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Legacy LED Sports Lights have been designed specifically to replace 2000w Metal Halides.
Whilst the energy savings are well known, what is less well known is how much maintenance is required for metal halides, generally requiring the hire of a scissor lift, and that metal halides can deteriorate over time, losing up to 25% efficiency.
Legacy’s LED Sport Lights are ideal for replacing existing lighting:
Lucas and his wife, Elena, have long owned their own tennis court and tennis is very much an important part of their life. In their previous home there had been one when they bought the house so, naturally, once they moved, they couldn’t do without it. Having built the new house, and court, in 2004 they made sure that is was kitted out with everything that was available to them at the time, including lighting.
However, now nearly 15 years down the track, the lighting is getting old and they are considering alternatives. Much has been said in the past 5 years about LED so that is obvious to consider that in their assessment.
Lucas, as it happens, is also the president of the local tennis club. With 400 members the club is operating efficiently, the courts being rented from the local council who are glad to make this recreational facility available to the public.
This facility was built in 1985 but a council grant provided a much-needed upgrade in 2013, allowing the club to resurface all 4 courts and other essentials.
The quality of lighting was looked into but there didn’t appear to be any advantage in converting to LED at the time. Now in 2018, the lighting is again needing to be serviced and Lucas has decided to do an up-to-date analysis of the lighting and see where the technology is relative to 5 years ago.
After chatting it through with a lighting consultant there were a number of points to consider prior to making the investment. The points are understandably the same for home use and club use, but in this case, provide different outcomes.
After an in-depth analysis Lucas came to the following conclusions:
The new LED fittings provided equivalent or better light control in both situations so this wasn’t a major factor based on the lighting plans provided by the lighting consultant.
Due to the number of playing hours per week the low maintenance was a benefit for the club but not really for Lucas’ home. Although both he and his wife were enthusiasts, they rarely played more than 5 hours a month.
Again, the club benefitted significantly from digital lighting. Power outages in the area are reasonably frequent which resulted in play being stopped while waiting for the lights to turn back on. This had led to some influential members moving to a neighbouring club and Lucas was concerned that this trend would continue.
The option of digital control with an app was a nice bolt-on they would be able to consider in the following financial year.
As the LED system consumed only 60% of the power compared to the old metal halide system, the council was very favourable to the upgrade and made good sense for the club. For Lucas’ hom, however, the monthly electricity bill was barely affected due to the small number of playing hours.
Lucas arranged for the lighting companies to do a lighting plan to prove what the lux levels would be once the lights had been converted over. He used theoretical numbers for what a tennis court should be rather than what is was right now.
This is because the metal halide fittings deteriorate quite quickly after being installed. The ball moves fast and is small, therefore good levels of light are needed and he decided on 500 lux for the club and 200 lux for home. He also checked the figures on both courts using an app on his phone. Whilst this is not totally accurate it at least provides a number that is in the ballpark.
After checking the fitting themselves he found that 2 of the club’s lamp housings need to be replaced and the rest just require new bulbs. At the house, all the fitting are functional and therefore only need bulbs.
As you may have guessed by now the final conclusion was to replace the club’s lights with LED and just replace the metal halide bulbs at home. The low number of evening playing hours at home wasn’t sufficient to justify the changeover, compared to the club. However, by contrast, Lucas’ neighbour was so impressed with the benefits of the LED fittings that he decided to upgrade all his court lights immediately.
Each of these factors needs to be weighted with how important they are to you. This allows you to make a decision that is right for you as there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to lighting.
Do the research and discuss your options with a consultant.
You will then be able to make an informed decision that gives you the best result, specifically for you and your situation.
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