Industry's First Slide Dimmer For CFL Lamps

The Industry's First Slide Dimmer Designed For Use With The Widest Variety of Dimmable CFL light bulbs

A breakthrough product, the CFL Slide Dimmer replaces a standard switch, uses standard wiring and has a shallow depth for easier installation. Finally a CFL dimmer that really controls dimmable Compact Flourescent Lamps (CFLs).

Now you can enjoy the energy-saving benefits of dimmable compact fluorescent lamps, but with improved ambiance and lighting options. The Decora CFL Slide Dimmer optimizes the performance of dimmable CFLs and works with the widest range of dimmable CFLs. Innovative and versatile, the preset dimmer in auto mode will detect whether a lamp is an incandescent or dimmable CFL, determine low-end dimming capabilities and adjust the dimmer range accordingly. It outperforms incandescent dimmers when controlling dimmable CFLs.

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LED Light bulb vs CFL Light bulb

Incandescent Light bulbs are slowly being phased out of our lives and are scheduled to totally disappear in 2012. It is of course environmentally important to gradually phase out the use of high energy consuming products. One of those products will soon be the standard incandescent light bulb we all have grown accustomed to.

We all have come to readily recognize the most common alternative, the CFL light bulb, but they have become plagued with disposal problems. Fortunately, as progress marches on, so does the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of LED light bulb technology.

Now that manufacturers have figured out how to 'cluster' the LED's to improve the quality of the focused light beam, they are becoming more advanced and not so cost-prohibitive. To compare the cost of the incandescent bulb, CFL light bulb and the LED light bulb, the folks over at Eartheasy.com have posted a great comparison chart.

There are a miriad of LED fixture and lamp options available with more beind developed on a regular basis. Virtually any light fixture can be replaced with LED for better light and infinitely more life in both your home and business.

Check out the comparison chart at Eartheasy.com for excellent information on the value of CFL light bulbs vs LED light bulbs. Even at a slightly higher cost up front, LED light bulbs overall, appear to be the long-term winner.