Garage Waste (PDF-3169 kb) - Mayo County Council

Smart Garage Brochure:Layout 1 27/10/2010 20:55 Page 8ELECTRICITY - LIGHTINGSee the light...and save money from your lightingLights are usually turned on for the whole day ingarages so lighting can be a big part of your electricitycosts. There are three main parts to your lighting: bulbs,housings (reflective fittings) and controls (switches& timers). Obviously bulbs are essential but equallyimportant are the housings and controls. Goodhousings can improve lighting by 100% - this meansyou only use bulbs instead of , allowing you to halveyour costs while maintaining the same level of lighting.People are the main reason for lights being left onwhen they aren't needed. Good lighting controlscan help with this.Before we even get to the electrics, there may besavings to be made on daylight. Many garages haveskylights resulting in much more light getting in withoutthe expense of changing all their lights. Remember,these get dirty over time and they should be cleaned atleast every years. This can make a huge difference.icaSe STudyRecently a large garage wasgoing to change all their fittingsfor brighter lights. Instead theycleaned the skylights with hugeimprovements in the lightgetting in and didn’t need tochange their light fittings at all.In general, there are 3 main ways you can reducENERGY EFFICIENT BULBS • REFLECTIVE