Mike Brunt - Articles

Energy saving with LED fluorescent tubes

Comparison of emerging LED lighting technologies and the advantages of developing LED fluorescent tubes. Read

By: Mike Brunt | 20/09/2009 | Science

Reducing your pools chlorine costs

A saltwater swimming pool is not a "chlorine free" pool, but rather uses electrolysis to produce chlorine from the mild salt solution present in the pools water. This eliminates the need to add a daily dose of chlorine to the pool. Read

By: Mike Brunt | 24/04/2009 | Home & Family

Phosphate in swimming pools - the real cause of algae

Phosphate is fast becoming recogiized as the major cause of algae in swimming pools. Algae like all plants require two things to grow, water and nutrients. Few pool owners will want to remove the water component, so to prevent algae establishing themselves effective phosphate removal is the best preventative. Read

By: Mike Brunt | 10/04/2009 | Home & Family

Domestic Lighting with LEDs

Originally developed over 40 years ago and first years commercially as indicator lights in electronic components, LEDs or Light Emitting Diodes have come a long way to where they are now being touted as the light source of the future due to their high efficiency, compact size and durable construction. Read

By: Mike Brunt | 19/03/2009 | Education

Cutting swimming pool energy consumption

A swimming pool is a fantastic source of enjoyment, has many health benefits and is aesthetically pleasing, however can consume an excessively high amount of energy. New technologies and thinking can help reduce these running costs by over 75%, while significantly reducing futrue demands for power generation. Read

By: Mike Brunt | 19/03/2009 | Home & Family

How Do Leds Work

LED's, or light emitting diodes are an electronic light source. LEDs were first discovered in Russia in the mid 1920's however no commercial use could be found for them until 1962 when they were introduced as a commercially viable electronic component. Now other materials are added to the gallium allowing the creation of shorter light wavelengths and varying colours with high light output. Read

By: Mike Brunt | 08/03/2009 | Technology