Question 1

Who Is Brothers Lighting?

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We founded Brother’s Lighting & Electrical with one consistent mission: To deliver the best possible service to commercial clients in the Houston area. We have stuck to that goal for years, and today we’re proud of the reputation we’ve established as some of the area’s best lighting and electrical contractors. We particularly enjoy the long-term relationships we’ve built with Houston customers in many industries, all of whom know that we can be trusted to deliver top-of-the-line electrical workmanship.

Our business remains focused exclusively on commercial electrical contracting in the Houston area. We have ongoing relationships with a range of major Houston businesses, and in many cases, we provide a range of electrical and lighting services to our customers across multiple commercial locations. Brother’s Lighting & Electrical uses only the best materials and upholds the highest standards of service; this is why we enjoy so much repeat business with our highly satisfied customers.

Our firm is led by some of Houston’s most talented and experienced professionals in the commercial lighting and electrical industries. They provide an unmatched level of insight and expertise to all of Brother’s Lighting & Electrical’s clients. Thanks to our team’s professional knowledge and up-to-date tools and technology, we deliver highly accurate bids for electrical and lighting work suitable for any commercial budget.

Effective Commercial Lighting & Electrical Solutions For Any Industry

Question 2

Do LED lights use less electricity?

Accepted Answer

Energy Savings LED is an energy-efficient lighting technology that has the potential to change the future of lighting in America. Residential LEDs — especially ENERGY STAR rated products — use at least 75% less energy and last up to 25 times longer, than incandescent lighting.

Question 3

Is it more economical to leave LED lights on?

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LED, or light-emitting diode, bulbs are not affected at all by being turned on and off. This characteristic makes LED bulbs a top energy savings lighting choice. When used with sensors that rely upon on-off operation, they are a great choice. They also turn on at full brightness almost instantly.

Question 4

Can I use a 60 watt LED in a 40 watt lamp?

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Customers ask: “Can I use an equivalent LED to my fixture’s wattage?” The simple answer to this question is yes, provided that the bulb consumes less wattage than your fixture.

Question 5

What is cable lighting?

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Cable lighting is a low-voltage system that uses conductive tensioned cable to offer an infinite variety of high-tech lighting arrangements. The cables, which are hung with accent, ambient, or decorative fixtures, run in parallel lines below the ceiling.

Question 6

How many different types of lighting are there?

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There are three types of lighting that can be used to lighten your home: Task, General, and Accent.

Question 7

What is artificial lightning?

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However, artificial lighting is generally defined as lighting that comes from electric lamps. The term ‘lamp’ refers specifically to a light source, typically comprising a light-emitting element contained within an outer container (bulb or tube) which emits radiation within the visible spectrum.

Question 8

What is electronic troubleshooting?

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Troubleshooting is a technique used for tracing out, identifying, and fixing the most common problems that occur in an electronic circuit, resulting in its malfunctioning.

Question 9

What causes voltage fluctuations in a house?

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Voltage fluctuations can be caused by loose or corroded connections at the house and on the powerlines. This can be seen as flickering lights. Low voltage due to overloading on the network, loose connections, or too small a conductor wire carrying power to your house may cause dimming of your lights.

Question 10

What is electrical maintenance?

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Electrical Maintenance involves the fault diagnosis, routine servicing, and repair of electrical components of a machine. The job of an electrical maintenance engineer is to plan the maintenance that will ensure the smooth operation of production lines within a company.

Question 11

Why do cleaning lamps and fixtures important?

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Let there be light! You pay every month for the light that brightens the home. It’s important to take steps to maintain your electrical system. Cleaning your light fixtures is one place to start. Safety is always a priority.

Question 12

What is commercial lighting?

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Commercial lighting is lighting used for commercial spaces such as offices, stores, institutions, hospitals and government buildings, essentially those spaces that are not residential, industrial or for manufacturing.

Question 13

What is the difference between commercial and residential lighting?

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Commercial-grade light products are made from a better quality LED drivers, modules, heat sinks, and other components to last longer than residential-grade products. They are therefore more durable and last longer than residential lighting options.

Question 14

What are uplights used for?

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Uplights are lights that are on the ground that shoots up walls and make them glow. Also, they can be used on trees if your venue has an outside part, which makes for an awesome effect. As an additional, you can get lighting or uplights as part of DJ services.

Question 15

What is a commercial light bulb?

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Rough service or vibration light bulbs are normal incandescent bulbs with stronger filaments that can withstand vibrations and other stresses. This could include garage door openers and teenagers who are obsessed with slamming on doors. The vibrations could cause the bulb’s failure early.

