Emergency Lights

Emergency lights are light fixtures that illuminate a building’s exit pathway during fires and other emergencies. Emergency light fixtures are required in buildings that do not have emergency generators. Building and fire codes mandate that emergency light fixtures provide at least one foot-candle of light along the path of egress at all times.

Emergency light fixtures have three main components: a housing, battery backup system, and lamp heads. The majority of emergency light fixtures feature two incandescent lamp heads. The wattage of the lamp heads determines the power, or luminosity, of the light it produces. The higher the lamp head’s wattage, the more light that will be produced. The battery backup system is what provides the power for the lamp heads to operate. Since emergency lamp heads operate only when a building’s electricity is lost, the battery is the sole provider of the unit’s power. As lamp head wattage increases so does the size of the internal battery. Exitsigns.net has experts standing by who can help you figure out the right lamp head wattage and battery size for your application.

The housing material of emergency lights depends on your application. The most affordable emergency light housing material is thermoplastic. Thermoplastic is a flame-resistant, high-grade plastic that can withstand temperatures up to 176ºF. Thermoplastic emergency lights are great for both retail and commercial installations such as apartments and condominiums. Industrial application emergency lights usually require a metal housing for increased durability. Exitsigns.net manufactures industrial emergency lights that can be placed indoors, outdoors, and in corrosive environments. Our NEMA rated line of emergency lights are the most durable models that we manufacture.

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If you need to install multiple emergency lights, consider installing one or two fixtures with large batteries and then running remote lamp heads. Remote lamp heads can be placed indoors and outdoors, and operate off a remotely located battery. Many models of our emergency lights can be outfitted with remote head capability. Utilizing remote heads can decrease the purchase and operating cost of your emergency light system and concurrently increases efficiency. Whatever your emergency light need may be, Exitsigns.net is here to help you design the most efficient and cost-effective system for your application.

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