What Are High Bay LED Lights?

LED High Bays are ceiling-mounted LED Fixtures designed to light up large interior spaces, like warehouses, gyms, and aircraft hangars. Ideally, they are mounted 20 feet or higher.

What are the Different Types of LED High Bay Lights?

There are two main types: UFO and linear. UFOs are round, small fixtures that are a good replacement for metal halide high bays. Linears are larger, rectangular fixtures that are a good replacement for fluorescent high bays.

What Are the Key Differences Between High Bay vs Low Bay Lighting?

The fixtures look very similar but there is one key difference: low bay lights are low-power versions of high bay lights. Secondly, you should only install low bay lights with ceiling heights below 20 feet and high bay lights above 20 feet ceiling heights.

How Much Energy Can You Save with Energy Saving High Bay Lighting?

You can expect to save 50% when converting from metal halide or fluorescent lighting. If you add motion sensors, you can expect to save up to 90% in areas where motion is less common.

What Is the Difference Between Flood Lights and High Bay Lights?

There are many differences. The main difference is high bay lights are designed for ceiling-mounted indoor applications and flood lights are designed for pole-mounted outdoor applications.

What Is the Coverage Area for High Bay Lights?

It depends on power, lumens, beam angle, and mounting height. The best way to determine the light coverage of a high bay light is to create a lighting plan. The lighting plan will determine the perfect fixture to get the coverage you need.

Which LED Is Better: Round or Square?

The shape of the LED fixture is not important in determining which may be better. Focus on quality of light, reliability, and dependability of the fixture, the warranty, and the trustworthiness of the supplier.

Are High Bay Lights Waterproof?

Some are, but not all. Our LED UFO fixtures on this page are IP-rated with a rating of IP65 or higher. Our linear fixtures are not IP-rated and should not be used in wet locations where waterproof lighting is needed.

What Color Temperature Is Best for High Bay LED Lights?

Our primary recommendation is 5000K, and a good second option is 4000K. We also recommend color-adjustable high bays that allow you to select and customize the color temperature you want.

What Is the Typical Lifespan of High Bay LED Lights?

The high bays on this page will easily last for 50,000 hours or more. If you use high bays 12 hours a day, 365 days a year, that equals 4380 hours of use per year. Over 50,000 hours, that's 11.5 years of expected life.

Do High Bay LED Lights Get Hot?

While LEDs are far more efficient than other types of lighting, they do produce some heat. Most of the energy consumed by LED lights is converted into light. Most of the LED high bay lights we sell will get 'warm to the touch', while others will get a little hotter. However, none will get as hot as a metal halide light that could burn you if touched.

What's the Recommended Mounting Height for a High Bay fixture?

Any ceiling with a height of 20 feet or higher is perfect for these fixtures. For high ceilings (> 30 feet), you might need a more powerful high bay or consider using a tighter beam angle (60 or 90 degrees.

What Type of LED Is the Best Replacement for a Metal Halide High Bay?

UFO LED Lights are the best one-for-one replacement for metal halide high bays. They can easily replace any metal halide wattage from 250 Watts to 2000 Watts and provide energy savings of 50% or greater.

What Type of LED Is the Best Replacement for a Fluorescent T5 / T8 High Bay?

Linear LED High Bays to match the style of fluorescent high bays. They are rectangular. These lights can easily replace any fluorescent high bay one-for-one and provide better lighting without the need to replace any bulbs or ballasts. LED lights have the added benefit of not flickering and not humming.

What Types of Controls are Commonly Used on LED High Bays?

The most common type of control is motion sensors. They will turn the LED High Bay to full power when motion is detected, and dim the High Bay when the area is void of motion.

What are Wattage Adjustable and Color Adjustable LED High Bay Lights?

These lights have onboard toggle switches that allow you to select the light output and the color temperature. This takes the guesswork and risk out of selecting the right power and color temperature.

What are Commercial Grade and Industrial Grade LED High Bays?

Our High Bays are designed to last a long time. The wattages offered range from 100 Watts to 600 Watts. They have larger heat sinks, reliable drivers, and more LED Chips driven below max capacity. But this also means they cost a bit more because there is just more material used in making the high bay. Our commercial and industrial customers want reliability, dependability, and quality. That's why we stay away from offering the ultra-cheap high bays. And if one of our high bays has an issue, we're here to help.

How Do You Wire LED High Bay Fixtures?

Most of our LED High Bays are equipped with a whip/cord. Our customers usually hard wire out lights into a junction box, or install a plug that allows them to use an existing socket. A qualified electrician will easily be able to install our high bays using either approach.

How Do You Hang High Bay Lights?

Eye Hook: Common on UFOs, these allow you to hang or suspend the UFO from the same mounting like metal halide lights. Chain or cable: This allows you to hang the high bays from chains or cables attached to the ceiling. Common in linear panel high bays. Pendant: Suspending the lights from a rigid pendant or rod attached to a junction box mounted on the ceiling. Surface: Directly mounting the lights to the ceiling. The best option for low-ceiling applications. Yoke: Attach the lights to yoke brackets or mounting arms installed on the ceiling or walls.

How Can I Purchase Your LED High Bays?

Many of our high bays are available to purchase online, however, we are also here to help and guide you if you have questions or specific needs. We would be more than happy to provide a free lighting plan so you can see how well our lights will work in your space.

High Bay LED Lights – Industrial & Commercial Grade, Energy Efficient Lighting Solutions

Transform any large indoor space into a bright, productive environment with high bay LED lights. We offer commercial and industrial high bays that will provide years of energy efficient, maintenance-free lighting while significantly lowering your lighting bill over metal halide and fluorescent lighting. We offer free lighting plans to ensure the light we recommend and you select provides the best foot candles and light balance across the entire space, whether you are in a warehouse, factory, aircraft hangar, workshop, or gymnasium. We have UFO and linear panel high bay lighting solutions with power options ranging from 60 to 600 watts, voltage options ranging from 100V to 480V, 3000K to 5000K color temperatures, and many options like motion sensors. We also have wattage adjustable, color adjustable, and even beam angle adjustable high bays. LED Lighting Supply is your trusted high bay supplier with 15+ years of industrial and commercial experience.