Commercial Warehouse Lights

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Commercial Warehouse Lights

• As a company owner with a warehouse, you are well
  aware of how important it is to have your space
  properly lit. There are several duties which are
  fulfilled by commercial warehouse lighting. These
  jobs include security for your products and
  safety for your employees. Having the right
  lights for these functions is vital to the
  productivity of your labor force and the ability
  to keep your products free from damage or theft.
  Depending upon the size of your space, you will
  have various options for commercial warehouse
  lighting. While general advice can help you
  narrow down your choices, it will be best to
  consult with an expert to answer specific
  questions concerning your project.

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• To allow your employees to work most efficiently,
  you will need commercial warehouse lighting to
  keep a large area brightly lit. You might want to
  install bay lighting. The type of bay lights will
  be based on the height of your ceiling. If your
  ceiling is higher than twenty feet high, then you
  should use high bay lighting. These are designed
  to light from those extreme ceiling heights
  without sacrificing brightness. They will be too
  powerful to use on ceilings of less than twenty
  feet high. For those you will need low bay
  lights.

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• Continuous, bright warehouse lighting of a large
  area for security reasons can be accomplished
  through the use of a flood light. If you only
  want the light to come on if someone enters the
  area, you could tie it into a motion detector
  that will light the lamp. Motion detectors should
  not be used in areas where there is a lot of
  movement from machinery or possible breezes after
  hours, since this could cause the lamp to
  needlessly light. You also might want to consider
  tying your commercial warehouse vandal proof
  lighting into a timer. This way you can program
  it to turn on and off at any time you want.

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• There are several bulb options for your
  commercial warehouse lighting. You will likely
  find yourself installing a high intensity
  discharge (HID) light bulb. There are four main
  types metal halide, mercury vapor, high pressure
  sodium, and low pressure sodium lamps. These all
  operate in similar ways. They have a gas and a
  metal inside the lamp. When electricity is sent
  into the lamp, it excites the gas particles which
  react with the metal. Light is then produced. The
  brightness and coloring of the light is based on
  the types of gas and metal in the lamp. HID lamps
  and light bulbs are more energy efficient than
  incandescent, but keep in mind that these should
  not be used with flood lights tied to motion
  detectors. These lights need a warm up and cool
  down period between lighting cycles. If you are
  using a motion detector, it will be best to opt
  for either a halogen or fluorescent bulb. This
  will offer you the best in energy efficiency and
  bulb longevity for these applications. If the
  temperature of your commercial warehouse lighting
  is important, then you should not choose
  halogens, which can get very hot when lit.
  Instead, a cooler fluorescent or HID lamp will be
  better.

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• Finding the proper commercial warehouse lighting
  for your space is important for your employee's
  safety and your goods' security. Talk to an
  expert to get advice on your specific project,
  and then make your lighting choices.