No you can't. You can use a metal halide lamp of the exact wattage of the original mercury lamp. You cannot vary on wattage at all.
No, the ballast has to be matched to the lamp. 250 watt ballast, 250 watt lamp. Also be sure to match the lamp type to the proper ballast even though the wattage is the same. HPS ballast to HPS lamp, Metal halide ballast to metal halide lamp and mercury vapour lamp to mercury vapour ballast.
The average deep freezer or chest freezer uses about 130 watts. There are some energy saver models that might use less wattage.
No.
Look on the manufactures label on the fan. Find the amperage and voltage of the device. Multiply these two values together to find the wattage of the device. If the fan operates 24 hours a day, take the wattage and multiply it by the wattage of the fan. This will give you the total wattage that the fan will use in a day. To take it a step further take the total and divide it by 1000 and this will give you the kWh the fan uses. Find out what you are charged by the utility company and multiply the kWh by this number. This will tell you how much it costs to operate the fan for a 24 hour period.
The wattage of bulb one uses in a bedroom lamp depends on several factors. If it is a lamp used for back ground lighting or a night lamp, one would use a very low wattage bulb. If it is for a bedroom reading lamp, one would want a stronger wattage. The biggest factor on deciding what wattage to use is the wattage suggested by the lamp manufacturer. All lamps are marked with recommend bulb wattage.
No you can't. You can use a metal halide lamp of the exact wattage of the original mercury lamp. You cannot vary on wattage at all.
You should not use a higher wattage bulb in a lamp that says 40 watts. The higher wattage could cause the lamp to catch fire due to the excess heat and could cause you serious electrical problems.
The usual criteria is that the larger the envelope size of the lamp the larger the wattage of the lamp. The terminology of "big bulbs" suggests that the lamp could be in the range of 400 watts.
the bulb is usually 30 or 40 watts
Yes, the ballast is an intricate part of the fixture that the lamp screws into regardless of what size wattage the lamp is.
No. The bulb has to match the ballast wattage exactly. And you can't interchange different lamps (like metal halide) either. The ballast is specific to that wattage and lamp type. The bulb will either burn out quickly or just not work properly at all
Yes, as long as the voltage is the same and the bulb has the same or less wattage. The fixture is rated at a certain wattage that can be found on a label somewhere on the fixture. Never use a larger wattage than what is stated on this label.
No, the ballast has to be matched to the lamp. 250 watt ballast, 250 watt lamp. Also be sure to match the lamp type to the proper ballast even though the wattage is the same. HPS ballast to HPS lamp, Metal halide ballast to metal halide lamp and mercury vapour lamp to mercury vapour ballast.
There are at least 5 different definitions for slightly different BTUs. One of them says that 1 kWh = 3412.14 BTUs. Let's use that one. 1 kWh = 3412.14 BTUs 12 kWh = 40,945.68 BTUs
No you have to use a heat lamp which looks like the kind you use outdors but distance to bottom and wattage are critical and found in most care guides.
You can use a three way bulb in a one way socket. I believe the default wattage will be the middle one. E.g., a 30-70-100 watt three way will default to 70 watts in a one way lamp or socket.