What are the pros and cons of adding a skylight?
A Florida Storage Facility has 3 aisles: each must be lit when customers are in the aisle. A 15 minute timer switch controls existing LED lighting. A new sloping roof is to be installed next week. An idea to light the aisles with a skylight is to be evaluated. Evaluation criteria that come to mind:
- Cost
- Energy impact on Air Conditioning cost
- Skylight Leak Risk
- efficacy of lighting
What should be considered to decide whether or not to implement skylight?
skylight
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A Florida Storage Facility has 3 aisles: each must be lit when customers are in the aisle. A 15 minute timer switch controls existing LED lighting. A new sloping roof is to be installed next week. An idea to light the aisles with a skylight is to be evaluated. Evaluation criteria that come to mind:
- Cost
- Energy impact on Air Conditioning cost
- Skylight Leak Risk
- efficacy of lighting
What should be considered to decide whether or not to implement skylight?
skylight
asked 13 hours ago
gatorbackgatorback
6772721
1
Skylights are prefab units that roofers just loooooove to sell because they have high markups. Then you have a roof penetration (obscenly large) and bound to change dimension in heat and cold. They tend to leak after the roofer's warranty has expired. If it bothers you that much, install low voltage LED lighting powered by solar panels. (which will probably outlast the skylight). It'll be cheaper and won't require a roof penetration. The LEDs will auto-extinguish at night (wait, why not just put them on mains power and skip the solar panels?)
– Harper
13 hours ago
1
I don't think I've ever known anybody with a skylight that didn't eventually have trouble with them leaking.
– CoAstroGeek
9 hours ago
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A Florida Storage Facility has 3 aisles: each must be lit when customers are in the aisle. A 15 minute timer switch controls existing LED lighting. A new sloping roof is to be installed next week. An idea to light the aisles with a skylight is to be evaluated. Evaluation criteria that come to mind:
- Cost
- Energy impact on Air Conditioning cost
- Skylight Leak Risk
- efficacy of lighting
What should be considered to decide whether or not to implement skylight?
skylight
asked 13 hours ago
gatorbackgatorback
6772721
A Florida Storage Facility has 3 aisles: each must be lit when customers are in the aisle. A 15 minute timer switch controls existing LED lighting. A new sloping roof is to be installed next week. An idea to light the aisles with a skylight is to be evaluated. Evaluation criteria that come to mind:
- Cost
- Energy impact on Air Conditioning cost
- Skylight Leak Risk
- efficacy of lighting
What should be considered to decide whether or not to implement skylight?
skylight
skylight
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6772721
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6772721
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gatorback
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Skylights are prefab units that roofers just loooooove to sell because they have high markups. Then you have a roof penetration (obscenly large) and bound to change dimension in heat and cold. They tend to leak after the roofer's warranty has expired. If it bothers you that much, install low voltage LED lighting powered by solar panels. (which will probably outlast the skylight). It'll be cheaper and won't require a roof penetration. The LEDs will auto-extinguish at night (wait, why not just put them on mains power and skip the solar panels?)
– Harper
13 hours ago
1
I don't think I've ever known anybody with a skylight that didn't eventually have trouble with them leaking.
– CoAstroGeek
9 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Skylights are prefab units that roofers just loooooove to sell because they have high markups. Then you have a roof penetration (obscenly large) and bound to change dimension in heat and cold. They tend to leak after the roofer's warranty has expired. If it bothers you that much, install low voltage LED lighting powered by solar panels. (which will probably outlast the skylight). It'll be cheaper and won't require a roof penetration. The LEDs will auto-extinguish at night (wait, why not just put them on mains power and skip the solar panels?)
– Harper
13 hours ago
1
I don't think I've ever known anybody with a skylight that didn't eventually have trouble with them leaking.
– CoAstroGeek
9 hours ago
1
1
Skylights are prefab units that roofers just loooooove to sell because they have high markups. Then you have a roof penetration (obscenly large) and bound to change dimension in heat and cold. They tend to leak after the roofer's warranty has expired. If it bothers you that much, install low voltage LED lighting powered by solar panels. (which will probably outlast the skylight). It'll be cheaper and won't require a roof penetration. The LEDs will auto-extinguish at night (wait, why not just put them on mains power and skip the solar panels?)
– Harper
13 hours ago
Skylights are prefab units that roofers just loooooove to sell because they have high markups. Then you have a roof penetration (obscenly large) and bound to change dimension in heat and cold. They tend to leak after the roofer's warranty has expired. If it bothers you that much, install low voltage LED lighting powered by solar panels. (which will probably outlast the skylight). It'll be cheaper and won't require a roof penetration. The LEDs will auto-extinguish at night (wait, why not just put them on mains power and skip the solar panels?)
– Harper
13 hours ago
1
1
I don't think I've ever known anybody with a skylight that didn't eventually have trouble with them leaking.
– CoAstroGeek
9 hours ago
I don't think I've ever known anybody with a skylight that didn't eventually have trouble with them leaking.
– CoAstroGeek
9 hours ago
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The only advantages of a skylight are natural lighting and maybe a small amount of heating in the winter months. Skylights are expensive and create leaks and moisture issues. With all of the modern options available for LED, you could have a well lit area without all of the headaches related to a skylight. The front end costs of LED can be expensive, but the long term savings is well worth it.
answered 13 hours ago
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Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
add a comment |
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The only advantages of a skylight are natural lighting and maybe a small amount of heating in the winter months. Skylights are expensive and create leaks and moisture issues. With all of the modern options available for LED, you could have a well lit area without all of the headaches related to a skylight. The front end costs of LED can be expensive, but the long term savings is well worth it.
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Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
add a comment |
The only advantages of a skylight are natural lighting and maybe a small amount of heating in the winter months. Skylights are expensive and create leaks and moisture issues. With all of the modern options available for LED, you could have a well lit area without all of the headaches related to a skylight. The front end costs of LED can be expensive, but the long term savings is well worth it.
answered 13 hours ago
Jerry_ContraryJerry_Contrary
2,458318
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Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
add a comment |
The only advantages of a skylight are natural lighting and maybe a small amount of heating in the winter months. Skylights are expensive and create leaks and moisture issues. With all of the modern options available for LED, you could have a well lit area without all of the headaches related to a skylight. The front end costs of LED can be expensive, but the long term savings is well worth it.
answered 13 hours ago
Jerry_ContraryJerry_Contrary
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The only advantages of a skylight are natural lighting and maybe a small amount of heating in the winter months. Skylights are expensive and create leaks and moisture issues. With all of the modern options available for LED, you could have a well lit area without all of the headaches related to a skylight. The front end costs of LED can be expensive, but the long term savings is well worth it.
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Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
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Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
Even if you power the LED lighting from solar panels (all low voltage) I expect that to be cheaper than skylights. Skylights are expensive and LED tech is cheap, especially in the low-voltage stuff where the UL listing requirements are not nearly so arduous.
– Harper
13 hours ago
add a comment |
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Skylights are prefab units that roofers just loooooove to sell because they have high markups. Then you have a roof penetration (obscenly large) and bound to change dimension in heat and cold. They tend to leak after the roofer's warranty has expired. If it bothers you that much, install low voltage LED lighting powered by solar panels. (which will probably outlast the skylight). It'll be cheaper and won't require a roof penetration. The LEDs will auto-extinguish at night (wait, why not just put them on mains power and skip the solar panels?)
– Harper
13 hours ago
1
I don't think I've ever known anybody with a skylight that didn't eventually have trouble with them leaking.
– CoAstroGeek
9 hours ago