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	<title>Green Acres Sprinkler Company &#187; Landscape Lighting</title>
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	<description>Lawn Sprinkler and Landscape Lighting Information</description>
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		<title>Lighting and LEDs &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2012/09/03/lighting-and-leds-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2012/09/03/lighting-and-leds-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Voltage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the past LEDs in Minnesota, did not work well, they were very expensive and did not melt snow. The prices have come down over the last two years and for a couple of specific uses are now a useful/viable option. Downlighting out of trees &#8211; A costly and time consuming activity is switching out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Landscape Lighting Work in the Winter? (Photos)</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/12/06/will-landscape-lighting-work-in-the-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/12/06/will-landscape-lighting-work-in-the-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[12 volt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[24 volt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MR16s]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common question I get is, &#8220;Will my lights work in the snow?&#8221;  Here in the Twin Cities and Minnesota we get a lot of snow each year and it gets piled on top of lighting fixtures.   Any 12 or 24 volt system using up-lights and halogen bulbs will melt snow.  Path lights will not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter is Almost Here &#8211; Time to Check Your Lighting</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/10/21/winter-is-almost-here-time-to-check-your-lighting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/10/21/winter-is-almost-here-time-to-check-your-lighting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=680</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Winter is almost here and soon temperatures will be dropping below zero.  This is your last call for any repairs to your outdoor lighting systems.  Once the ground freezes it is almost impossible to repair broken or cut electrical lines.  The decreasing daylight hours in the winter means you will see your landscape [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Does it Cost to Run Landscape Lighting?</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/01/20/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-landscape-lighting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/01/20/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-landscape-lighting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloomington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calculations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The answer will vary, and it may be necessary to look at an old electric bill to determine the electric companies&#8217; rate.  Usually the cost of electricity is measured in kilowatt hours.  The average national rate is 11.53 cents per kilowatt hour.  The cost per hour can vary wildly, check out the department of energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timers, Photocells, Sequencers, and Astronomical Timers</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/09/01/timers-photocells-sequencers-and-astronomical-timers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/09/01/timers-photocells-sequencers-and-astronomical-timers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Astronomical Timers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outdoor Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photocells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sequencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are three different methods to activate and deactivate landscape lighting, timer plus a photocell, sequencer, and astronomical timers. Timers and photocells have been around a while and have an advantage in their simplicity.  The timer is set for an on and off time, the photocell overriding the timer when it senses light.   This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soldering Wire Connections in Landscape Lighting</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/08/01/soldering-wire-connections-in-landscape-lighting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/08/01/soldering-wire-connections-in-landscape-lighting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Poor wire connections can causes major maintenance headaches for homeowners.  The problem is they usually occur after the warranty for the original work has run out. It is easy to cut corners in landscape lighting, poor design, low quality lamps, poor connections all do not cause major problems for several years after the system is installed. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troubleshooting Landscape Lighting &#8211; Correct Voltages and Voltage Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/06/01/troubleshooting-landscape-lighting-correct-voltages-and-voltage-drop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/06/01/troubleshooting-landscape-lighting-correct-voltages-and-voltage-drop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Correct Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Acres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=92</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[most 12 volt lamps will last up to 50% longer if they are set at 10.5 to 11 volts]]></description>
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		<title>Wiring Connections &#8211; Hub vs. Daisy Chaining</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/04/01/wiring-connections-hub-vs-daisy-chaining/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/04/01/wiring-connections-hub-vs-daisy-chaining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daisy chaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hub wiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voltage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two different types of ways to design wiring in Landscape Lighting. One method usually called, &#8220;Hub&#8221; or &#8220;Spider Splicing&#8221; has a big advantage over the other method known as &#8220;Daisy Chaining.&#8221; The hub method, illustrated below,  consists of a run going to a central meeting point for all the lights connected to that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troubleshooting Landscape Lighting &#8211; Lamp Replacement</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/03/15/troubleshooting-landscape-lighting-lamp-replacement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/03/15/troubleshooting-landscape-lighting-lamp-replacement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[12 volt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[24 volt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bulb replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lamp replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MR-16s are rated for as little as a 1000 hours to 10,000 or even 40,000 hours in the case of LEDs.]]></description>
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		<title>Importance of As-built Blueprints</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/02/08/importance-of-as-built-blueprints/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/02/08/importance-of-as-built-blueprints/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting & Low Voltage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[As-built]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blueprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people when they receive bids inquire about what regular maintenance costs are incurred. Once they receive a satisfactory answer, they drop the question.  A better question is &#8220;How do we, as a contractor, keep maintenance costs down?&#8221;  One of these answers is As-builts.   When we are done with either an irrigation install or landscape lighting install we [...]]]></description>
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