The Challenge: An Aging System and a Six-Figure Problem

First Presbyterian Church of St. Petersburg was facing a critical infrastructure crisis. Their entire lighting system, including the traditional fixtures and some electrical wiring, was aged to the point of full replacement. The initial assessments were daunting, revealing that a complete overhaul was necessary.

The essential renovation was projected to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars—a sum far beyond the church's budget. The situation was so severe that the church leadership was contemplating the unthinkable: shutting down their facility. "We had to redo all of our lighting due to the old fixtures and electrical wiring issues," explained Dave Aumack, the Director of Media. "This was going to be a six-figure project, and we didn’t have the budget for that. It was to the point of considering shutting down our church."

The Solution: A Seamless and Cost-Effective Retrofit

Facing an overwhelming challenge, the church discovered a powerful and efficient solution with the HyLite LED Lotus Lamp. Instead of a complete and costly replacement of their existing fixtures and wiring, the church opted to retrofit them with 80 - 60W Lotus Lamps and 12 - 40W Lotus Lamps in a 3000K color temperature. This approach allowed them to forego the astronomical costs associated with new fixtures and complex wiring.

The retrofit process proved to be remarkably straightforward. The use of the GX16D quick adapter allowed the Lotus Lamps to be installed directly into the existing PAR Cans. When asked about the installation, Dave said it was "very easy to install" the Lotus Lamps. “We simply inserted the Lotus Lamp into our existing PAR cans & fixtures and did exactly what we needed to do. Thankfully, we came across this lighting solution. We didn’t know that it even existed.”

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