Question 16

Why is architectural lighting important?

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Light, whether artificial or daylight, draws attention to the textures, colors, and forms of space. This helps architecture realize its true purpose. Lighting enhances our perception of architecture. Vision is the most important sense we have.

Question 17

Why does my metal-halide light flicker and turn on and off?

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The MH and HPS ballasts cycle on and off depending on how hot or cold the ballast is. You should leave them there for 20 minutes after they are fired up to check for bad ones.

Question 18

How does the capacitor affect the light bulb?

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When one places a capacitor in a circuit containing a light bulb and a battery, the capacitor will initially charge up, and as this charging up is happening, there will be a nonzero current in the circuit, so the light bulb will light up.

Question 19

What is a anti flicker capacitor?

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Anti-flicker LED capacitors are useful for vehicles that get a flickering or strobe effect when installing after-market LED kits. It can avoid auto circuits, computers, and other auto parts fluctuating from xenon headlights.

Question 20

Why are my LED bulbs failing?

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The most common reasons for LED blowing out are high voltage, bad contacts, use of incompatible dimmer switches, or recessed lighting. Overheating can also be caused by not using the correct fixtures or bad batches of lightbulbs.

Question 21

How do you clean oxidation off outdoor lights?

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Use a Metal Cleaner and Polisher Apply a heavy-duty multipurpose remover directly to a painted exterior light. To remove oxidation from paint, scrub the surface with a nylon scrub brush. Rinse the remover product from the light, and allow it to dry.

Question 22

How does a cable lighting system work?

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A cable lighting system provides flexible light across uneven ceilings. Two electrified cables are strung across your ceiling to create a cable lighting system. These cables are bare, with an electrified current running through them. The cables are then strung with lights that illuminate the area below.

Question 23

What cable should you use to light your garden?

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Once outdoors, you should supply your lights via 1.5mm2 three-core steel-wire-armored cable (SWA). You should only install weatherproof lights that can be used outdoors and ensure that your circuit is protected by RCD.

Question 24

What is led cable?

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LED cables are cable assemblies for use with LED modules and lighting system components. There are various functions for LED cables, such as providing power or connecting modules together. LED cables are used alongside other components for general purpose lighting, display lighting and task lighting, for example.

Question 25

How do you suspend a ceiling light?

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Install 2 ceiling hooks or a ceiling hook and an anchor. Place the anchor or hook in the area you want the light to hang from, and screw it into your ceiling. The hook in the corner of your room where you intend to run the cord to the outlet should be the other.

Question 26

How do you hang lights from a suspended ceiling?

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You can either use a metal wire or a chain to attach the fixture. Use the screwdriver to install screws into the ceiling studs if using metal wire, or screw a hook into the stud for a chain. Use the tape measure to determine the distance from the permanent ceiling to the suspended ceiling.

Question 27

What cable do you need for lighting?

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Lighting circuits are typically run in 1mm2 two-core-and-earth cables. However, long circuits can use 1.5mm2 to compensate for the voltage drop on long cable runs.

Question 28

Do I need armoured cable to light my outside lights?

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To keep the lights on, the cable must be correctly selected and installed with a focus on protecting the cable both mechanically as well as electrically. It’s a requirement of the Wiring Regulations that any cable buried in the ground shall have an earthed armor as part of its design.

Question 29

What is lighting control?

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A lightning arrester (alternative spelling lightning arrestor) (also called lightning Isolator) is a device used on electric power transmission and telecommunication systems to protect the insulation and conductors of the system from the damaging effects of lightning.

Question 30

What are lighting systems?

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The lighting system of a building refers to the general form(s) used to project light within its rooms. The various types of lighting systems express where and how lighting is mounted or installed. The quality and use of interior spaces are affected by the choice of a lighting system.

Question 31

What is the basic principle behind light control?

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The change in the velocity of light when it travels from one transparent medium to another is described as refraction. Light appears to have a dual nature. During propagation, light exhibits wave characteristics but when it interacts with matter, it behaves like particles.

Question 32

What are the four basic types of lighting?

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There are four main types of lighting that are used in a retail setting: Ambient, Task, Accent, and Decorative.

Question 33

What is a smart lighting system?

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What is smart lighting? Smart lighting is an advanced way to light your home. Smart LED bulbs contain software that connects to an app, smart home assistant, or other smart accessories so you can automate your lights or control them remotely, eliminating the need for traditional wall switches.

Question 34

How do lighting systems work?

