If you've been considering replacing, changing, retrofitting or converting your old fluorescent lighting fixtures or systems (using ballast) in your home, house or garage and have finally decided to go to this energy & money saving route, rest assured that the conversion and installation process of the Toggled Direct Wire LED Tube is actually quite simple and not time consuming at all. In this video, young DIY home repair & fix-it apprentice Aiman will show you how to do that. TOGGLED LED tubes are designed to replace T8 and T12 fluorescent tubes. These UL listed, FCC compliant LED products use only 16-Watt of energy and are rated for 50,000 hours with a 6 year warranty. In addition, TOGGLED LED lights eliminate ballast systems, reduce facility lighting costs, enhance the quality of light and are mercury free. Installation requires basic re-wiring around ballast systems to non-shunted lamp holders. Non-shunted lamp holders are included with every tube to replace shunted lamp holders in lighting fixtures if necessary. TOGGLED is a Michigan based manufacturer of LED products.
Brightness: 1700-Lumens
Estimated yearly energy cost: $1.93 (based on 3 hours per day, 11 cents/kWh, costs depend on rates and use)
Life: over 46 years (based on 3 hours per day)
Light appearance: 5000K (daylight)
Energy used: 16-Watt (replaces 28-Watt - 40-Watt T8 and T12 fluorescent lamps)
Lumens per watt: 106
Uses 50% less energy compared to standard fluorescent lamps
Ideal for recessed troffers, wrap fixtures, under cabinet fixtures, sealed fixtures, deep cell troffers and strip/shop fixtures
Shatterproof design incorporates a diffused lens and contains no glass
Contains mercury: no
Voltage: 120 VAC
Designed for direct connection to AC power
Dimmable
Recommended for use with Lutron LED dimmers
What is a ballast? In a fluorescent lighting system, the ballast regulates the current to the lamps and provides sufficient voltage to start the lamps. Without a ballast to limit its current, a fluorescent lamp connected directly to a high voltage power source would rapidly and uncontrollably increase its current draw.
LED Tubes: Should I Use Them To Replace My Fluorescent Lights? In short, YES! LED lighting technology has come to a point where the efficiency makes it hard to justify keeping your old fluorescent or incandescent bulbs in place. Even though the initial replacement costs to choose tube LED tubes will be higher, you will see energy savings that will pay for those up front costs within 2 years in most cases. New linear LED tube bulbs are simple plug and play and ballast compatible. You will simply need to remove your fluorescent bulb and plug in your LED replacement.
Why not keep using fluorescent tube lamps?
LED technology is more efficient
LED replacement lamps are on average 30% more efficient than their fluorescent counterparts. That means if you are spending $10,000 on your lighting energy costs per year, your bill will be reduced by $3,000 or more, every year that you use the LED bulbs. Standard 4-foot T8 LED bulbs are available at as low as 12 watts of power consumption, while their fluorescent counterparts will start at 25 watts.
Tube LEDs last longer
Some linear fluorescent lamps are now rated to last up to 84,000 hours, while the average life of a fluorescent tube lamp is only 30,000 hours. That is over twice as long, so keep that in mind when you are calculating your purchase. The LED lamp is more expensive, but you will need to replace your fluorescent bulbs 2 or 3 times during the lifespan of an LED. Keep in mind the labor costs of replacing those fluorescent bulbs, particularly if you are lighting a large warehouse.
LED tubes are easily dimmable
The ability to dim your lights increases their efficiency, because you will only be using the wattage necessary for the amount of light that you require. Most fluorescent lights have two settings, ON and OFF. That means that even if you only need a little bit of light, you still need to operate at full power consumption. Some expensive fluorescent bulbs are dimmable with a special ballast, but at that point your cost is comparable to an LED option.
LEDs contain no mercury
One of the downfalls of fluorescent lighting is that each bulb contains mercury, which is harmful to the environment and must be disposed of properly. You can purchase special recycling kits to dispose of your fluorescent lamps properly, but add that to the cost of opting for fluorescent lighting over LED.
LED tube lamps are more durable
Have you ever picked up a fluorescent lamp that dropped on the ground? If you did it was probably with a broom and dust pan. Fluorescent tube lamps are notoriously fragile, and their LED counterparts are just the opposite. They are built with a durable plastic housing that should even be able to withstand a drop from a low height.
Recording Date: January 20, 2020
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