Let the Lighting Layout Tool Do the Configuring for You

Contractors interested in creating accurate bid packages can take advantage of free applications assistance with the Lighting Layout Tool offered at e-conolight.com.

This new, web-based tool eliminates hours of calculations – and the potential for mistakes – by doing the math for customers. The lighting layout tool works for both large indoor warehouse or industrial spaces and outdoor parking area lighting upgrade projects.

For indoor applications, the layout tool allows customers to control the size of the room, including the ceiling height; enter the desired foot candles; choose the layout of rows, columns and wall spacing; and provides a printed detailed summary at the end.

Customers can configure the right light for an outdoor application – also with a printed summary – by defining how they envision laying out rows, mounting height, orientation and tilt; adding new fixtures or changing location by clicking and dragging; and setting the preferred units such as “feet” and “foot candle.”

First time visitors will appreciate the attention to detail and are encouraged to click on every input section from top to bottom. Once customers become familiar with the operation of the tool, steps can be skipped according to the needs of the project for results in seconds.

LED Dusk-to-Dawn Lives Up to Hype

E-conolight customer Bob Watts enjoys keeping up on the latest technologies, especially when it comes to the LED dusk-to-dawn offered by e-conolight, but he admits he was skeptical.

He was in the market for a night light with a photocell for the back corner of his house when he learned about the LED light.

“I was rather skeptical that it would put out the advertised lumens,” he said. “But, after the first couple of seconds of use, it was obvious this is a superior product.”

The LED dusk-to-dawn offered by e-conolight features 3,550 delivered lumens at only 36W over 70,000 hours of virtually maintenance-free use. It is constructed of die-cast aluminum with a polyester powder coat grey finish to provide extra protection against corrosion.

Watts said he noticed those details as soon as he opened the box.

“Upon opening and examining the light, it was obvious at first glance this was a quality, well-made item,” he added. “Even the mounting bracket and hardware were impressive.”

A twist-lock photocell is included, and Watts noted that was a primary selling feature of the fixture.

“The photocell works exactly as I would prefer it to,” he continued. “(The light) doesn’t come on too soon, and it goes off at very first light.”

The LED dusk-to-dawn offered by e-conolight retails for $109.90.

LED Wall Mount Lights the Way

When the trustees at Fairview Baptist Church in Jonesboro, GA, needed to replace the light at the back door of their building, they turned to e-conolight for a 14W LED Wall Mount.

“We really like it,” said Trustee Terry Vining. “This light replaced an old, incandescent light and it is by far the better choice.”

What Vining said he likes so much about the LED product offered by e-conolight is that he won’t have to change the bulb anytime soon since it has up to 25,000 hours of virtually maintenance-free operation. 

Additionally, the light includes a built-in photocell so congregants don’t need to worry about turning the light on and off each day, and it has a low profile.

“We needed something that would give us the light we needed without being too big,” Vining added. 

The 14W LED Wall Mount measures just 9” x 5-3/4” x 4” and weighs only 2.4 pounds. At 600 lumens and 80 CRI, light is bright and colors stay true.

Fairview Baptist also features exit signs purchased from e-conolight, and Vining said that as the church’s supply of compact fluorescent lamps burn out, he expects to replace them with LED fixtures offered by e-conlight.

“I will definitely consider this product and other LED fixtures offered by e-conolight when the need arises,” he said.

LED Recessed Retrofits: Customer & Electrician Pleased with Final Result

Upgrading existing can lighting is a snap with LED 5" and 6" recessed retrofit kits.

Valade Electric & Green Energy installed the kits offered by e-conlight for a customer in Indiana.

"The customer loves them," said company owner Alan Valade. "They're efficient at a great price."

The Best LED Troffer Your Money Can Buy

LED lay-in troffers offered by e-conolight deliver brighter light, superior color and big savings because they were designed and built around light.

            Unlike competitors’ troffers that have been retrofitted to accommodate LEDs, troffers at e-conolight.com have been rebuilt from the ground up. Designing the fixture around the LEDs  creates even light distribution in either a warm, white light or a neutral, white light. Colors are rendered true at 80 CRI, and at just 38W for the 2 x 2 and 50W for the 2 x 4, respectively, the energy cost savings over traditional lighting is significant.

            LED troffers offered by e-conolight are also built to last and for easy installation. Fixtures are expected to last for up to 50,000 virtually maintenance free hours, feature a totally enclosed housing, and can be replaced on a 1-for-1 basis in existing T-bar grid ceilings.

            Additionally, these LED troffers are both UL listed and DLC (Design Light Consortium)certified, which means they’re eligible for energy rebate programs offered by utility companies in several states.

More, the troffers are priced for increased savings; the more you buy, the more you save. Single units start at just $124.90.

LED Wall Packs Keep Peace with Neighbors

LED wall packs offeredy by e-conolight focus light down – where it’s needed – instead of producing glare, helping homeowners in Houston, TX, keep the peace.

Jeff Weissman of Weissman Electric said, on average, he installs two wall packs a month and that the control of light distribution is his favorite feature. Most often, Weissman is putting up 2,000 lumen, 38 watt neutral white LED wall packs.

“What I like best about this fixture is the light distribution,” he said. “The light goes down to the area where you want it, not up into your eyes, creating glare or light pollution.”

The lack of glare matters in residential applications because neighbors appreciate not having light from next door shining into their yard, Weissman added.

LED wall packs offered by e-conolight provide up to tens of thousands of hours of virtually maintenance-free use, bright light where it’s needed most, and significant energy cost savings. Wall packs range from a 1,300 lumen/27 watt fixture to a 6,000 lumen/73 watt light, and they are designed for security, pathway, and perimeter lighting where spill light is important. 

