What is Vapor Tight Fixture?

Vapor tight fixtures:

Vapor-tight fixtures are gasketed, sealed luminaires that give general enlightenment to indoor and outdoor areas where exposure to water, moistness, and dust is likely took place. It's also called vapor proof fixture. These fixtures are energy efficient and are built for powerful lighting in harsh environs; protect the light source from dust, filth, and moisture.

The enduring construction of the fixture includes a full metal fixture liner, which is placed within reinforced fiberglass housing with a high effect diffuser. Vapor-tight LED light fixtures are designed to replace incandescent and CFL fixtures with high-quality, long-lasting illumination.

These fixtures are use over doorways, fire hydrants, construction sites, scaffolding and emergency call stations. Vapor tight fixtures protect the lighting source from risk, such as corrosive fumes, non-combustible dusts, non-explosive vapors, moisture and gases as well.

These lights are also called vapor proof, that shows that the lights are good for wet locations. If you would like to know about this lighting product in detail lets have a look about its types.

There are 3 types of vaportight lights, the first is fluorescent vapor tight fixture (also called fluorescent strip light), second is LED vapor-tight (known as linear light) and the last one is LED ready vaportight.

Let's talk about the benefits of the above mention types:

Fluorescent-Fixtuer:

• They allow a flexible range to choose the color temperature and kelvin out put.
• Provides option to replace a single fixture and matched with the entire floor light without changing the other floor fixtures.
• End to end connectable for long run (not applicable for all fluorescent-fixtures).

LED Linear Light:

• No any compatibility issue for any bulb or tube.
• Long lifespan than fluorescent.
• Maximum fixtures come with at least 5 years warranty.

LED ready vaportight:

• Wide range as far as brightiness (Lumens) is concern.
• No need to replace complete fixture, only tube can be replace (less expenseive).
• Flexibility in color temperature choice.

As compare to fluorescent, LEDs are most likely technology as its less cost consuming and using less energy to provide same brightness output. But still there are people who prefer fluorescent technology so we can't force anyone to buy something we like or suggest. After comparing all the details regarding your selected light fixture at the end this will be your decision, but we just recommend to look for a product that will be beneficial for you in long go not short term.

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