HID Hut is a provider of indoor gardening supplies and high quality natural gardening solutions in Florida that aims at providing the best products for each grower to maximize their yields on a budget. Our products include indoor HPS and LED grow lights, centrifugal fans, environmental controls including CO2 supplementation, harvesting gear including drying racks as well as high quality nutrients to assist in the healthy development of plants.

Grow Lights HID Huts wide range of grow lights include HPS, MH, LED, and Fluorescent grow light kits. You can learn more about the quality of the products we offer and their features by reading through the LED grow light reviews. You can use grow lights to grow plants that are far more superior to what just sunlight produces through the maximization of light cycles.

Gardening Solutions HID Hut offers a huge inventory of gardening products including UFO grow lights as well as solid advice on how to perfect your garden. You can get everything from cloning kits, nutrients, gardening books, harvesting gear, and safety equipment to complete hydroponic kits including deep water culture and ebb flow to help you set up your own hydroponic garden! Browse through our website now to learn more about complete hydroponic solutions designed specifically for you. And, as always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask our experts for superior growing advice!

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I have to admit, one of the things I find most annoying about the Aerogarden is that the grow bulbs seem to blow out on a regular basis, and worse, the only way to get replacements is to go to Aerogarden's store.

Here's the problem--just one of these light bulbs easily cost upwards of $10-13. It's a clever way for Aerogarden to get themselves a regular source of revenue, sort of like the way Gillette never made money on its razors but on the razor blades. But for someone like me who wanted to get into indoor gardening partially to save money, it really doesn't make sense for me to be raving about how I save money by not buying fresh herbs, but end up paying triple the amount I would have paid in electricity and replacement bulbs.

Now for years I've been fastidiously buying from the Aerogarden Store, but when one of my grow lights decided to fail lately, I decided to bite the bullet and try one of these adapters I've been seeing on eBay. They look like this:

Here's how it works. You take a regular CFL or LED light bulb, the same kind you use around the house, and screw it into the adapter.

Then, you plug the adapter right into the Aerogarden. Note that certain light bulbs are going to be too big to fit, but the ones I happened to have lying around fit perfectly.

For your reference, Aerogarden replacement lights typically produce 1450 lumens of light and use 26 watts, so you'll want your CFL or LED bulb to output about the same.

One thing to keep in mind is that depending on what model of Aerogarden you have, you'll need to choose between two types of light bulb sockets.

Most Aerogardens that have three lights except for the Ultra, including the original Aerogarden Extra (not the "Miracle Gro" branded Aerogarden Extra), Aerogarden Extra Elite, VeggiePro, Elite+, Pro200, Deluxe, and Deluxe Upgrade Kit) use a light bulb that has more of a flat end, with two metal prongs coming out of it parallel to the shape of the light (model #100633).

Now obviously this isn't sanctioned by Aerogarden, so chances are if you have a warranty on your product using one of these would probably invalidate it if they were to find out. On the other hand, if you're like me and have already sent hundreds of dollars of your hard-earned money to them, these little adapters are a great way to keep your gardens running.

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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. Power management company Eaton announces that its Metalux Encounter and SkyRidge light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire families are now available with an optional integrated sensor control system, optimized to meet energy codes for occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting. The system is one of the most cost-effective solutions, saving installation time and money in enclosed smaller ambient spaces.

The luminaire-integrated sensor control system reduces the design time and complexity of meeting energy codes for both lighting and controls, said Mark Eubanks, president, Eatons Cooper Lighting Division. The sensor system is designed to guarantee occupancy and daylight harvesting coverage from within the footprint of Metalux ambient luminaires, so the lighting design is the control design. The system achieves the lowest installed cost in small spaces compared to traditional control products.

Designed to meet todays energy code demands, the Metalux Encounter and SkyRidge luminaires with the integrated sensor system are ideal for new construction or retrofits in enclosed rooms with one to six luminaires, where both occupancy detection and daylight harvesting control are required. The innovative control system is factory-wired to the luminaires, switching on or off based on occupancy and dimming the light when enough daylight is available.

