Planned Lighting Services Concepts

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Planned Lighting ServicesConcepts Practices
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Lighting An Important Asset

• ? Reduces operating costs
• ? Adds to safety and security
• ? Maximizes energy utilization
• ? Increases productivity
• ? Improves environment
• ? Enhances image

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What Happens ...

• to any lighting system?
• ? Lamp performance deteriorates
• ? Dirt collects on fixtures and lenses
• ? System components fail

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Lack Of Maintenance Will

• ? Reduce illumination by 25 or more
• ? Negatively affect performance,
• space perception, safety and security
• ? Waste energy by
• giving less light for
• the same energy dollars

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Causes Of Light Loss

• ? Lamp mortality
• ? Ballast mortality
• ? Dirt accumulations
• ? Luminary surface deterioration
• ? Failed system components
• ? Room surface dirt accumulation

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Lamp Mortality

• All lamps have specific
• mortality curves
• Rated life is usually
• based on 3 hrs/start
• At rated life, a cumulative
• total of 50 of lamps
• have failed
• Burnt-out lamps can
• cause rectification and high
• ballast current - increasing
• ballast failures

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Group Relamping

• UNICCOs program consists of
• three parts
• ? Initial services
• ? Scheduled inspections maintenance
• ? Emergency service

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Initial Services

• ? Plan and stage initial wash and relamp
• ? Remove lenses and old lamps
• ? Repack old lamps for proper environmental
  disposal
• Clean lenses with anti-static, non-abrasive
  cleaner
• (some types require damp dusting or tank
  cleaning)
• ? Clean fixture bodies with
• anti-static degreaser

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Initial Services

• Check all fixture components and spot replace
  broken
• sockets
• ? Install new, specified lamps
• ? Spot replace failed ballasts
• ? Reinstall lenses
• ? Remove all materials to staging area
• ? Ensure relamped area is clean
• ? Arrange for removal of old lamps

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System Inspections

• ? A proactive measure designed to avoid emergency
  
• calls
• Scheduled at specific intervals determined by
  lighting
• system use/hours
• Can apply to multiple or one large site
• ? Route-based
• ? Lamps are spot changed
• ? Entire inspection location is
• checked for failures/problems

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Interim Fixture/Lens Wash

• Scheduled depending on type of lighting
• environment
• Involves removing lamps, cleaning lenses
• and fixture bodies, wiping lamps with anti-
• static damp cloth, and reinstalling lamps
• and lenses
• Recommended midway in office relamping
• cycle
• Recommended annually for outdoor fixtures
• and signs

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Emergency Service Response

• ? Respond to unplanned outages
• Provide materials from service vehicle
• or customer inventory
• ? Skilled personnel to identify problems
• Service done with safety in mind,
• using only proper equipment
• Calls will be reduced up to 80 by
• following group relamp and inspection
• procedures

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UNICCO Lighting Services Will

• ? Plan and set up a group relamp
• ? Regularly inspect your lighting system
• Respond to emergencies and outage work orders
• promptly
• ? Calculate most economic relamp intervals
• Offer one-time or amortized
• payments
• Schedule work when it
• is convenient for you

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UNICCO Lighting Services Will

• Reduce on-site investment in lighting materials
• and components
• ? Employ skilled lighting specialists
• ? Provide uniformed, insured employees
• Utilize the latest maintenance equipment,
• technology and supplies
• ? Offer lighting consultation services
• Offer complete lighting
• services including retrofits

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Summary

• ? Spot lamping is the least cost-effective way to
  maintain
• your lighting
• ? Typical relamping service from janitorial
  contractors is
• basically just spot relamping
• Janitors and other trades people are less
• skilled and efficient than lighting
  professionals
• Proactive, planned maintenance
• programs enhance your facilities
• and save electricity
• Programs can be planned during
• building design to reduce initial costs