LED Cove Lighting
While any type of business can benefit from the reduced costs of décor that LED cove lighting fixtures brings to a room, maximum savings are generally witnessed in hospitality-oriented establishments such as casinos, restaurants, and hotels. Restaurants operate for extended hours, and hotels and casinos stay open 24 hours a day. Décor is absolutely essential to the attraction factor needed to bring people in the front door, but saving money on operating costs is also paramount if consistently high profit margins are to be maintained.
LED cove lighting, thanks to the new generation of Phantom LED lamps, has now become so sophisticated in color temperature options, beam spread, and lumens output that you cannot tell the difference between previous luxury lights such as xenon or incandescents. However, as we will discuss at greater length in a moment, the negligible power consumption and heat output of these flexible cove lights begin to drive operating costs down the moment they are installed.
Restaurants are all about creating alternate realities and moods with specialty lighting. The new 2700K LED lamp is ideal for replicating the magic of xenon in an environment where a very warm color temperature is conducive to romance and conversation.
A range of additional color temperatures in LED cove lighting extends up the spectrum for hotels that require a blend of décor and bright lighting. At the far end of the spectrum is our very cool 5000K lamp that emits a superb white light—ideal for casinos that need exceptionally bright lighting to keep the excitement levels high.
But just how do Phantom LED cove energy saving lighting lamps benefit these businesses money? Savings come in several forms. The first level of savings comes from reduced energy consumption. LEDs by nature use less than 60% the amount of electricity than incandescents. Any LED will save you money, period. However, the LED festoons by Phantom Lighting will save you even more because they require no more than.6 watts of power per lamp.
This translates to less than one BTU of heat for every lamp in use. When you add up all the heat output of your current cove lighting fixtures, you can see how hot things are already near your ceiling, and how much money you are wasting cooling off the room.
However, dropping the temperature in the room will lower electrical costs on cooling. And, since each lamp’s life is rated at 50,000 lamp hours (that is the equivalent of just under six years of non-stop use), you do not need to worry about replacing these lamps any time soon.
LED cove lighting can also offer tremendous savings to the custom home owner. Rooms that can be significantly enhanced by the warmth and ambience they generate include master bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, foyers, and media rooms. Media rooms, in particular, gain a certain magic from the presence of ambient accent LED lighting near the ceiling—especially those that are utilized as home theaters.
The best news is, if you already have some form of linear cove lighting, you can keep your fixtures and upgrade your lamps with our new LED festoons. Phantom is not here to push new fixtures on anyone. We are here to help you see the light, not the fixture by offering you LED cove lighting lamps than can retrofit almost any linear fixture you already have in use.
While LED replacements represent some dollars in terms of front-end investment, ROI is guaranteed for larger projects that involve 100 linear feet of lighting or more. When this many lamps are upgraded and savings immediately start accruing, the front end cost returns to you much sooner than later.
For clients who are brand new or considering building cove lighting, we can introduce homeowners and businesses to the magic of both custom linear lighting strips and state-of-the-art LED technology all at once. All of our strips are build-to-order, and color temperature and trim options are custom manufactured to match the specific application at hand.
Contact us to learn more about the advantages of LED lighting. Since 1980, Phantom Lighting Systems has been manufacturing linear lighting as well as manufacturing fine art lighting equipment. Call toll free 800-863-1184 or request a quote online to get started on your special lighting project!
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