-MIKE- wrote:
On 11/12/16 6:59 PM, krw wrote:
On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:02:35 -0600, -MIKE-
wrote:

On 11/12/16 5:52 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
Thanks. Fluorescents are cheaper, but I have decided on the
Costco leds.


They may be cheaper to buy, but the LEDs will be a LOT cheaper in
the long run when you consider their energy consumption AND their
life expectancy.

I don't buy the advertised life of any lighting. I just and another
pig tail die today. I've lost more of them than incandescent bulbs
in the last five years, despite being outnumbered at least 3:1.


But it's not even a debatable issue.
My LED's have already outlasted any fluorescent tubes I've ever had by
at least 2 fold.
I would bet the farm that I'll get another 10 years out of them.
A safe guess would be 20.

I've never had a tube last more than 18 months without starting to fail.



I find glad resent love gating iffy. Our home is 6 years old and I have
had to change the fluorescent tubes in the class set and laundry room two
times.
2 weeks after moving in I installed 4, 4 tube floor resent lights fixtures
in the garage. In 6 years I have not had to replace any of the T8 bulbs
but have had to replace 2 electronic ballasts in 2 of the fixtures. Go
figure.
I think the ballasts have a lot to do with tube life.