High Efficiency Car Wash Lighting
Specifications
- UL Listed Wet Location
- Fiberglass body
- Continuous poured, closed cell gasket
- Impact resistant lens
- Stainless steel mounting brackets for drill free mounting
- Polycarbonate latches standard, stainless steel latches optional
- Tamper proof screws optional
- Suitable for wall or ceiling mount
- 4, and 8 foot enclosures 1, 2, and 3 lamp cross sections
- Narrow body available for 1 lamp unit (4 foot only)
- 60C max ambient
- Body Attributes
- IP 67 (Dust tight, immerse 1m, 30min)
- 5VA flame rating
- UL Listed / Wet Locations
- NSF Rated for food safety
- (f1) rated for outdoor use
Amazon - T5HO & T8
Other Applications: Parking garages, Food processing and preparation, Horse barns, Pool areas Hallways and stair wells
- Drill-free stainless steel mounting brackets come standard with each unit
- Stainless brackets can attach to 1/4 in. all thread.
- Dual point mounting optional. Body has 3/4 in hole template for easy location and drilling
Amazon T5HO & T8
A busy midwestern carwash (
Drive and Shine) replaced its 400 watt Metal Halide fixtures (28 of them) with our 3 lamp, 4’ T8 (70 of them). Their tunnel is now far better lit (they say it may be twice as good), and the light distribution has improved. Their electrical costs for tunnel lighting will go from $6,570 per year to $3,326. That’s a savings of 49% in electrical usage, resulting in a payback in the first 20 months.
Case Study #2
A busy carwash in the Midwest (
Southland Auto Wash) is currently replacing its 250 watt Metal Halide fixtures (24 of them) with our 3 lamp, 4’ T8 fixture (36 of them). The amount of light in their tunnel is improved by more than double, as well as better distributed. The annual electrical cost for the 24 Metal Halides was$3,520, and will be $1,710 with the T-8’s. That’s a savings of 51% in electrical usage, resulting in a payback in the first 18 months.
Note: The savings in these two case studies are based on kilowatt hours of energy alone. Each of these locations will also save on maintenance. The 4’ T-8 is much simpler to service, and a ballast is $22 vs. $90, and lamps for the T-8 are about $2 vs. $25. The T-8 fluorescents will continue to produce 95% of their initial light even after 5 years, while the Metal Halides lose nearly 40% of their rated output in as little as 6 months.