When compared to the cost of furnishing and installing traditional occupancy and daylight sensors, in addition to the cost of the luminaire, installing the Metalux integrated-sensor fixtures require only a single product to mount and a single electrical connection to make no additional wiring or special installation requirements saving customers time and money on the total installation cost.

The sensor system offers out-of-the-box operation using thoughtful default settings, but when the application demands more, the sensor system has the option to make changes to one or more fixtures using a remote control. The remote allows changes to the default settings for occupancy, target light level, preset lighting levels and more.

For more information on Eatons lighting solutions, visit http://www.eaton.com/lighting.

Eaton delivers a range of innovative and reliable indoor and outdoor lighting solutions, as well as controls products specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. Eaton lighting solutions serve customers in the commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential, utility and other markets.

Eatons electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer todays most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of $22.6 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit http://www.eaton.com.

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Feb 20, 2015 The new high-voltage resonant controller ICL5101 provides a high level of integration which translates to a reduction in system cost.

With the ICL5101, Infineon Technologies AG extends its portfolio of lighting control ICs, addressing lighting systems in the range of 40W to 300W. The new high-voltage resonant controller IC provides a high level of integration which translates to a reduction in system cost. Typical applications which benefit from these features include indoor and outdoor LED lighting, high-bay and low-bay lighting, street lighting, parking garage and canopy lighting, office lighting, retail and shop lighting. Since the total cost of ownership is an important aspect for industrial lighting, customers prefer to use resonant topologies supported by the new ICL5101 due to its high efficiency up to 95%.

The highly integrated ICL5101 allows for advanced LED driver designs with approximately 25% less components compared to similar solutions which require separate PFC and resonant ICs. This leads to smaller form factors with more reliable designs, less complex PCB layouts and reduced costs. The ICL5101 integrates the half-bridge and the PFC gate drivers. All operation parameters of the IC are adjustable by simple resistors, enabling cost effective but reliable and stable parameter-settings.The chip supports outdoor use by an extended junction temperature ranging from -40C to +125C.

The LED controller ICL5101 is designed to control resonant converter topologies such as LLC. The integrated digital PFC stage operates both in critical conduction mode (CrCM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM), which allows an extremely stable regulation in low load conditions, occurring for e.g. when the device is dimmed. The LED lighting can be dimmed down over an extremely wide range from 100% to 0.1% of its nominal load. State of the art dimming today typically ranges from 100% to 5%. In addition, the ICL5101 enables an ultra-fast time to light under any conditions with less than 200ms.

The adjustable PFC stage of the ICL5101 delivers high power quality, providing a low total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 10% and a high power factor of more than 0.99 over wide line input voltage range. This enables lighting manufacturers to comply with energy efficiency standards. Furthermore the output of the ICL5101 is extremely stable over line voltage variations. A comprehensive set of protection features including external over temperature protection and capacitive load protection ensure the detection of fault conditions and increase system safety.

With the introduction of ICL5101 Infineon once again demonstrates its technology leadership for highly efficient driver solutions. Just recently, the ILD6150 step-down driver IC was nominated as finalists in the product category "ICs and electronic components" for the 2015 LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards . Infineon will showcase the new ICL5101 at the tradeshow Strategies in Light (booth #1426) from February 24 to 26, 2015, in Las Vegas.

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More information: Further information on Infineon's energy-efficient semiconductor solutions for lighting is available at http://www.infineon.com/lighting

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Cape Town, South Africa (PRWEB UK) 20 February 2015

On the 16th February 2015 Ambius South Africa launched a brand new indoor plants catalogue on their website, ambius.co.za to showcase their wide range of top quality indoor plants. The catalogue was developed to offer clients the option of choosing their preferred plants from a selection best suited to thrive in their interior spaces, says Ivana Sain, Technical Manager for Ambius South Africa.

Ambius indoor plants are disease and insect free, uniformly full, with healthy deep green foliage and a well-developed root system. Each specimen is carefully grown to our specifications and then adapted for an indoor environment before installation takes place at clients premises, says Sain. The new plants catalogue allows clients to choose from two ranges: African and Indigenous plants and Exotic plants (these plants have international origins).

