Converting to LED by retrofitting
Landscape Lighting Systems have changed dramatically over the last 20 years with the many technological advances. If your lighting system was installed before 2005, it is likely to be either a mercury vapor or metal halide system. These are outdated and can be hard to find replacement parts. Or maybe you have a newer system that utilizes halogen lamps. Either way, there are huge benefits to converting/retrofitting your system outdoor lighting system to an LED system.
By updating or replacing specific elements of the system and fixtures themselves we can save you a substantial amount of time and money. We can provide many solutions for retrofitting your existing lighting system to super efficient LED. We can evaluate your current system and provide options tailored to your needs and budget.
Converting an outdoor lighting system with LED lamps recoups its cost quickly! Retrofitting your current lighting with an energy efficient LED solution can save you up to 80% in annual energy costs. Color tones are almost identical, and you are replacing with lamps that are much safer for the environment as well as very long lived.
It is important to use a high quality lamp to experience the benefits of converting to an LED system. A high quality LED lamp can last 4 times as long as a mercury vapor lamp reducing the ongoing maintenance cost and often comes with a manufacturer’s warranty guaranteeing its longer lifespan.
An added bonus is when you convert your lighting system to LED lamps, it may allow for more lights to be added to the system. An LED system takes an electrical load off your overall lighting system, often leaving extra wattage that can be used for additional lights. Taking a load off your system with LED lamps may make room to add more fixtures without having to switch to a larger transformer.
The overall cost of replacing lamps and the high maintenance involved with an older system is reduced when you switch to LED as well. It should be noted that switching to LED lamps does not completely eliminate the need to service your system.
If you are still operating an old school landscape lighting system, Landscape Lighting Guru can retrofit or upgrade it to LED to bring your system up to date. The Guru specializes in taking out of date mercury vapor, metal halide and halogen systems and converting them to LED. For more information, give the guru a call at 210-710-7737 for a free consultation.
