- 40,000 Lifetime Hours
- Instant on
- 40% to 52% of Energy Save Comparing from CFL T8 and T12 Tube
- UL Listing
- AC90-277 Volt
Great tubes for florescent replacement.
12/12/2013
This review is from: Collection LED Tube / 19 Watts / 40 watts CFL replacement / 1611 lumens / Daylight / 5000k / 40,000 hr / 2 yr warranty / 2 packs
Pros:
VERY NICE. Bright daylight in our kitchen now.
Replaced two 40watt daylight florescents with these and wow, what a difference. They use 1/2 the electricity, last longer and are brighter.
Cost effectiveness is negotiable however as florescent tubes are super cheap but, these LED alternatives are far superior in the illumination department. Also cooler, last longer and no noise.
Wiring was a piece of cake, far easier than the instructions read. Just kill power, remove the ballast, cap off the wires individually on one end of the fixture and run 115 to one end of each tubes socket. Typically already paralleled wiring exists in most 2 tube fixtures. Took 10 minutes.
Cons:
4 Stars due to two reasons.
1- Cost (and I got these on sale for 45 bucks pair here).
2- 1 second time delay when you flip the switch.
Overall Review:
Cost of these is high. Basically, 12.225 cents a KWH is our power bill bottom line. So two 40's at 10 hours a day draw around .8 KWH and with ballast, prob close to 1KWH per day. So, ~$3.68 a month for std tubes and ~$1.50 for these LED tubes at 10 hours a day (if they in fact pull 19watts). So, they can pay for themselves in just over a year at 10 hours a day usage. A good investment.
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