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Noma “Super Bright” LED Christmas Lights

Noma “Super Bright” LED Christmas Lights

This season, Noma has introduced a new line of “Super Bright” LED Christmas lights.  I picked up a string of 70 “Super Bright”  multi-coloured LED Christmas lights last night from Canadian Tire and they really are much brighter than the older style Noma LED Christmas lights.
The two immediate advantages to the Noma “Super Bright” LED Christmas lights are [...]

Poll: Electrical Outlets – Up or Down?

Poll: Electrical Outlets – Up or Down?

Here’s a quick poll for today. Which way should electrical outlets be oriented? Should they have the ground prong up?
Or should they have the ground prong down?
I don’t think there is anything in the electrical code that requires one orientation or the other. Maybe Allan will be able to clear that one up. :) [...]

Noma Outdoor Solar LED Lights

I was flipping through the Canadian Tire advertising flyer this weekend and I noticed a number of solar powered LED Christmas light options. For example, here is a 200 light solar outdoor LED light kit. At first glance, it looks like the prices are a little steep for what you get. The [...]

Noma LED Christmas Lights Outside

Noma LED Christmas Lights Outside

Since I had a comment on one of my older posts about the Noma LED Christmas lights outside, I figured I’d post a couple pictures of my tree from this past Christmas. They aren’t great pictures but they should give a bit of a reference.
The first one is my tree outside. It’s roughly 14 [...]

Ontario Energy Board Approves Rate Increase

Today, the Ontario Energy Board approved a rate increase for the Regulated Price Plan (RPP).
OEB Press Releases
The increase will take effect as of May 1, 2006 and increases the electricity costs in Ontario to 5.8 and 6.7 cents per kilowatt hour. There are two rates because residential electricity pricing in Ontario has two tiers. The first [...]

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