Why should you hire a professional to install fluorescent tubes?
Fluorescent tubes contain highly toxic mercury. If a fluorescent tube breaks and the escaping mercury is inhaled, it can cause significant health damage. In addition, the installation of fluorescent tubes implies that they must be properly connected to electricity. There is a risk of electric shock. Therefore, anyone who does not have the necessary professional knowledge should leave this work to professionals.
What should you pay attention to when installing fluorescent tubes?
It is very important to pay attention to your own safety when installing fluorescent tubes. Fluorescent tubes contain very toxic mercury! Mercury vapors are very toxic when inhaled. Therefore, fluorescent tubes must be disposed of properly. Disposal in household waste is not possible. Fluorescent tubes must be handed over to a municipal waste disposal company.
What are the advantages of fluorescent tubes?
Installation of fluorescent tubes Fluorescent tubes give more light compared to incandescent and halogen bulbs. They provide uniform lighting without shadows, which is why they are often used in offices. In addition, fluorescent tubes have a very long service life of several thousand hours.
Light colors of fluorescent tubes
The interior of fluorescent tubes is filled with a mixture of mercury and inert argon gas. The chemical composition of the pipe consists of: borate, silicate, phosphate, tungstate, and thanks to different combinations of these substances, different colors of light are obtained. With an efficiency of up to 104 lm/W, fluo tubes are very economical, and in addition to this very desirable feature, the different light color temperatures are an additional advantage. The colors of light represented in fluo tubes are as follows: Warm white color, neutral white, cool white, daylight color.
Types of fluorescent tubes
The difference between fluo tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs (energy-saving bulbs) is primarily in the mode of operation, size and placement, and fluo tubes are often the most optimal solution due to the large selection of power, shapes and lengths. Several types of fluo tubes are distinguished by their quality and characteristics. Those are: TL mini fluorescent lamps, TL-D fluorescent lamps, TL-D de Luxe Pro. MASTER TL-D Secura are ideal for the food industry because, in case of breakage, they have a transparent protective tube coating that keeps the glass fragments in one place. One of the biggest innovations from the group of fluorescent lamps is definitely represented by TL5 fluorescent lamps, which appear in 5 different types: HE (high efficiency), HO (high luminous flux), round, HO de Luxe (high St. flux de Luxe) and HO Colored (high luminous flux in color), and the diameter of 16 mm allows them to be installed in thinner, more efficient and more stylish lamps.
