In this video i show how i replaced a couple of burnt out fluorescent light fixtures in my shop with new high efficiency led ones.
Replace garage fluorescent lights with led.
I hate fluorescent bulbs but the cost to replace them with led equivalent fixtures was high about 300 to do all six.
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Buy fixtures with electronic ballasts rather than electromagnetic ones.
The simplest is to completely replace old fluorescent fixtures with brand new led fixtures.
Color temperature measurement is in kelvin k and most colors range from 2500 to 6500k a lower kelvin figure means the color is warm and tends to be closer to orange.
Many fluorescent lights do not work below 50 degrees.
Led light tubes are popular replacements for the long fluorescent light tubes as they can last much longer and don t contain toxic mercury.
Most of these tubes are designed to simply fit into the fluorescent light fixtures you already have.
However led fixtures to replace four bulb 8 foot long fluorescent fixtures common in farm buildings can set you back 100 or more per unit.
Each of these led garage lights is 4 feet long and available in either warm white 3500k bright white 4000k or daylight 5000k hues.
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Our garage has six five overhead one over a workbench 48 long fluorescent hanging fixtures.
There is a wide variety of methods for converting to led tubes.
These hardwired fixtures are an all in one garage lighting option meaning that you ll need to replace the entire unit once the 30 000 hour lifespan has expired and the bulb burns out.
By contrast a high kelvin figure like 4000k means the color is cool and white in appearance.
If you are going to replace fluorescent light with led lighting you must take into consideration the color temperature.
Through all of this though i had one area of the house i d ignored.
It is bright whit.
Fluorescent lights are the traditional choice for garage spaces.
However if you live in a cold climate you should choose a fluorescent fixture based on the lowest temperature in your garage.