Lighting Maintenance This guide provides information on how

to perform maintenance on your lighting

Guide systems.

Proper maintenance is essential to high quality and efficient lighting. Even in areas
where air is well filtered, enough dirt can accumulate on lamps, louvers, and reflectors
to reduce lighting levels significantly.

Without regular maintenance, light levels can fall by more than 50% in 2-3 years and
energy costs may increase over time. Eventually, the reduction in lighting levels will
affect the appearance of your space and the productivity, comfort, and safety of
occupants.

Complete the following:

1. Turn off any lights you will be cleaning and wait until they cool down. Wear white
cotton gloves to help protect surfaces from fingerprints.

2. Clean bulbs and fixtures with a damp cotton cloth or a soft-bristled anti-static
brush. A mild detergent may be needed. If static electricity is a problem, add a
small amount of anti-static solution to the rinse water (laundry fabric softener is an
inexpensive alternative).

3. Parabolic fixtures and specular surfaces should be removed and dipped in mild
detergent solution, and then air-dried.

4. Walls, ceilings, and other lit surfaces should also be cleaned. Their reflection of light
can be almost as important as the fixtures themselves.

5. Check that occupancy and brightness sensors are operating properly, if applicable.

6. Create a maintenance schedule that includes cleaning fixtures, replacing bulbs, and
measuring lighting levels. Lighting maintenance should be done every 3 months.

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