What's the warmest temp you keep your house during the winter w/o ruining Jerseys?

[mad87man]

Re: What's the warmest temp you keep your house during the winter w/o ruining Jerseys?

I keep them in bags on the bottom of a shelf in my room year round. I don't worry about temperature. These jerseys go thru rain, heat, cold, and don't get ruined i don't think it will matter if they are not in AC or heat. Regular clothes are usually fine.

[xpress34]

Re: What's the warmest temp you keep your house during the winter w/o ruining Jerseys?

Hey Smitty,

Why get rid of incandescent bulbs? I have a whole stash of them ( ) and use them in the rooms where I display my game used items. I can't stand CFLs but am open to trying LEDs, if it will help preserve my memorabilia.

Incandescent vs Halogen vs CFL Ultra Violet Output

From the study:

The results demonstrated UVA leak highest from incandescent and halogen bulbs, and UVB leak highest from CFL. The overall UVA/UVB leak was lowest from CFL shielded during the manufacturing process. In conclusion, patients with photosensitivity have choices depending on their relative risk from different UVL wavelength spectra. UVB exposure risk may be reduced the greatest by utilising CFL with manufacturer-provided shields.

Also, LED tubes and bulbs are the most environmentally friendly choice. They consume the least amount of energy, last longest and are not hazardous to health or the environment.

They don't use heat to make a filament of phosphorous glow.

Hope this helps.

- Smitty

[project 4]

Re: What's the warmest temp you keep your house during the winter w/o ruining Jerseys?

P4 -

My house is usually in the 72-78 range during the Summer and maybe 75-82 during the Winter.

My basement only has one window which is covered with a dark cloth so not sunlight (even though it wouldn't be direct anyway) and the temp is fairly close to the rest of my house as the basement is unfinished but the HVAC unit is down there as well.

The biggest trick has to do with the lights you use. Get rid of any incandescent bulbs - CFLs are good, but still put out ultraviolet lights which are the biggest enemy to your items especially Autos.

If you can afford it change to LEDs. Home Depot and Lowes carry them and they can get expensive, but think of what they will save you down the road.

My only CFLs are in my overhead lights and they are filtered by the globes over the fixtures. My cases are all LED bulbs.

Hope this helps -

Smitty

Helps out a huge deal. Thanks! Most of my stuff are in a box that protects from light in my closet. The only thing that's exposed to the light are a pair of shoes I put in a plastic bag. I have a daylight bulb in my closet that's turned on for obvious reasons. My wife would not like LED bulbs in the closet. I'll work something out. Thanks again!