Outside Commercial Lighting

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Outside Commercial Lighting

• For anyone who owns a business, lighting the
  inside of the building is important, but
  illuminating the exterior is vital to the safety
  and well-being of your employees and customers.
  There are many applications for outside
  commercial lighting, and finding the right
  products for your needs can be a daunting task.
  If you know the right questions to ask, though,
  it is easy to get helpful guidance and advice
  from experts for your project. Quality light
  retailers should have experienced electricians
  available to answer specific questions not only
  about lighting product information but also on
  specific projects. If you can find such advice,
  choosing and installing your outside commercial
  lighting will be simple.

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• Depending upon your lighting needs, you might not
  be able to install your outside commercial
  lighting without the assistance of a
  professional. For instance, if you are lighting a
  sports or horse arena, you will require very
  bright high voltage flood lights. These should
  only be installed by an electrician. For safety
  considerations, lay persons should only handle
  the wiring of low voltage lights. High voltage
  lights offer powerful lighting. Quality lamps
  will reduce glare and shadows. These lamps will
  need to be mounted on a pole. You will need to
  choose between wood, concrete or metal for your
  pole material.  The most common commercial poles
  for arena use are metal poles since they are
  often larger than wood or concrete. For a small
  soccer field, or tennis court, though, wooden
  poles are fine, since the lights do not have to
  be located as high.

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• There are other needs for outside commercial
  lighting. One of which is to ensure the security
  of your property and the people on it. Security
  lighting is comprised of a large range of
  different products all designed to eliminate the
  shadows where crime often occurs. Flood lights
  are a simple option for keeping your workplace
  safe, but if those wall pack lights are
  needlessly on, you will end up wasting money.
  This is why for any outside commercial lighting
  you have some sort of automatic control. That
  way, you do not have to be their at dusk or dawn
  to make certain that your lights will come on or
  go off. There are several control options from
  which to choose. You might want a timer to keep
  the lights lit for a specified number of hours.

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• If you only want them on when it is dark,
  consider a light sensor to do the job. For the
  ultimate in security, wire your outdoor lamps
  into a motion detector. This will turn on the
  light at the first signs of movement. You do need
  to be aware that while light sensors and timers
  will work with any bulb, motion detectors should
  not be used with HID (high intensity discharge)
  bulbs. This is because these bulbs require a warm
  up and cool down time between lightings. Instead,
  you will need to have a halogen floodlight,
  incandescent flood fixture, or fluorescent light
  to be operated by a motion detector.

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• If you still require assistance with choosing the
  right  outside commercial lighting for your
  needs, consult an electrician or call RLLD at
  800-239-2939. You need to be sure that you have
  the right products for the job. That will prevent
  you from making needless replacements or
  installing the wrong item. An expert's advice
  should always be sought out in cases of
  uncertainty to ensure the safety and success of
  your  outside commercial lighting project.