Ambius' plants catalogue comprises a carousel that allows the website visitor to select their plant of choice by clicking on the carousel image. By navigating through the carousel visitors are able to learn more about each plant by viewing the individual plant pages. These include a full length plant image and information - such as appropriate light levels, water consumption and optimal temperature - that one requires in order for that specific indoor plant to thrive.

As the experts in interior landscaping, Ambius colleagues are always on hand to ensure that the plants selected are best suited to thrive in interior environments. The most important factor to take into account well before the selection of plant size, shape, colour and texture - is lighting levels. Trained Ambius experts measure indoor light levels (measured in Lux; the international unit for measuring the brightness of light) to determine which plants will flourish in specific areas of a building or office.

For a more information on the Ambius plant catalogue, or to arrange a free survey by an Ambius consultant, contact Ambius on 0800 77 77 88 or visit their website.

Ambius is a division of Rentokil Initial. The Rentokil Initial group specialises in pest control, hygiene services and interior landscaping for businesses across the globe. Ambius is a division of Rentokil Initial internationally, and is the global leader at enriching workplaces through the use of indoor plants.

Enquiries can be directed to: Nathalie Leblond: nathalie(dot)leblond(at)rentokil-initial(dot)com T: +27 (0)21 670 4704

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Low Glare for Indoor Use, IP66 Rugged Design for the Outdoors

Taipei, Taiwan -- GlacialLight, the lighting division of GlacialTech Inc., announces a new bay light series, the GL-BL100, featuring 10,000 to 10,700 lumen output using just 96W. With a Unified Glare Rating (UGR) of less than 19, these bay lights are bright without being harsh, making them suitable for indoor applications. Additionally, the rugged IP66 rated design, -40C to 50C operating temperature range, and outdoor bracket mounts translates to the GL-BL100 also being well suited for outdoor spot lighting and lighting tower use.

High Output, Low Glare The new bay lights from GlacialLight use under 100 watts to produce 10,000 lumens or more of low glare LED light. With UGR under 19, these powerful LED luminaries produce light soft enough for hospital use, and bright enough for high bay warehouse lighting. The GL-BL100 offers lens in 70 degree beam angle lens for spot lighting and a 125 degree beam angle for flood lighting and area illumination. Optional lampshades at 60 degree and 120 beam angles are available to suit indoor aesthetics.

Cost Efficient GlacialLight has leveraged the latest LED driver technology and efficient thermal design to make bay lights with 111 Lumens per Watt lighting efficiency. These LED bay lights are not just brighter than metal halide lighting of the same wattage but last twice as long.

Outdoor Capable Bright enough for outdoor use and strong enough as well, the GL-BL100 series is rated a rugged and weatherproof IP66 and works from -40C to 50C. An outdoor mounting bracket adds easy 180 degree adjustability.

Features Highly efficient Metal-Halide replacement at 111lm/W. 10,000 lumen output for high bay lighting and outdoor lighting. CCT: 3000K, 4000K and 5000K available. IP66 rated rugged for outdoor use. 70 degree Lens standard for spot lighting. 125 degree Lens available for flood lighting and area illumination. Lampshades available for 60 degree and 120 degree. (optional accessory) Outdoor-ready rotating mounting bracket available. (optional accessory)

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About GlacialLight GlacialLight, the lighting division of GlacialTech, manufactures LED lighting solutions for indoor/outdoor applications and both residential and commercial uses. As well as having a wide range of finished LED lighting products, GlacialLight also offers its clients the option of customizing products for specific needs. Please visit the company homepage at http://www.GlacialLight.com

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WORCESTER, Mass. -- Access Fixtures, a leader in commercial and sports lighting, has announced the production of a new 158w LED high bay that uses 66% less energy than a 400 watt metal halide (MH) high bay, yet has equivalent light output. The LEDs in the high bay are rated LM70 at 100,000 hours. Over the course of 10 years, the LED high bay is expected to reduce operating cost by $2,385.86. In many instances, the payback is less than 2 years. The 158w LED high bay is ideal for illuminating large indoor areas such as large retail applications, warehouses and sports facilities such as high school gyms.

