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Originally Posted by daniel200
As mentioned you can easily purchase an LED light that will plug into your current florescent fixture. But not all LED’s are the same. Some will work with your current ballast installed. Some require removal of the ballast. And some require some rewiring in the fixture. So you need to do some investigation before buying so that you know all the retrofit required. The easiest solution is an LED bulb that simply plugs in the florescent fixture and requires no fixture rewiring.
The LED bulbs typically use 25 to 40% less energy than a florescent. But the bulbs are much more expensive. I know LED’s claim long life, but that has not been my experience.
I considered changing the florescent in my washroom to LED … But decided against it. My washroom lights rarely are on more than 3 or 4 hours per day, and the energy savings would only be a few dollars per year.
All of the lights in my home are LED except for the florescent in the garage and washroom
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I just changed out my garage florescent bulbs to a direct LED bulb. No ballast removed. What a difference. I went with a 65,000 Kelvin which is a daylight bulb. Bright and white light. Almost as bright as when the door is open on a sunny day. I do wish they had two fixtures, one on each side. I'm not a fan of a center located light. That's next weeks project.