Wow...searching the forum here I have seen some pretty slick looking CFL light setups..... I must admit I like the look of multiple hanging pendant lights much better then strip fixtures..... I Am pretty clueless about lighting...So I ask what would be the pro`s and con`s between using properly spaced CFL`s vs using T5HO strips.....
CFL vs T5HO
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Provincial
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First of all, T5HO fixtures should only be used 12 feet or more above floor level because the light is so intense. I have mine about 16 feet high and they are great. They provide good general lighting in my 40x60 shop using four 4-foot 4-bulb fixtures and 6500 kelvin bulbs. The light is too white/blue for many people, but it works fine for me. After working in there for a while, regular "cool white" lights are like sitting beside a camp fire!
roaddog359
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I have 6- 6 bulb dual ballast t5ho in my 36x48 with 12 ft ceilings and no light problems of being too bright. I may add 4 more down the road.
Charles (in GA)
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I have T5HO strips hanging over my workbench about 7 ft off the floor, with "cool white" 4000K bulbs in them and while they are bright, I like them. If you had lights with reflectors, it probably would be too much that low.
Phillips only makes T5HO in 3000K, 3500K and 4100K. OTHER Phillips literature states that 5000K and 6500K is being added to the line.
Phillips also now has a new energy saving T5HO called the Phillips Energy Advantage that is 49 watts as opposed to the regular 54 watt. Phillips also has an extreme temperature 54w bulb that has a much broader operating range of temperature at which it will produce 100% or near 100% light output.
Sylvania makes them in 3000K, 3500K, 4100K, 5000K, and 6500K
THREAD from September about the Lithonia T5HO 8 ft open strips that use 4ea of the 4 ft T5HO bulbs in tandem.
Charles
Phillips only makes T5HO in 3000K, 3500K and 4100K. OTHER Phillips literature states that 5000K and 6500K is being added to the line.
Phillips also now has a new energy saving T5HO called the Phillips Energy Advantage that is 49 watts as opposed to the regular 54 watt. Phillips also has an extreme temperature 54w bulb that has a much broader operating range of temperature at which it will produce 100% or near 100% light output.
Sylvania makes them in 3000K, 3500K, 4100K, 5000K, and 6500K
THREAD from September about the Lithonia T5HO 8 ft open strips that use 4ea of the 4 ft T5HO bulbs in tandem.
Charles
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camnick
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I put 6- 4ft. 6 bulb T5HO in my 4 car garage with a 13ft ceiling. They are really nice and bright. I started putting 105W Eiko CFL's in my barn with 16 ft ceiling for general lighting. They output 420Watts at 5000K. They work great for this. It's going to be a toss up to which route I will take over the areas I work around all the time. I don't think you could go wrong with either.
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ddawg16
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Effeciency wise....the T5 is better than the CFL....in fact, they are better than the current batch of LED lights.....
If clearance is not an issue...T5 is the way to go. For me, my ceiling is 8' and I do woodworking...I didn't want to be hitting tubes with a chunk of wood...so I went recessed cans with CFL's in them.
If clearance is not an issue...T5 is the way to go. For me, my ceiling is 8' and I do woodworking...I didn't want to be hitting tubes with a chunk of wood...so I went recessed cans with CFL's in them.