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Do you have a solar system installed and worried your batteries won't stay alive during winter when the snow covers your panels for a week. A perfect solution for that is our wind turbines! During winter our wind turbines are more effective, as the air is denser causing for more force on the nylon blades. With more force your generator will be more efficient and produce more energy than during summertime. With our wind turbines you can make sure your system will get enough power to stay run …

IntroductionThe lure of cheap electronics and electrical parts (ESPECIALLY SOLAR) can be hard to resist, especially when seeking budget-friendly alternatives. However, beneath the surface of these low-cost devices lies a range of potential dangers, including risks that may lead to devastating consequences such as house fires. From substandard manufacturing and counterfeit components to inadequate safety features, the use of cheap electronics can pose a significant threat to both personal safety …

Determining which light fixture to use is one of the key components of good lighting design when it comes to the front yard or backyard space. Each fixture not only has different capabilities when it comes to illumination, but they also sit differently in the space.When it comes to accentuating vertical features (like the birdhouse in the video), clients have the option of going with an uplight or a well light (otherwise known as a in-ground light). In this video, we go over the benefits of ea …

When it comes to Victorian homes and other historical buildings, renovations tend to be more restrictive. The rough-in phase (drilling into walls, installing into soffits, etc.) is difficult because older buildings have grand-fathered- in building materials that are not as versatile as those we use today. With this Victorian home that we lit up in Kitchener, the client could not install exterior potlights. Many Victorian homes do not have Soffits between the roof and the exterior. This m …

If you're thinking of exterior lighting for your home, low-voltage wired-in LED lighting is definitely the way to go. And with the advance in lighting technologies in the market, outdoor landscape lighting has never been so accessible and affordable to implement. Until recently, homes with exterior lighting used full voltage power supplies that meant higher bills, bigger installation piping and more risk. Landscape lighting was common to higher-end homes as a result. But, lighting technolog …