Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

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[quote author=VNA link=topic=17546.msg292248#msg292248 date=1549811390]

That’s surprising. I replaced the two 4’ fluorescents in my kitchen with LED tubes a few weeks ago and feel like I need sunglasses in there.

You sure.  The ones they give us a work, which I think are cheapies, are nowhere near as bright as conventional tubes.  They do sometimes fool people into thinking they are quite bright as they tend to have a cold blue colour temp, rather then the warm yellow of conventional. 

Thinking about it, you’re probably right. Though I went for a 2700K colour temperature the 18W LED tubes do only claim 1800 lumens and the old fluorescents appear to be 3000.
The difference in brightness is doubtless because the old tubes are getting on a bit… they’re the originals I installed shortly after moving in, so are about 28 years old.
Also, it’s winter so my kitchen is usually pretty cold when I turn the lights on and fluorescents are famously dim until they warm up. I’m probably comparing 1800 lumens with about 800 as a result.  :rollin
[/quote]2700k is IMO nasty yellow, I go for 6000k or 65000k and have I have 62 LED bulbs in Sharp Hall. So far I have been lucky with them not blowing early but there are the odd duffers, and I am having particular trouble with GU9 fitting bulbs. I get most of mine now from CPC