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High Bay LED Lighting Buying Guide

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Buying the right high bay Led lights can mean the difference between saving or wasting billions of dollars a year. In commercial settings, especially, any time spent replacing faulty high bay lights means time and productivity lost. Your client needs fixtures that are built to last, to ensure operations continue to run as smoothly as possible.

What Are LED High Bay Lights?

LED high bay lights are designed to provide clear and even light to areas with high ceilings. This includes warehouses, gymnasiums, and certain retail stores. A long lifespan, combined with energy efficiency, makes them a more desirable option than their fluorescent and incandescent options.

How to Pick the Appropriate Wattage and Lumens

High bay led lights are available in different watts, but its the lumens you need to keep an eye on. As LEDs get more efficient, they will use less and less watts. You can easily choose one depending on the height where the high bay lights are installed.

There are different watts for different levels of height:

- 10-15 feet – This height is ideal for lights with 14,000 to 21,000 lumens.

- 15-20 feet – This height is ideal for lights with 21,000 to 28,000 lumens.

- 25-35 feet – For this height, lights with 35,000 lumens are ideal.

SPACING

The spacing between lights is also an important factor in choosing high bay LED High Bay lights. There are three most common cases that you can consider to find the best light for your space. These are listed below:

- At 15 feet height, about 12 feet spacing is essential for bright light. However, if you need normal light, a space of 15 feet should be present.

- At 20 feet high, you can go to 15 feet spacing to generate bright light and if you need normal light, a spacing of 18 feet should be used.

- At 30 feet height, you can go for 20 feet spacing between the lights in order to get a brighter light. However, for normal light, you can go for 25 feet spacing.

NUMBER OF LIGHTS

After you’ve determined the spacing between the lights, you’ll need to figure out how many lights you’re going to need. The number of lights depends on the available space. Using the spacing and quality of brightness you need, you can calculate the number of lights you’ll be needing for a particular space.

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Our Top Picks

Best OverallHYPERLITE Hero series

Why You Should Get It

- Up to 140 lumens per watt, quick installation in 3 minutes (plug and play), optional reflector,with dimmer.

Best IntelligentHYPERLITE Radar series

Why You Should Get It

- 【INTELLIGENT CONTROL】 A motion sensor that can be installed in 3 seconds can sense objects within 45.92ft of the diameter of LED high bay light. If there is no movement, it will automatically turn off after 30 seconds. This is very convenient and time-saving. You can turn the light on or off without having to control the switch yourself.

Best Bang For The Buck : HYPERLITE Saturn series

Why You Should Get It

- Saturn series LED high bay lights provide you with an option. You can get the light fixture with 120° lens (single light) or the light fixture with 240° reflector. UL listed&IP65 grade make Saturn series more reliable. The light efficiency of 140W light fixture with 120° lens is 140LM/W, and with 240° reflector, it's 125LM/W.


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