High Bay Lights

The best high bay lights offer multiple features that you should consider when making your selection. Look for adjustable dimming, color temperature, and lumen output for customizable brightness and energy efficiency. Durability is also important; look for IP65-rated designs and up to 100,000 hours of life expectancy.

High bay lights come in a variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from the traditional cylindrical form to modern shapes like a UFO. The main difference between these lights is the distance from which they can shine—high bay lights are designed to be used in high ceiling spaces with heights of up to 50 feet or more. Depending on your needs, you can choose from traditional LED, fluorescent, or HID varieties.

With their powerful illumination and sturdy design, high bay lights are perfect for a variety of environments, including warehouses, sports arenas, and manufacturing facilities. They offer a 50% increase in brightness compared to traditional lights, making them a smart and efficient choice for any large space.

To determine how many high bay lights you will need depends on the size and type of space where they will be installed. The lumen output of the fixture will need to be taken into account as well. Here is a good a rule to remember, take the ceiling height of the space you need and multiply it by 1,000 lumens. This will provide you with a good idea of the lumen output that will need to be provided by each fixture. Here is an example, if you have a ceiling height of 25-feet, the high bay needs to provide at least 25,000 lumens of light output.

High bay and low bay lights are lighting solutions designed to illuminate different types of areas. High bay lights are used in larger spaces, such as warehouses, where the fixtures are installed approximately 20 feet or higher from the floor or surface. Low bay fixtures are for smaller spaces, typically installed 15 feet or lower, such as retail stores.

The high bay light has an ultra-high lighting height of up to 50 feet, creating a bright and wide illuminated area without the need for multiple fixtures.

In order to dim LED high bay lights, they need to come with a 0-10v dimmable driver. Typically, most fixtures include this as an optional feature right out of the box. However, since these fixtures require a control signal of low voltage in order to be dimmed, you will need to run two extra wires (usually gray and violet) from the switch box to the first fixture and each fixture in between for smooth dimming.

There are several different installation options for high bay lights depending on which type you have. If you have a linear high bay light the process is simple, you mount the fixture and drop wire from a junction box that is mounted in the ceiling. If you have a UFO high bay light, first you will need to attach the conduit that is coming down from the junction box to the top of the fixture using the appropriate mounting hardware.

The two most common methods used to hang high bay lights are suspension and pendant mount. Choosing which method to go with comes down to personal preference and the type of space they will be installed in. To suspend a high bay light, you will need to attach a power cord to one end of the fixture and use chain or aircraft cable for it to freely hang from the ceiling. If you choose to pendant mount your high bay light, you will need the appropriate mounting hardware to attach the fixture to the conduit that is coming down from the junction box.

When it comes to wiring high bay lights, there are two common methods that are frequently used. The first method, you will need to add a power cord with an attached plug to the end of the fixture and use an existing junction box in the ceiling to plug it in. The second method, will require you to pull wire or run conduit from a power source down to the high bay light and make the required internal connections for it to operate properly.

High bay lighting solutions provide a dependable and efficient lighting solution for any space. With proper spacing, light output can be maximized, with 20ft spacing providing a bright output at a 20ft mounting height and 25ft spacing providing a normal light output at a 30ft mounting height.

LED high bay lights offer superior lighting quality and a bright, energy-efficient performance, consuming up to 80% less energy than conventional bulbs while lasting up to 60,000 hours. With their flexible light distribution and color rendering, LED high bay lights are the perfect lighting solution for warehouses and large indoor spaces.