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Lighting controls are input/output devices and systems. The control system receives information, decides what to do with it, and then adjusts lighting power accordingly. Here we see a basic lighting circuit (switch leg). The circuit is powered by power.

Question 35

What is building lighting system?

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Lighting control systems serve to provide the right amount of light where and when it is needed. Lighting control systems can be used to maximize energy savings, comply with building codes, and comply with energy conservation and green building programs.

Question 36

Which bulb is best for your eyes?

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While traditional incandescent bulbs work well, many people want a more efficient alternative. Luckily, “warm light” CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights) are okay for your eyes, as well as being much more efficient. Although they do emit UV rays in a smaller amount, they are still effective. You can also use halogens or LED bulbs.

Question 37

What are lighting methods?

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Lighting methods are classified according to lighting focus, or direction, and fixture arrangement. The light fixture, or luminaire, serves several functions. It must hold the bulb, protect the bulb, protect users from electric shock, and direct and diffuse the light.

Question 38

What is modular lighting?

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The modular lighting idea is that one light fixture isn’t just one light fixture. One single product design serves multiple purposes. Breaking down the rules about which lights are best.

Question 39

What is focal lighting?

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This is a method of making a space brighter by increasing the overall lighting. This light is used to illuminate specific areas such as reading or under kitchen cabinets.

Question 40

What is a simple electrical system?

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The essential elements in a basic electrical circuit consist of: A source, load, and ground. Without a power source (battery), a load (bulb, resistor-electrical component/ component), and a closed conductor path (wires connecting it), electricity cannot flow.

Question 41

What are the 3 major components of electrical power system?

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The three main parts of an electrical power supply system are the generation unit, transmission unit, and distribution unit. Each unit is made up of high-voltage equipment, such as disconnectors. To ensure the reliability of the electricity supply, this equipment must be maintained.

Question 42

How many lights should a room have?

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As a handy rule of thumb, a sitting room or bedroom will generally require around 10-20 lumens per square foot, while a bathroom or kitchen will need a stronger level of lighting, at around 70-80 lumens per square foot. Simply multiply the square footage of your room by this number to calculate the lumens required.

Question 43

What type of circuits are used in houses?

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Most standard 120-volt household circuits in your home are (or should be) parallel circuits. The wiring of outlets, switches, and light fixtures is such that the neutral and hot wires form a continuous circuit path independent of the individual devices that draw power from it.

Question 44

What are the 5 types of circuits?

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There are actually 5 main types of electrical circuits: Close circuit, open circuit, short circuit, series circuit, and parallel circuit. Each type of circuit is designed to create a conductive path of current or electricity.

Question 45

What is the difference between 24 volt and 12 volt systems?

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As we have already learned, 24V systems reduce the current or amps two times, then a downside of a 12V system is the amperage is double that of a 24V system at the same power. Because 12V batteries use two times the amperage at a given power draw, they are less efficient than a 24V battery due to resistive losses.

Question 46

How can I tell if my electric wire is damaged?

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Place the black end of the multimeter into the round ground port of the device. Place the red in one of the two slots on the device. To ensure that the multimeter works properly, make sure that the leads are connected with metal. If resistance is zero, then you have found the break.

Question 47

Can you rewire a house in stages?

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There are two main stages to fully rewiring a house. The first stage, also known as the “first fix”, involves the installation of the wiring and back boxes for all the switches and sockets within the home. This is usually done before the walls are plastered and, ideally, without carpets or furniture.

Question 48

Does rewiring a house add value?

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Although it is an expense to rewire your entire home, consider it an investment in your family’s safety. It also will add value to your home and make it run more efficiently.

Question 49

How do electrical fires start in houses?

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Most electrical fires are caused by faulty electrical outlets and old, outdated appliances. Other fires are started by faults in appliance cords, receptacles and switches. Running cords under rugs is another cause of electrical fires.

Question 50

What is considered faulty wiring?

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Faulty wiring shows some noticeable signs. Faulty wiring can be identified by dimming or flickering light, for example. A faulty wiring issue can also be identified by darkened or charred switches and outlets. Faulty wiring can also be identified by hot ceiling fixtures, light switches, and outlets that emit more shocks than usual.

Question 51

How do I find a short circuit in my house?

Accepted Answer

Check the wires for short conditions. The meter should read wide-open, infinite ohms, or O.L. If it does not, the circuit breaker is defective. Replace the bad circuit breaker with a new one. If the wire shows any resistance or a zero ohms reading, it is likely that the circuit has been shorted.

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