Replacing The Lighting In Your Warehouse To Reduce Cost And Increase Durability

Operating a warehouse, shipping dock, or manufacturing facility requires enough lighting to allow people to work safely and do their job accurately. Often the lights used are mounted near the ceiling, and upgrading to an LED high bay light system can be beneficial for your business. 

LED Lights 

One of the biggest reasons people change to LED lighting in any situation is to reduce operating costs. An LED high bay light is designed to mount in the rafters above the work area, so they must have enough power to provide light all the way to the floor. 

Most LED lights are bright, and if you have an issue with not getting the amount of light you need, the installer can adjust the power output on them for you or install them with a dimmer so you can adjust all the lights at one time. The lights are available in different sizes and power ratings, so talk with the manufacturer about your space, and they can recommend a light that will work best in your situation. 

Operating Costs

Any LED high bay light that you choose for your building will likely cost less to operate than standard bulb lights. The LED lights use light-emitting diodes to create light from a very minimal amount of energy, so they can run all day at a fraction of the cost of a standard light bulb. 

If you were using high-powered spotlights in your high bay lights, replacing them with LED will reduce the power consumption and make them less expensive to operate. The LEDs are also durable and have a much longer lifespan than a standard incandescent or fluorescent bulb, so changing them every few months or annually is not necessary. 

Reducing the replacement cost makes these lights a better option for many businesses. For businesses using a lot of high bay lights, chasing blown-out bulbs regularly can waste a lot of manhours. In some situations, the process requires shutting down work in specific areas while the maintenance team is changing the bulbs overhead. 

Buying LED Lights

An LED high bay light is not the typical light you will use for many buildings, so you will often need to work with an electrician, a lighting supplier, or the manufacturer to get the lights for your facility. If you are building a new warehouse, ask the electrician working on your lighting about using LED lights instead of standard ones.

The lighting company can order the lights for you and deliver them to the site so they can install them, or the electricians working on the job can put them up. If you are replacing old lights, you may want to consider ordering all the lights necessary and then replacing them all over a shutdown period when people are not working in the building. 

For more information on lighting like LED high bay lights, contact a company near you.