"LED light sources now provide superior lumen output in many of Access Fixtures' most popular luminaires, enabling an energy-efficient and long-lasting alternative to even metal halide," said Access Fixtures CEO, Steven Rothschild. "The new LED high bay uses only 34% of the energy as its metal halide equivalent while providing all the benefits of LED."

Compared to metal halide, LED is long-lasting, energy-efficient, requires minimal maintenance, and has a higher color rendering (CRI) of 70+. With higher CRI, Kelvin and directed light, the LED high bay luminaire will appear to emit more light than the 400w metal halide. The LED will emit more light than the MH after 40% of the metal halide lamp life. Also, this LED luminaire has instant on/off capabilities, enabling it to be compatible with occupancy sensors. Dimming for applications such as daylight harvesting is available as an option. Access Fixtures LED high bay luminaires are assembled in USA with USA and imported parts.

About Access Fixtures Access Fixtures offers commercial and sports lighting for less, and features light fixtures with LED, induction, eHID, PS-MH and CFL light sources that are long lasting and energy saving. With custom manufacturing capabilities, Access Fixtures can competitively build and custom finish luminaires and poles to the performance specifications required. Access Fixtures' extensive lineup of interior and exterior lighting fixtures includes products for sports, commercial, industrial, residential and hospitality applications. Luminaire types include wall packs, area lights, bollards, garage lighters, vandal resistant, exit and emergency, high bay, low bay, linear fluorescent, track lighting and grow light fixtures. For more information visit Access Fixtures at http://www.AccessFixtures.com.

CONTACT: Steven Rothschild 508-657-8600 x1000

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(Taipei) The annual lunar festivity is just around the corner, an important time in the Asian culture to celebrate the 7 day holidays with their families. If your supplier is in China or Taiwan, this message might be more informative than you think. During the lunar holidays, most of the suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics in Taiwan and China will be unable to provide services to you for the time being, and this could have minor or major impacts on your business.

But of course, there are exceptions. Taiwanese high-power LED manufacturer ALT understands that clients needs and demands are often delayed because of massive downtimes during these holidays. Which is why for 7 consecutive years, ALT chose to continue its services and order placements over the long holidays. ALTs CEO, James Liang states that, ALT focuses their services on adapting to global demands from different markets and regions, providing professional services and hope to deliver a profound sense of satisfaction to clients of any places at any time.

Further, ALT headquarter and factory are both located in Taiwan, and would never encounter worker shortages like in China right after the lunar holidays, severely delaying product output. If deals are made during the lunar holidays, ALT will ship out the lunar products right after the Chinese New Year, fulfilling our promises to our clients.

ALT is a Taiwanese LED brand with market-leading technology in the industry with products include: design-award winning indoor lighting, high CRI lighting, refrigeration lighting, safety certified anti-explosive lamps, in addition to wide variety of other lighting solutions; providing customers with premium lighting and professional services on demand.

2/18-2/23, 24 hours service line: +886-2-82261289 Or email: info@aeonlighting.com

About Aeon Lighting Technology Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT) is a leading high-power LED manufacturer that focuses on precision and quality. ALT has acquired hundreds of patents, including state-of-the-art heat sink technology and has been awarded numerous international awards, including M Technology Award (2009), iF Product Design Award (2010), Red Dot Design Award (2011), and Good Design Award (2012). ALT has also passed international safety certifications such as Energy Star, DLC, UL, ETL, CE, PSE, C-TICK, LVD, FCC, TV, etc. ALTs team of designers, engineers and sales strive for perfection and provide premium quality products and service for customers worldwide.

For further information, please visit Aeon Lighting http://www.aeonlighting.com.

Media Contact: Nina Chen Tel: +886-2-82261289 ext # 3005 Andy Fei Tel: +886-2-82261289 ext # 5007 Email: altpr@aeonlighting.com

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A Fort Lauderdale company is growing fast nationally and overseas with an unusual approach to energy-saving lighting systems for parking lots and warehouses.

