So not only do you get more light from a LED replacement bulb, they use less wattage. Our LED replacement bulbs only use 18-20 watts vs 40 watts with T8 making the LED 50% more efficient. This does not include additional power that is lost by the electronic ballast that power each fluorescent fixture. In fact, the power that a ballast consumes is more than equal to the amount of energy needed to power an LED tube. So when you look at a fluorescent fixture with 4 tubes plus a ballast, your energy consumption is actually equal to lighting 10 LED tubes.

The LED replacement bulbs emits light at a 110 degree pattern vs the 360 degree pattern given off by T8 fluorescent bulbs. In this case, only 30% of the light given off by the t8 fluorescent is actually hitting the intended target. This means you are not using all available light because the fluorescent bulb is also lighting the fixture. That’s why fluorescent fixtures are brighter with reflectors.

A LED fixture uses its energy to produce light. Most lighting sources including fluorescent use heat to generate light which is why traditional incandescent, metal halide and fluorescent are losing favor with property owners.

A fluorescent bulb at the end of its life is very simple to spot, because it is DEAD, nothing left. A fluorescent T8 bulb is considered end-of-life at 60% of its light output, which equates to roughly 14,400 hours. LED replacement bulbs, on the other hand, calculate the end of life at 70% which is approximately 50,000 hours. In order to keep up with LED, you will have to replace the T8 bulbs 3.5 times

One of the most important differences lies in the fact that there is no Mercury or Glass Content with LED lighting. Help keep the world a healthier place by reducing your use of products containing mercury to keep it from damaging our ecosystem and environment.

LED replacement bulbs does not emit any light in the non-visible light spectrum (UV). UV/IR light causes colours to fade in fabrics, signage, while also being the leading cause for eye strain and eye fatigue. Fluorescent T8 bulbs emit UV/IR light while LED bulbs do not.

LED fixtures contribute little to none in regards to heat gain in a room or air conditioned space. The LED generate less heat. Less heat means that the Air Conditioning system does not have to work as hard. This is vitally important if you are doing a new build or upgrade as you may be able to utilise smaller A/C systems to heat the same area.

The beam angle of the LED replacement bulb is 110 degrees. This means that all of the light generated by the LED bulb is focused in the 110 degree area. The fluorescent T8 bulb, on the other hand, has a beam angle of 360 degrees. That means the majority of the light generated by the T8 bulb is going out the sides and top of bulb, which does not benefit the intended target.

Fluorescent bulbs require the use of an electronic ballast to manage and balance the energy directed to the bulbs by each fixture. Over time, these ballasts can become troublesome, unreliable and are very expensive to replace (usually about $70 each, plus labour). LED tubes do not require a ballast – a significant additional savings in hardware, maintenance and consumption.