What is lighting maintenance, and why is it important? Without a proper lighting maintenance plan, your commercial facility or industrial space may be wasting valuable energy, contributing to higher operational costs, and functioning in less-than-optimal lighting conditions.
In our latest article, we'll dive into the top 3 reasons you need to consider commercial lighting maintenance as a part of your business' overall strategy for success. Read on to learn more!
Why Lighting Maintenance Is Crucial for Your Facility [Top 3 Reasons]
Without a doubt, optimizing your lighting systems is crucial for both your facility and your business. Here's why:
Reason 1: Basic lighting maintenance is helpful, but alone may not be enough.
At the bare minimum, your business should execute essential lighting maintenance at regular intervals between professional visits. This includes practices such as:
- Cleaning dust off light fixtures and lenses every 6 to 24 months
- Replacing lenses that appear yellow
- Cleaning and repainting rooms to aid in light reflection (once a year for a smaller space; every 2-3 years for a larger space)
- Consider group light replacement to ensure proper lighting quality throughout the system
- Check that lighting cables are not damaged and remain sheltered from the elements
- Change batteries where appropriate and monitor their status in devices such as smoke detectors
A satisfactory lighting maintenance plan must go above and beyond these practices alone. However, if your team implements these steps in addition to spot replacement (replacing individual bulbs as they burn out), you'll surely see an improvement in your facility's overall lighting quality.
Reason 2: Commercial lighting maintenance reduces energy usage and concurrent costs.
Taking proactive steps to develop a robust lighting maintenance plan can have a tremendous impact on helping your business go green. An effective commercial lighting maintenance plan surpasses everyday maintenance routines at your facility–in fact, it addresses ways to optimize lighting systems all year-round. Having a developed maintenance plan means you'll no longer need to take reactive approaches to fix your facility's problems. Instead, you'll have complete access to control schedules, cleaning and disposal procedures, equipment and service provider contacts, and other necessary information.
Reason 3: Having a lighting maintenance plan improves productivity all-around.
Like the above reason, having an effective lighting maintenance in place plan cuts down on time wasted wondering, "What do I do?", letting you get back to business. Preventative measures also help to reduce the frequency of unexpected lighting failures at your facility, so you won't get caught in the dark. Plus, your employees will surely thank you for being proactive!
Let's Develop Your Commercial Lighting Maintenance Plan
As you can see, lighting maintenance shouldn't take a back seat in your business strategy. At Synergy Electric, our team of professional electrical contractors is here to help with all of your facility's electrical maintenance concerns. Contact us to get started in developing your commercial lighting maintenance plan today!