The Right LED Track Light for Any Application

Energy savings and style come together with three new LED track lights offered by e-conolight for use in indoor residential, commercial, retail and industrial applications.

The LED MR16-Style Track Light is ideal for residential use, providing three flexible light settings with illumination comparable to a J50W MR16 halogen lamp while only using 25 percent of the energy. The new LED MR16 is stylish, compact and lasts for up to 60,000 hours, six times the life of a halogen bulb. Homeowners will appreciate the way this light highlights architecture and artwork and fulfills general lighting needs. 

E-conolight now offers general purpose track lighting with the introduction of the E-KXC LED Beveled Cylinder Track Light. Comparable to a 75W PAR30 halogen lamp, the beveled cylinder includes a 15W LED bulb that provides up to 80 percent energy savings. It is available in either black or white polyester powder-coat finish and three color temperature settings; residential warm light (2700K), soft, warm white light (3000K) and crisp, neutral white light (4000K).

The LED Flat Back Track Light is a high-output LED track light ideal for retail, restaurant and hospitality applications where color and tone are critical. The LED Flat Back delivers soft, warm light (3000K) or crisp, neutral white light (4000K) at 2500 lumens over a virtually maintenance free life of 35,000 hours. Three included reflectors provide spot, display and floodlighting for maximum effect. 

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Using LEDs to Fight Light Pollution, One Wall Pack at a Time

Electrical contractor/photographer is putting her passion to work

Company leaders at Foster-Jacob, Inc. in Peoria, IL, are investing in energy efficiency and reducing light pollution with LED wall packs offered by e-conolight. 

The company has a number of exterior wall packs on its building that are aging and contributing to local light pollution by splashing light up and into the night instead of down onto driveways and sidewalks. Those fixtures are being replaced with LED wall packs.

Company Vice President Emily Jacob is leading the charge because she believes in the future of LED.

“I like LED technology and the color the lights give off,” she said. “We know e-conolight LED products, and we are using them to save money on our energy bills.”

Crews have been installing LED wall packs offered by e-conolight for their customers for quite some time so company leaders were familiar with the product quality and service that is part of the e-conolight customer experience.

Jacob is also a photographer who specializes in nighttime backdrops, and she is a member of the International Dark Sky Association, an organization dedicated to preserving views of the night sky. She said switching out the company’s existing wall packs with LEDs helps her live her belief in limiting light pollution.

“I’m really passionate about what the IDA is trying to do so I’m pushing my ideas on everyone here,” Jacob said with a chuckle. “Using LEDs saves money on energy costs and the design of the light keeps the beam pointing down and not into the sky.”

The plan is to keep replacing exterior wall packs LEDs offered by e-conolight as needed, she added.

Warm or Neutral: Which is the White for You?

Moving from traditional incandescent lamps to energy efficient LEDs is a great move, and you’re ready to make it, but … why are you being asked to choose a color temperature?

And, what does 2700K, 3000K, 4100K and 5000K really mean?

In short, those numbers represent the color of the light you want; do you want a warmer light or do you prefer a cooler tone? The “K” stands for “kelvin,” a unit of measurement for energy. The higher the Kelvin temperature, the cooler – or bluer – the light becomes.

E-conolight classifies the color temps accordingly:

• 2700K, 3000K, 3500K as warm white
• 4000K, 4100K as neutral white
• 5000K, 5700K as cool white

Incandescent lamps generally trend toward the warmer end of the spectrum at about 2700K. So, if you’re looking for an LED that delivers that same kind of light, you’ll want to look for lamp or fixture with that same temperature rating.

If, however, you prefer a cooler, bluer light, e-conolight recommends giving a lamp rated at 4000K or higher a try.

Rhode Island Electrician Constructs Replica of High-End Mirror

During a recent hotel stay, Marco Desrochers admired the backlit mirror in the bathroom in his room and thought about how nice it would look in his bathroom back home. 

But, the prices he found at various showrooms left him shaking his head, so he did what any DIYer would do: he made his own.

Desrochers was in the middle of a bath remodel so the timing was perfect. He used two strips of LED cable lighting offered by e-conolight and wrapped them around 2x4 studs. For the power supply, Derochers said he ran a pipe in the wall to keep the power supplies under the sink.

“I wanted the power supplies under the sink and out of sight,” he said. “Once that was in place, we installed the Sheetrock™ and attached the mirror with industrial grade Velco® and epoxy.”

Each LED strip has a purpose; one brightens to 100 percent when the bathroom lights are on while the second is connected to a dimmer set to 20 percent “for a soft, night light when the main lights are off,” Desrochers added.

LED Dusk-to-Dawn ‘Worth Every Penny’

The entrance to a Union, SC, church is brighter and safer now that an LED dusk-to-dawn light fixture has been installed.

Church member and electrician Dennis Shetley chose the light and performed the installation.

“(The light) was very easy to mount and wire up,” he wrote on the e-conolight website.

Offered by e-conolight, the LED dusk-to-dawn security kit has a durable, die-cast aluminum housing and a polyester powder coat in a grey finish for extra corrosion protection. A twist-lock photocell and mounting arm are included so once the light is wired and mounted at the perfect height, it will turn on and off automatically.

Shetley said the dusk-to-dawn fixture is being used in a high-traffic area of his church that was dim and unsafe.

“Now the area is very bright and safe,” he added. “(I) mounted it about 18-feet high from the ground … I would buy this product again if I need to. (It was) worth every penny.”