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Save-It-Easy®

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    What is Save It Easy®?

      Save It Easy® is an innovative electronic ballast used to retrofit existing fluorescent tube light fixtures fitted with conventional electromagnetic ballasts to take new technology T5 electronic fluorescent lamps. The old fitting itself is not altered or changed in any way - and if you can change a fluorescent light tube - you can fit Save It Easy®.

  • Is Save-It-Easy® approved for use in Australia and New Zealand?

    • Yes Save It Easy® has European (CE) and Australian approvals for electromagnetic compliance (EMC) and electrical product safety.  
 

    What does the Green Starter do?

      The green "look alike" starter included in the Save It Easy® T5 retrofit adaptor kit acts as a connector in the circuit. It is not really a "starter" in the sense that it does not act as a traditional starter does in an electro-magnetically ballasted circuit.

      Once the old starter is removed a gap is created in the circuit and our green "starter" plugs the gap to ensure our Save It Easy® T5 retrofit adaptors function safely and continuously.

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    Why upgrade to T5 electronic lamps?

      New advances in lighting technology enable T5 electronic high frequency tri-phosphor lamps to produce a light output near equivalent to that of older technology fluorescent lamps at much lower electrical energy consumption. 

      A summary of T5 lamp characteristics and advantages appear below:

      T5 Characteristics

        ● T5's contain 40% less glass than most T8 lamps as they are smaller in diameter i.e. T5's are 5/8th of an inch diameter compared to T8's which are 8/8ths of an inch in diameter,

        ● T5's have less phosphorous than most T8 lamps,

        ● T5's contain less Mercury than most T8 lamps,

      T5 Advantages

        ● As T5's have smaller diameters 16mm they are smaller lamps therefore less packaging is required which means lower transport/freight costs,

        ● T5's are available in all the same colour options T8 lamps exist in,

        ● T5 lamps are energy efficient and consume less energy for near equivalent light output i.e. 36W T8 can be replaced with a 28W T5 lamp for close to equivalent lumen output,

        ● T5's exhibit much longer lamp life - most Lamp Manufacturers claim an average of 20,000 hours for T5's when compared to an average of between 8-12,000 hours for T8 lamps,

        ● T5 lamps experience less light output degradation over longer periods of operation - new optimised phosphors guarantee a reduced drop in luminous flux over lamp life, light quality is therefore consistent over longer periods and lamp changes are less frequent,

        ● T5 lamp run cooler than T8/T12 lamps as they do not need the energy consuming (and heat generating) electromagnetic ballast - therefore reducing heat loads on building air conditioning systems.

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    Why buy Save It Easy®?

      When deciding whether to buy Save It Easy® it is useful to consider the following :

      Scenario One: Do nothing

        Advantages

          ● No change to existing routine

        Disadvantages

          ● No savings on energy consumption

          ● Lamps will continue to lose at least 30% of lumen output due to older lamp technology operating principles

          ● Lamp life will continue to be between 50-30% shorter than new technology electronic T5 lamps

          ● Your electricity provider will pass on the full cost of electricity to you as it continues to rise - knowing that you will happily continue to pay it

      Scenario Two: Upgrade to T5 lamps by installing new fittings

        Advantages

          ● Able to access new technology T5 lamps

          ● Benefit from lamp technology advantages and energy saving characteristics

        Disadvantages

          ● Need a qualified electrician to complete the work

          ● Cost of electrician's labour

          ● Mess and downtime to remove old fittings

          ● Cost of new fittings

          ● Permanent solution. The fitting remains in the ceiling and cannot be changed back to a T8 fitting without additional expense

          ● Some OEM fitting manufacturers require you use only their own branded lamps in fittings to ensure the lamp warranty remains valid

          ● Some T5 fittings do not exactly fit the hole created in the ceiling when the old T8 fitting is removed - additional cost incurred to repair ceiling

      The Answer: Upgrading to T5 lamps using Save-It-Easy®

        ● Save It Easy® enables you to use new technology T5 lamps in old T8 fittings

        ● 25% minimum savings guarantee

        ● 2 year replacement warranty

        ● Rated to 50,000hours

        ● Use any high quality European made T5 lamp with Save It Easy®

        ● No flickering - T5 lamps switch on instantaneously and never flicker

        ● Eliminates the troublesome starter

        ● Improves light quality - consistent light for longer periods

        ● Dramatically reduces thermal loss from old magnetic ballast - Save It Easy® needs to have the

        ● Portable solution - Save It Easy® can be removed from each fitting and refitted into a new location - this is especially handy for tenants

        ● No electrician required - a maintenance person can install Save It Easy® or you can do it yourself

        ● No mess - Save It Easy® is quick and easy to fit

        ● Low entry cost and no cost of new fittings - the cost of Save It Easy® is as low as 1/3 the cost and installation of a new fitting

        ● No damage to ceiling - Save It Easy® does not require any alteration of the fitting in relation to the ceiling - therefore no ceiling repairs are required

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What independent evidence is there to support the claims made about    Save It Easy® and what we say it does?

Save It Easy® has been tested and checked by independent consultants and laboratories within Australia and New Zealand (at customer premises).

A test report compiled by Light Labs in Sydney details the performance of T5 lamps retrofitted with Save It Easy® in electro-magnetically ballasted T8 luminaires. The report is available here.

Tests performed by leading energy consultants NZ Tariff & Fuel and Right House in conjunction with NZ Post Properties show significant savings after T5 lamps were fitted using Save It Easy® the reports are available here:

● Fonterra Head Office, Hamilton New Zealand

● NZ Post Properties, NZ Post Group Wellington New Zealand

 

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