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or the light fixture isn't spread just right, it can be a problem–
unless you can spend a lot of money and just put in twice as many
as you had."
When the lighting looked good and felt good, the facility invited
young soccer players and their coaches to play on the small field
under the new lights. According to Maxine, if the kids liked the
look and feel of them, she knew they were good.
Not all the lighting in the facility is perfect yet, but Cireon has
continued to make adjustments, which is one of the reasons
Maxine has enjoyed working with the company.
"Everything they said was going to happen actually happened.
In my world, that is a rare thing. When someone says, 'These
air fresheners for your bathrooms are going to be great,' you
know that they're not. You know that there's going to be a
problem, and you're going to have to work it a little bit,
but that's okay, because you know what's coming."
She is also happy with their 150,000-hour guarantee. "When that
runs out," she says, "I won't be around."
Mostly, though, she is thrilled with the 55% savings she has
already seen on her electric bill.
