A New Door Opener

[Rastus]

LED's are the way to go.  CFL's have never lasted very long for me.  Early LED's missed the mark but they are on target now.  CFL's are pretty fragile and make a real mess if you have a boo boo....

[billt]

Does anyone know if they make high lumen, 4' LED fluorescent bulbs that you can just pop in, and they will run on the same ballast that I, and thousands of others currently have? Or do you have to replace the whole fixture?

[Big Frank]

The 100W equivalent CFLs are probably 23W which is still a great savings in electricity over incandescents. The light fixture in my living room takes 3 bulbs and I had 3 60W incandescents in it until one socket failed. Now I have 2 100W equivalent CFLs in it. It's about the same brightness, maybe a little better, at 46(?) watts instead of 180. I'm using about 1/4 of the amount of electricity I was earlier in that one fixture.

[billt]

The 100W equivalent CFLs are probably 23W which is still a great savings in electricity over incandescents. The light fixture in my living room takes 3 bulbs and I had 3 60W incandescents in it until one socket failed. Now I have 2 100W equivalent CFLs in it. It's about the same brightness, maybe a little better, at 46(?) watts instead of 180. I'm using about 1/4 of the amount of electricity I was earlier in that one fixture.

I just bought a 4-Pack of 100W equivalent CFL bulbs at Lowe's this morning. They draw an actual 23 watts, and put out 1,600 Lumens. They are "Bright Daylight". Those give off the most light. They have a bright, blue white hue.

[TAB]

Does anyone know if they make high lumen, 4' LED fluorescent bulbs that you can just pop in, and they will run on the same ballast that I, and thousands of others currently have? Or do you have to replace the whole fixture?

yes they do, but they are about $30 each.   so no real reason to do it when you can just replace the fixture for less.  now you can get the ones where you bypass the ballest and hook them too 110.

[Sponsor]

[billt]

yes they do, but they are about $30 each.   so no real reason to do it when you can just replace the fixture for less.  now you can get the ones where you bypass the ballest and hook them too 110.

The problem is the fixture in my kitchen is a real nice one that she really likes. It's made from Oak, and it's got leaded stained glass in it. So if I could just swap out the 4' fluorescent tubes with LED's, $60 for 2 isn't that bad. Especially if they are brighter, use less juice, and last longer.

[TAB]

call your local electrical/ lighting supply and ask for the line voltage kit.  you will be a lot happier and the rewiring is a breeze.

[TAB]

If you want I can get a part number from the lighting guy monday.   I just need too know one thing off the fixture.

[billt]

If you want I can get a part number from the lighting guy monday.   I just need too know one thing off the fixture.

That's OK TAB. The light is running fine now. So what I'm going to do is just wait. These things get real cheap real fast, once the technology is paid for. Look at how much LED screw in bulbs have come down in the last couple of years. I'll just wait until these crap out, and hopefully by that time the LED's will have gotten a lot cheaper.

[TAB]

Billt needs to buy a loto ticket...  just got back from a home that has exactly what he needs done... 4't 12. To line voltage leds installed....so now you will not only get a part number, but pics on how too wire them up.