all the lights on or off. - Photo credit - Lutron - c310-2.jpg - color photo - Typical rooms or areas which the lighting system controls are the front entrance, garage entrance, kitchen, family room, and foyer. - Photo credit - Lutron - c310-3.jpg - color photo - This central lighting control system includes central remote control, outlet modules, switch modules and plug-in modules. - Photo credit - Jasco Products - c310-4.jpg - color photo - This central lighting control center provides for switching lights on and off and programming various lighting combinations (scenes) for various rooms. - Photo credit - Jasco Products - c310-5.jpg - color photo - This simple lighting control system uses Z-wave technology to switch lights on and off and to dim them. - Photo credit - Intermatic - c310-6.jpg - color photo - This remote module plugs into the a standard wall outlet and then the lamp it plugged into the side of it. - Photo credit - Intermatic
480 - Electric infloor heating	- c480-1.jpg- color photo - This electric floor radiant heating kit has the heating cable spaced properly in a mesh. This is ideal for tile floor applications. - Warmly Yours - c480-2.jpg - color photo - The electric radiant heating pad can be place directly under a rug to add supplemental heat to a roof. - Photo credit - Warmly Yours - c480-3.jpg - color photo - Electric radiant heating cable/mesh is placed on a kitchen floor before the ceramic tile is installed. The manufacturer can advise about how much to use. - Photo credit - Heatizon - c480-4.jpg - color photo - This type of low-voltage electric radiant heating film can be placed under hardwood floor or carpeting. - Photo credit - Heatizon - c480-5.jpg - color photo - This shows how the electric floor radiant system and be laid out to provide two separate heating zones for efficiency. - Photo credit - Heatizon - c480-6.jpg - color photo - It is very comfortable to walk on a bathroom tile floor with electric radiant heating beneath it. - Photo credit - Heatizon - c480-7.jpg - color photo - Electric heating cable it attached to the floor in a pattern to provide even heating throughout the room. - Photo credit - Heatizon
635 - Surge suppressors	- c635-1.jpg- color photo - This whole-house surge suppressor is mounted beneath the circuit breaker panel in Dulley's house. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c635-2.jpg - color photo - This 20-ampere circuit breaker has surge suppression built into it to protection item on that branch. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c635-3.jpg - color photo - This whole-house surge suppressor is designed to be mounted on the circuit breaker panel. - Photo credit - Meter-Treater - c635-4.jpg - color photo - This large base-type whole-house surge suppressor is designed to be mounted underneath the electric meter. It must be installed by an electrician. - Photo credit - Meter-Treater - c635-5.jpg - color photo - The electric meter is installed over the top of a base-type surge suppressor.. - Photo credit - Meter-Treater - c635-6.jpg - color photo - These power filters/surge suppressors protect the branch circuit from voltage surges. - Photo credit - Tytewadd - c635-7.jpg - color photo - The small surge suppressor is mounted inside the circuit breaker panel. - Photo credit - Tytewadd
757 - Steam convection wall ovens	- c757-1.jpg- color photo - The combination steam/convection oven cooks rapidly with either steam, convection or both. - Photo credit - Viking - c757-2.jpg - color photo - Various types of foods being cooked quickly in a steam oven. The electronic controls provide for many cooking options. - Photo credit - Viking - c757-3.jpg - color photo - This steam oven has an electronic cooking instruction menu of hundreds of types of foods and combinations of foods. - Photo credit - Miele - c757-4.jpg - color photo - An entire meal can be cooked with steam simultaneously and the oven prompts you when to add various foods from your menu. - Photo credit - Miele - c757-5.jpg - color photo - Trays of various foods for dinner are being prepare for cooking in a steam oven. The electronic menu determines the cooking times. - Photo credit - Miele - c757-6.jpg - color photo - Potatoes take longer to cook than vegetables, so the oven tells you when to open the door and insert the vegetable tray. - Photo credit - Miele
846 - Efficiency ratings	- c846-1.jpg- color photo - Divide the cooling output, listed on the nameplate, by the electricity used to compare efficiencies. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c846-2.jpg - color photo - Read the energy label on a clothes washer to compare its energy usage (efficiency) with other models. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c846-3.jpg - color photo - This energy label indicates this refrigerator/freezer meets Energy Star efficiency requirements. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c846-4.jpg - color photo - Compare the energy efficiency of water heaters by their energy factors (circled in red) on label. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c846-5.jpg - color photo - The efficiency of this slider window has been tested to National Fenestration Rating Council's standard and is Energy Star qualified. - Photo credit - James Dulley - c846-6.jpg - color photo - The label on this patio door shows its energy performance based on the National Fenestration Rating Council's standard tests. - Photo credit - James Dulley