Commercial Light Products

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Commercial Lighting Products

• When you have a business, lighting it is a very
  important aspect of its operation. Lights fulfill
  so many tasks in the workplace. They provide
  lighting under which your employees will work,
  they offer security at night both inside and
  outside the building, and they can even light a
  parking lot. There are dozens of different types
  of commercial lighting products from which to
  choose. Knowing what your specific job is, and
  for what you need the light will help to narrow
  down your choices. In order to install your
  lights, you will need to have the right hardware
  and lighting accessories. Your options for these
  commercial lighting products can help you to save
  time and money both in installation and
  operation. If you are unsure of what exactly you
  need, consult with an expert to get advice and
  guidance for your project.

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• Lighting the interior of your business will
  affect the productivity of your employees. They
  will not be able to work as efficiently if they
  are under lights which are too dim. Depending
  upon the job that they have to do, this could
  result in problems with the finished product.
  That is why you will need to find commercial
  fluorescent lighting products that will brightly
  illuminate your employees' working area. The
  lights you choose will be based upon the size of
  the area to be lit. If you have a large warehouse
  with high ceilings over twenty feet, you will
  need high bay lighting, but if the ceiling is
  lower than twenty feet, choose low bay lamps. If
  you have office space, rather than having
  industrial grade bay lamps, you will likely want
  the more common fluorescent fixtures.

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• Whatever commercial lighting products you decide
  upon, make sure that they are durable enough for
  your business environment. Bay lights and
  fluorescent fixtures also should have easy access
  to the low pressure sodium bulbs and ballasts for
  quick future repairs and replacements. You will
  have to undergo fewer of these, if you choose
  long-lived energy efficient light bulbs to go
  with your commercial lighting products. These
  will be both bright and cheap to operate.

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• The exterior of your business will also benefit
  from commercial sign lighting products. You might
  want flood lights tied in with either a timer or
  motion detector for security reasons. Parking lot
  light poles with lamps also add to the safety of
  your company. For outdoor lighting, HID lamps,
  fluorescents, incandescents, and halogens are all
  viable bulb options, but you will need to keep in
  mind that all of these, except incandescents, do
  not operate well in sub-zero temperatures. If you
  live in a climate that is prone to winter
  freezes, you will need to get a special ballast
  to allow your lights to continue to operate, even
  on the harshest of winter days. Exterior security
  flood  lights will need to be very bright in
  order to banish shadows where criminals could
  conceal their activities.

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• That brightness, however, should not cost you
  more money. You can find energy efficient light
  bulbs lamps to achieve both the brightness you
  need at the cost savings that you desire. There
  are many different types of these commercial
  lighting products designed to save on running
  costs. If long life and brightness are important
  to you, halogens are a good choice for your
  fixtures. These are incandescent lights with an
  additive in the bulb which regenerates the
  filament each time it is lit. This means that
  they will not burn out as quickly as traditional
  incandescents. The only caveat to these lights is
  the fact that they create a large amount of heat.
  If temperature control is important to your
  workspace, you will probably want to choose
  something besides a halogen bulb

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• Other choices of commercial lighting products
  that work well with bay fixtures are HID (high
  intensity discharge) lamps such as high pressure
  sodium, mercury vapor, and metal halide lights.
  These all offer very bright light, but if you
  want to tie any of your lights into a motion
  detector, HID lamps will not work. They require a
  warm up and cool down time before lighting. If 
  nothing but incandescents will do, you might want
  to look at 10,000 hour bulbs, which are simply
  long life incandescents.
• If you are unsure about which  commercial
  lighting products to choose for your project, ask
  an expert.