Future Energy Solutions offers customers upgrades to more energy-efficient lights with no upfront investment and long-term contracts.

Last year, to handle growing business, the firm tripled the size of its headquarters and hired more than 40 people across the United States and in London. This year, it plans to double employment to top 150 people worldwide, CEO Daniel Gold said.

That includes jobs at a new office in Australia that serves as its Asia-Pacific headquarters.

Begun in 2009 as a fixture-maker, the firm's unique concept developed from "failure, not success," Gold said.

He had watched his father-in-law pitch energy-efficient lighting to businesses and get few takers. Many executives said they loved the idea of slashing their company's electric bills but didn't want to invest money upfront and wondered what lights would be best anyway.

So Gold came up with this: His company basically lends the customer a new lighting system for 15 years at no upfront cost. It designs, installs, owns and operates the system. And the customer agrees to pay an annual fee for 15 years, with that cash coming out of their energy savings.

Savings often run 50 percent to 75 percent on electricity bills and on system maintenance, he said.

Gas stations, shopping malls, schools and hospitals are among the takers. And Gold now strives to work with operators with multiple locales, so that his company can grow together with its customers.

The Florida Automobile Dealers Association has seen such good results in parking lots for some members that it recently gave an endorsement to Gold's Future Energy Solutions, its only endorsement in the lighting industry and one of only a handful for all businesses, president Ted Smith said.

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Boise, ID (PRWEB) February 11, 2015

The YMCA of Boise, ID, has recently upgraded the lighting system in their Aquatics Center. Aquatics Director Mike Kapuscinski discussed the importance of the enhancement for his facility with Global Energy & Lighting.

As the Director, Kapuscinski teaches swim classes, supervises lifeguards, and oversees the safety of YMCA programs, staff, and patrons. The YMCA is continually looking for ways to save on energy costs, and it is his responsibility to ensure the pool lighting is both energy-efficient and safe.

To demonstrate the need for effectual lighting of a large indoor pool, Mr. Kapuscinski explained a test routinely used to evaluate on-duty lifeguards. During operational hours, without notifying any personnel, an object similar in size and shape to a hockey puck is discreetly placed in the water. The on-duty lifeguards must notice the puck within a few moments of its placement and act to retrieve it. However, due to an occurrence known as blind spots, this test proved difficult for lifeguards at the facility.

Blind spots are small areas of the pool where visibility is obscured by dim light at the bottom and bright light reflection on the surface. Variations in light output from the old lamps made dramatic differences in visibility depending on where one stood. Mr. Kapuscinski commented, Before the retrofit the pool had several blind spots, each of which required lifeguards to dedicate a significant amount of time checking and re-checking from different angles.

Because blind spots made it difficult to recognize a drowning swimmer, lifeguards were forced to devote an unbalanced amount of attention to them, leaving the rest of the pool less adequately observed.

With the new illumination from Global Energy & Lighting, the blind spots that once plagued the pool are gone. Pucks used in the lifeguard tests are easily recognizable from the poolside or tower. Additionally, because the retrofit kits provide projected lifetimes of 50k+ hours, with only 10% light variance over that lifetime, the retrofit effectively eliminated light variance over the pool.

In total, the YMCA replaced the 400-watt metal-halide systems with 140-watt CeramaTek kits, cutting annual energy costs by 67%, and reducing carbon emissions by 1.3 tons. With the retrofit complete, the YMCA is on track to achieve a 1.8-year return on their investment.

The YMCA has always cultivated a socially active and environmentally conscious image. Through this lighting retrofit they continue to set an example to businesses and communities for sustainability and efficiency, while also demonstrating their commitment to the safety of their patrons. Global Energy & Lighting is proud to help the YMCA achieve safety and sustainability, both in business and recreation.

About Global Energy & Lighting Global Energy & Lighting manufactures and distributes cost-effective, energy-efficient commercial lighting solutions. The executive team is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, R&D in San Jose, and international sales offices located in Dubai and Malaysia. With an R&D team that is continually working toward innovations that will increase energy performance and efficiency, Global products are engineered to the highest standards. The company also looks to outside consultants to further ensure the integrity of its products.

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