LCMS vs. Photocells
- Photocells sit outside everyday and get dirty. Imagine leaving your car outside for a month without washing the windshield – your photocell is way worse
- Dirty photocells turn lights on too early and turn them off too late
- Our LCMS (Lighting Control and Monitoring Service) automatically adjusts everyday to the new sunrise/sunset times so it is correct everyday
- Photocell sensors lose sensitivity over time turning lights on too early and off too late
- Photocells placement and setup is very important
- sensitive to north-south, east-west installation variation
- sensitive to shadows from trees, air conditioning units, etc.
- sensitive to nearby lights
- sensitive to bird poop, spider webs, dust, etc
- Photocells fail in the “on” position resulting in all lights on 24/7 until you discover the failed photocell
- Photocells can be fooled by hazy, overcast, or cloudy days
- Our LCMS does not get fooled by hazy, overcast, or cloudy days
- With a photocell, if the power goes out you have no idea
- Our LCMS sends you a power out notification via text and email
- Photocells cannot turn the lights and/or signs off at night when they are not needed
- Our LCMS can turn the lights on and off according to your precise schedule saving a ton of electricity (and money)
- When your electrician wants to check the lights they have to cover the photocell with tape and wait…
- With our LCMS they can just push a button to turn the lights on immediately
- If your photocell fails, you have to buy a new one
- Our LCMS has a lifetime warranty and 24/7 free customer support
- With photocells you have no idea how long your lights have been on each day
- With our LCMS and “echo” website you can download all of your runtimes
- Your photocells are wasting money and electricity every day
- Our LCMS saves money and electricity every day (usually way more than the cost of the LCMS!)
- Your photocells are shortening the life of your bulbs and ballasts by running them too long every day
- Our LCMS lengthens the life of your bulbs and ballasts by around 20% or more
- Longer bulb and ballast life means less labor costs to replace them
- With photocells you never really know what time your lights are turning on and off
- Our LCMS is “Set It and Forget It” so you can focus on the other 5,349 things on your list
LCMS vs. Photocells
