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How to clean up LED lighting units and Induction Lighting
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Posted On :
Oct-16-2013
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LED lighting gained significant prominence in recent times particularly because of the increased awareness of the damage that the traditional incandescent and fluorescent bulbs can cause to the environment and ecology in general.
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LED lighting gained significant prominence in recent times particularly because of the increased awareness of the damage that the traditional incandescent and fluorescent bulbs can cause to the environment and ecology in general. It is important to note that increasingly buyers also prefer it because they are looking at it as an intelligent investment which will deliver them returns over a period of time.
With the huge influx of LED tubes, which are primarily used in areas where lighting is considered necessary like the working table or the kitchen and LED flat panels which are used for lighting up murals, cleaning them up is quite a task. It is therefore necessary to take the following precautions while cleaning up broken LEDs.
Instructions:
1. It is important that you put on leather gloves to protect your hands from pieces of glass shards. Ensure that you collect pieces and then place them in a trash bag, place the trash bag in another one to prevent the shards and pieces of glass from poking out through the trash bag.
2. Do not use a vacuum cleaner as the glass and shards can damage the filter inside your vacuum cleaner.
3. You may also use a duct tape which is about seven inches long and then apply an adhesive on the side where the glass broke, this will help you clean up very minute pieces of glass shards.
4. Only after all the above steps are done, use a vacuum cleaner to clean up the remaining.
On the other hand, Induction lighting in recent years made quite a remarkable comeback since it was invented more than a century ago! It is generally preferred for outdoor lighting and is mostly used in parking garage lighting, gas station lighting, and street lighting.
The advantage of induction lighting is that it lasts far longer than LED lighting and also consumes less electricity and that has made it quite popular.
However just like any other bulb, it is also prone to breaking, the following are precautions to follow to clean up a broken induction lamp
1. Make sure that you turn off any electrical appliances in that area.
2. If you have energy management systems like SP1000 installed make sure that they are switched off.
3. Use disposable rubber or plastic gloves to put the shards in a dustbin.
4. Use a damp towel to wipe out any small pieces that may have been left out.
5. Use the sticky side of the tape to further remove the smallest of the fragments
6. Avoid using a vacuum cleaner until all the visible pieces of glass are removed
7. Induction lamps contain mercury amalgam pellet, bear in mind that mercury is poisonous so pick it up using a glove or a towel, avoid any hand contact
8. Since it contains mercury there may be regulations in your area governing the safe disposal of hazardous waste, so check it up first.
9. For carpets make sure that you remove glass shards and phosphorous before vacuum cleaning.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_How to clean up LED lighting units and Induction Lighting_282217.aspx
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Author Resource :
Lift your lighting system to the next level by incorporating quality induction lighting with smart fixture designs and controls.
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Keywords :
LED Lighting, Induction Lighting, Energy management system, SP1000, LED flat panels, gas station lights, parking garage light,
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