HID lamp maintenance

[peter d]

I was recently at a parking garage to do some metal halide lamp replacements. Many of the lamps in the fixtures had exploded (ie- were run way past their rated life) and the remaining ones were no brighter than a candle when lit up.

When I suggested that we replace all of the lamps, at the very least the ones that were ready to die, I was told, "Don't bother. Just fix the broken ones." :roll:

It seems like an awful lot of energy is being wasted on HID lamps that are running to the end of their lives.

So do an EC's have any success convincing their customers to be on a regular lamp maintenace program, that is, replacing the lamps on a regular basis even thought they're still operational?

 

[physis]

Re: HID lamp maintenance

So do an EC's have any success convincing their customers to be on a regular lamp maintenace program, that is, replacing the lamps on a regular basis even thought they're still operational?

Yes.

Many commercial enterprises have continual maintenance contracts for not only lighting but many other concerns. It's probably more common than not.

Some operations are cheap and don't really care. But I don't think it's the norm.

 

[peter d]

Re: HID lamp maintenance

Wow, what a boring topic. I should be ashamed of myself. This isn't going to start any 500 post threads, that's for sure. I should know better.

 

[physis]

Re: HID lamp maintenance

Are you kidding? I had a great time responding.

 

[peter d]

Re: HID lamp maintenance

Thanks Sam. I feel vindicated now.