![]() Here's a before-and-after comparison click to see the full photo…Īs you can see, the right-most fluorescent tube (in the left half of the photo) has a large dead zone in the middle, and neither fluorescent tube light could be described as providing even lighting. Instant on, brighter and more-even light distribution, no flicker, and they should last nearly forever. Within a couple minutes of installing the LED tubes, I was headed back to Costco to buy five more boxes-the difference is that notable. (And the fluorescents in my garage go out quite often, even compared to indoor incandescents.) So I bought one box, as a test to use over the workbench. So while the LED bulbs are more expensive, a $3 difference isn't much at all given the lower engery usage and long life. But the other day at Costco, I noticed they had two-pack FEIT 4' LED replacement bulbs- like these at Amazon-for only $18 (versus $28 at Amazon as I write this).Ī "normal" 48" fluorescent tube light, as in this Sylania four-pack is around $6 or $7 per light. I hate fluorescent bulbs, but the cost to replace them with LED-equivalent fixtures was high-about $300 to do all six. ![]() Our garage has six (five overhead, one over a workbench) 48" long fluorescent hanging fixtures. Through all of this, though, I had one area of the house I'd ignored: The garage. ![]() Newer LEDs are also warmer in tone-we found some "soft light" 60W equivalent bulbs that are nicely warm (and warmer when dimmed). I've converted most of our home to LED lighting-costs have plummeted in recent years, and when you combine LED lights' long lives with low energy costs, the payback period is incredibly short.
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