Here's hoping, they weren't too much work so if I get 5 years out of them I'd call it a success.
I've got 6 in mine, obviously I don't WANT to replace them. But IF they go out in 4-5 years I dont think that's too bad.
Smart I like that
Just yesterday I added a HF light over a darker area of my materials storage building to brighten things up a bit. There is an $18 coupon for them at the moment.
Thats how I feel. I'll never be able to have sub-par lighting again!
I can FEEL the difference that madeJust yesterday I added a HF light over a darker area of my materials storage building to brighten things up a bit. There is an $18 coupon for them at the moment.
I just happened to catch a shop video today where the guy says he gets about 3 to 5 years out of them because they gradually dim. First time I heard of the brand was on GJ yesterday.
Now everyone tells me
At least you can see well in the interim!Now everyone tells me
Who knows, maybe my lights will be the outliers hahaAt least you can see well in the interim!
I went and checked my Amazon history and I ordered my lights Nov 7, 2021 and had them put up as soon as they came. I have no noticeable dimming and none have died yet either. Mine are on virtually everyday from about 5pm until midnight and longer on weekends. I don't expect them to last forever but the way they are installed it would be super simple to replace them and just take slightly longer than a screw in bulb to swap out. It appears I can still buy the same ones.
I had the same thought. Plug and play really.
I paid up to have plugs installed in my shop so that if my Barrina lights failed at 5 years, I could throw them away and replace them with a new version. I have 14 8' lights installed since 2023. Fingers crossed.
Do you have a specific bypass LED tube that you use? I'm considering getting some for my farm shop but the variety available is pretty overwhelming. I would be fine getting some from amazon or home depot / Rona.
Thats what I did in my business. My fixtures are all solid mounted with emt and it was very easy to do the ballast bypass. So far the 8ft led's I bought have been fine and I think its been about 4 years.
These are what I used. I got them because my local electric supply house had them and I preferred to get them locally. Not the cheapest but they have been working fine for at least 4 years ? Maybe 5 ? They are on from 6:30 AM to 4:30 PM Mon- Fri
no, everything I've bought was from Habitat from Humanity and also Princess auto on clearance . they have served me well . all have had zero failures except for a lot of 2' tubes I got from Habitat . 1 in 3 fail almost immediately but the ones that don't fail quickly seem to last. there's been a handful of them on probably 30-40 hrs per week for 2 yrs and keep working. the others have been on the same for 4&1/2 years and no failures probably 30 to 40 tubes in total
I did that last Fall.
You ****.Oh, I hadn't mentioned the icing on the cake. The 16 troffer fixtures in the shop were all FREE. Got them from work when they were replacing fluorescents with LEDs. Saved them the hassle of a trip to the dump with them, and even helped the 2nd-shift electrician change them out.
The sprinkles on the icing? My new Sylvania LEDs were $1 each. Yep, 50 tubes that usually sell for $10-14 per tube, for $50.
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