Reduce Hotel Lighting Costs with LED Cove Light Lamps
Cove lighting with xenon costs money in power consumption, additional cooling costs to counter the increase in heat produced by hot-burning lamps, and continual replacement of lamps that have a life cycle of only 20,000 hours. The heat produced by these cove lighting lamps will compound the heat that has already risen to the top of the room. This, in turn, drives up the cost of air conditioning. Xenon lamps operate at 5watts per festoon, which represents a significant expenditure in decorative lighting. Even worse, since hotels must leave these on continuously, the 20,000 lamp hour life expectance of xenon lamps is used up all too quickly. View our lamp comparison chart.
The best way to solve these problems is to replace your xenon festoons with retrofits that will reduce electrical operating costs, produce light without heat, and which will last for a long period of time without having to be replaced at additional costs. The best time to do it is when one or more xenon lamps begin to fail on each of your linear strips. In short order, you will be replacing them all anyway, so a one-time investment in cove lighting retrofit lamps that will immediately begin returning your investment is the wisest way to handle your operations budget in problematic times.
And Phantom has the perfect retrofit lamp to do just that.
Phantom has developed a revolutionary new form of LED replacement lamp that replicates the quality and color of xenon lighting, but that operates at only 0.6watts of power. This new type of lamp is completely heat free. It can operate day and night without raising the temperature of the lobby of the hallway. This in and of itself represents a significant savings in room cooling costs.
Furthermore, a LED light bulb operating at less than one watt of power represents a 90 percent reduction in electrical cove lighting operating costs. Just imagine how much money is already being spent on xenon festoons that operate at a whopping 5 watts per lamp! In essence, each festoon replacement will immediately reduce the electric bill for decorative ceiling lighting at a rate of 4.4 WATTS PER LAMP.
The final savings comes in the form of extended lamp life—the longest in festoon lighting history. New LED festoon retrofits are rated at 50,000 hours of expected lamp life. That is so much better than the mere 20,000 lamp hours of xenon. One replacement is all you need to make now, and you literally can forget about any need for replacement for years to come.
In terms of the quality of light these lamps produce, there really is no difference anymore between xenon and LED. With six LED’s per lamp, the light output is equivalent to that of xenon cove lighting, and the color rendering index is approximately 80. The LED lighting advantage over xenon lamps is substantial.
A full range of color temperatures are also available. These options are Warm 2700K, Warm White 3500K, and Cool White 5000K. Light output for the 2700K PHANTOM LED LAMP operates at 40 Lumens, for 3500K, 42 lumens, and for 5000K, roughly 50 lumens.
This allows hotel owners to select the color temperature of cove lighting that best coordinates with their interior walls and ceilings. The Phantom replacement festoon lamps are also very useful in casino LED cove lighting applications.
Contact us to discuss your clients needs and how the versatility and flexibility of Phantom replacement LED cove lights can add value to your lighting design proposal today. We can be reached toll free at 800-863-1184 or visit our lighting blog for helpful cove lighting information.
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