Some Simple Tips For:Saving While Lighting Your Laundry.

Electrical costs for lighting the interior of your laundry are soaring at a pretty scary pace. The recent huge spike in the price of oil and natural gas has also driven up our costs for running our businesses in many ways. It is more essential now than ever for laundry operators to do everything reasonable to keep their laundry’s energy consumption at the lowest level -possible.

Following, we float a few ideas for you to consider too help keep costs down.

If a laundry’s lighting is controlled with timers, they must be set to go on and off at the right times of day. Too many operators have timers set once then never readjust them to match daylight saving hours. If lights come on at 6:00 AM instead of at 7:00, or run for an hour too long at night, that alone will add about 8% to your lighting bill.

Many laundries operate a full string of their fluorescent tubes for night time security lighting. This may be wasteful as smaller energy savings lights will do the same job and do it at a lower cost. The purpose of security lights is to illuminate the laundry so that it can be observed from the outside.

We suggest you examine those new energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. These are much more efficient and they seem to last a long time on the job.

One operator has a pair of them covering a small parking area. They are on a dusk to dawn switch, and so burn about half a day, every day. He installed them on October 1st, 2005. They are still aglow each night. Prior to these energy savers, this operator had to replace those bulbs every month or two.

The claims are that these compacts bulbs will save users 75% when they are compared to regular bulbs. And, they burn for a much longer time. The one verified example above is since October, 2005.

How much money could a laundry save each month by turning off the rows and rows of fluorescent tubes, while still lighting up the back of the laundry with compact fluorescent bulbs?

Consider whether or not that job can be done more effectively with fewer lights. In many older laundries, lights remain on, even in day light hours to keep the laundry more inviting and cheerful for customers. Carefully consider whether or not the same results can be obtained with fewer lights, more reflective paint and brighter, lighter decor.

Are windows at the front of the laundry covered with signs or screens that block out natural sunlight? Clearing the windows could cut energy costs.

Is the paint on the walls light enough to reflect light and brighten up the laundry? Is your laundry one of the many that features paneling on the walls that may be too dark?

Laundries that are built on a long narrow design, where lighting from the front windows cannot reach the rear portion of the space effectively, can mitigate the affect with light colors, or even reflective materials like stainless steel panels, along the back wall.

Interior design people call that bringing the back forward by making it a brighter image than that at the front. This creates a cheerful look while costs for lighting are held down.

It’s cost effective to spend a little money now redecorating to allow reduced lighting costs during daylight hours. As energy costs rise further, it will prove to be a better and better investment in your laundry.

How old are your lights used for overhead lighting in your laundry? Did you know that simply by replacing old T-12 tubes with newer T-8 fluorescent tubes you can cut the costs of your laundry’s lighting 15 to 24 percent or even more. You will be required to put in new ballasts and tubes, but it will pay for itself in just a few years, based on today’s energy costs.

As those costs rise, savings will get greater and greater. Pennies saved at today’s prices become dollars saved at the higher, future energy costs still to come.

Date:-05/28/2011
By:-Admin


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	Some Simple Tips For:Saving While Lighting Your Laundry. Electrical costs for lighting the interior of your laundry are soaring at a pretty scary pace. The recent huge spike in the price of oil and natural gas has also driven up our costs for running our businesses in many ways. It is more essential now than ever for laundry operators to do everything reasonable to keep their laundry’s energy consumption at the lowest level -possible. Following, we float a few ideas for you to consider too help keep costs down. If a laundry’s lighting is controlled with timers, they must be set to go on and off at the right times of day. Too many operators have timers set once then never readjust them to match daylight saving hours. If lights come on at 6:00 AM instead of at 7:00, or run for an hour too long at night, that alone will add about 8% to your lighting bill. Many laundries operate a full string of their fluorescent tubes for night time security lighting. This may be wasteful as smaller energy savings lights will do the same job and do it at a lower cost. The purpose of security lights is to illuminate the laundry so that it can be observed from the outside. We suggest you examine those new energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. These are much more efficient and they seem to last a long time on the job. One operator has a pair of them covering a small parking area. They are on a dusk to dawn switch, and so burn about half a day, every day. He installed them on October 1st, 2005. They are still aglow each night. Prior to these energy savers, this operator had to replace those bulbs every month or two. The claims are that these compacts bulbs will save users 75% when they are compared to regular bulbs. And, they burn for a much longer time. The one verified example above is since October, 2005. How much money could a laundry save each month by turning off the rows and rows of fluorescent tubes, while still lighting up the back of the laundry with compact fluorescent bulbs? Consider whether or not that job can be done more effectively with fewer lights. In many older laundries, lights remain on, even in day light hours to keep the laundry more inviting and cheerful for customers. Carefully consider whether or not the same results can be obtained with fewer lights, more reflective paint and brighter, lighter decor. Are windows at the front of the laundry covered with signs or screens that block out natural sunlight? Clearing the windows could cut energy costs. Is the paint on the walls light enough to reflect light and brighten up the laundry? Is your laundry one of the many that features paneling on the walls that may be too dark? Laundries that are built on a long narrow design, where lighting from the front windows cannot reach the rear portion of the space effectively, can mitigate the affect with light colors, or even reflective materials like stainless steel panels, along the back wall. Interior design people call that bringing the back forward by making it a brighter image than that at the front. This creates a cheerful look while costs for lighting are held down. It’s cost effective to spend a little money now redecorating to allow reduced lighting costs during daylight hours. As energy costs rise further, it will prove to be a better and better investment in your laundry. How old are your lights used for overhead lighting in your laundry? Did you know that simply by replacing old T-12 tubes with newer T-8 fluorescent tubes you can cut the costs of your laundry’s lighting 15 to 24 percent or even more. You will be required to put in new ballasts and tubes, but it will pay for itself in just a few years, based on today’s energy costs. As those costs rise, savings will get greater and greater. Pennies saved at today’s prices become dollars saved at the higher, future energy costs still to come. Date:-05/28/2011 By:-Admin