Things are looking up at Stanton's! Friday, September 25, 2009
What's new at Stanton's? Well, how about the next time that you are in the store you look up. Why? Because we have installed all new light fixtures throughout the store!
The original light fixtures were over forty years old and they were having issues with broken tips and ballasts (which control the flow of current through the bulb) that were burning out. After initial meetings with several electrical companies, we realized that we could install fewer fixtures but have better candle watt power throughout the sales floor showroom.
We ended up reducing the amount of fixtures from 156 to 109, which in turn should allow Stanton's to use less electricity. Another benefit of the newer fixtures is that they use only one ballast per unit, whereas the older fixtures used two. Having fewer ballasts will be less of a current draw on the electric meter. Along with all of the other energy savings that the new light fixtures offer, the fixtures also allow us to use the new generation T-5 bulbs, which last much longer (3 to 5 years per bulb) and are cheaper to operate.
Now that all the lights are installed, the overall effect is lighting that is a little softer on your eyes, but overall brighter in the room. So the next time that you are in the store and ask “what's up,†literally look up and you'll see “what's new.â€