LED options for old fluorescent under cabinet lighting

[18tyweslow]

Hey all, I just bought my grandparents house that they built in 2000. All their under cabinet lighting in the kitchen is fluorescent.

1x F8T5-CW
3x F20T12-CW
1x F30W (looks like the same end terminals as the F20T12)

What’s my best option for replacing these? They hum, and their light (4100k) is a little too cool for us. I’ve seen some LED replacements for the F8T5 tube but don’t immediately see a whole lot of solid options for the other 4. I figure LED replacements will be easiest vs. just yanking it all out and installing new fixtures, but who knows. Curious what you all think.

 

[Shiftless]

just yanking it all out and installing new fixtures,

That’s what I would do.

Nice work clocking the screws on that switch receptacle cover plate.

 

[kbuhagiar]

I was in the same boat a couple of years ago. My initial thought, as well, was to install LED tubes, but the cost - plus the effort to re-wire the existing fixtures - was going to eclipse the whole value paradigm. Plus the fixtures were over twenty years old and the plastic shades/lenses were all brittle, so we decided to replace them all. I'm glad we did, the new LED luminieres are much nicer with dimming and light temperature options, and wiring was already in place so replacement wasn't that difficult. We had to touch up paint since the new fixtures were smaller but we were going to paint anyway so it didn't really matter.

 

[u2slow]

I put LED replacement tubes into the old fixtures under the cabinets.

No plastic lenses on mine . They are simple utility strips (single tube) and concealed by a valence.

 

[cybrdyke]

Those are old and nasty. Get rid of them.
CD

 

[18tyweslow]

Found some nice hardwire replacements at Home Depot… $250 for all the lights. Can be dimmed, and have adjustable temp. I’ll take it.

Thanks all!

 

[CJ7VFR]

Found some nice hardwire replacements at Home Depot… $250 for all the lights. Can be dimmed, and have adjustable temp. I’ll take it.

Thanks all!

Can you post up which ones you are talking about so others can check them out?

Jim

 

[18tyweslow]

Can you post up which ones you are talking about so others can check them out?

Jim

Absolutely! This is what I used. I installed various sizes (12in, 18in, 24in.) Easily installed, the adjustable white balance is really nice. We’ll see how reliability is!


https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-Direct-Wire-Aluminum-18-in-LED-White-CCT-Changing-Under-Cabinet-Light-PL9034/314814685