Fluorescent to LED Conversion Upgrade Retrofit

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
  • Fluorescent to LED Lamp Conversion, Fluorescent Retrofit, upgrade
    Fluorescent Lamp Conversion, Fluorescent fixture to LED conversion, This video gives you the easy steps needed to convert a regular Fluorescent lamp fixture to LED

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  • @kenriggen5142
    @kenriggen5142 4 месяца назад

    Thanks . I'm not much of a DIY man. With your help I changed out two four bulb fixtures successfully!

  • @Boog7625
    @Boog7625 Месяц назад

    Great video! Where would we be without our old gals.

  • @ClintonAnderson-gf1ks
    @ClintonAnderson-gf1ks 23 дня назад

    Nice job. I appreciate the way you emphasized safety with power shutdown, testing, and lamp removal. You had clear enunciation with your presentation. Something you may want to include would be cleaning the reflector and lens. That gets the most light out of the fixture.

  • @Alex-Zone
    @Alex-Zone 2 месяца назад

    Thank you sir. Something tells me you are an awesome Grandpa! I appreciate your video very much.

  • @KM15-13
    @KM15-13 3 года назад +12

    From an "old gal" here, mechanically inclined, not afraid to tackle projects. Thank you for this great video. What I appreciate the most is your clarity and pace of your speaking. I tell these young people, my grown children included, to slow down, my brain doesn't go as fast as your mouth. God Bless.

  • @armadilllo
    @armadilllo 2 года назад +2

    I did about 600 of these converting a school two years ago, after the first few I just ended up leaving the ballast up there after I cut the wires. I had to come back here for a refresher when it came to doing my kitchen, I hate getting old, my memory is shot🤣. Thank you.

  • @alltuckeredoutwiththetucke7356

    You help me get back into good graces with my wife after being able to fix her kitchen light fixture this way. Thank you and God bless you and yours.

  • @mauishow
    @mauishow Год назад +2

    Clear. Thorough. Completely de-mystified florescent light housing, ballast, wiring, and converting to LED bulbs. Also, an excellent demonstration on how to demonstrate! Thank you.

  • @dgrig.7042
    @dgrig.7042 3 года назад +3

    I feel much more confident converting my old lights to LEDs now. Thank you.

  • @tpalmer3206
    @tpalmer3206 3 года назад +2

    Great video. Very clear instructions. You and the Old Gal make a great team! I especially enjoyed the boiler story while you were hooking things up

  • @georgerrumph4989
    @georgerrumph4989 2 года назад +10

    I would like to first and foremost Thank you for the very well explained, instructional and attention-to-detail video. I appreciate your time and efforts, my gratitude to the the Mrs. as well. God bless. I was given this task to perform this assignment. I came home and watched a few and somehow your display video stood out and I'm glad I watched it. I'm MORE confident, determined to tackle the 35 units that needs to be converted from Fluorescent to LED. Again, Thanks and keep doing what you LOVE!!!

  • @cj720pgh
    @cj720pgh 2 года назад +12

    Thank you for taking the time to make this video. My fixtures were exactly the same as the ones you modified. Your instructions were perfect and made the conversion extremely simple. Saved me a lot of time and worry.

  • @neciadinan9094
    @neciadinan9094 3 года назад

    Thanks very informative and down to earth explanation on how to make the switch from fluorescent to LED. Kudos to your assistant as well!

  • @timmarks5314
    @timmarks5314 3 года назад +2

    Your instructions are the best on the web. They guided me on successful installations yesterday. Thank you 👍

  • @jeffcopeland
    @jeffcopeland 2 года назад

    Thanks, Old Guy! Your explanation was much simpler than the manufacturer of the kit that I bought!

  • @868_4_Life
    @868_4_Life 3 года назад +3

    Man I have been struggling with this for so long. Finally inclined to have a go at it. Whether or not it works out THANK YOU Good Sir. Thumbs up and subscribed!

  • @basscliff6
    @basscliff6 Год назад +2

    From one old guy to another, nice work! It's hard to find 48" florescent tubes these days and so I had to convert a fixture in my basement. Thank you for sharing your experience.

  • @Lensteiman
    @Lensteiman 2 года назад

    Thanks a lot for step by step explanation! I have followed your instructions and got rid of ballasts and installed LED tubes. Thanks again!

  • @markorpen3666
    @markorpen3666 2 года назад

    Looked at several videos before finding yours.This one offered the clearest explanation. Thanks.

  • @gretel1015
    @gretel1015 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for a clear, concise directions on a 4 bulb fixture. I had watched several videos and the early 2018 or earlier had a slightly different solution - tying everything to one end of the fixture. Your solution makes it easy and perfect sense. It saved me from either replacing the fixture or replacing a bad ballast and keeping it a fluorescent Fixture. Thank you again!

  • @ProspectorsGhost
    @ProspectorsGhost 2 года назад

    Thank you for making and sharing this video.. Just as is the case with another person of whom previously commented on this video. My (4 light), light fixtures in my kitchen are also almost identical to these light fixtures too. So, now I know what to do when I decide to change them over from flouresent tubes with ballast transformers to LED Light tubes. Once again, Thank You Sir.
    My house is over hundred years (old Lath & Plaster, with almost no insulation), (circa, around 1916), All the wireing has been replaced to newer style Romex (the wiring used to be the old cloth wound tube & Knob type). My kitchen does not have much heat in the winter time. It only has one 4 foot base-board heater in it. We use an electric furnace to heat the rest of the house. (The furnace, all of its furnace wiring, its wall thermostat, and its furnace circuit breaker were all scrounged from an old mobile home of which my next door neighbor tore down).
    So in the winter time, it always stays around 30 degree's or less all winter long in the kitchen, and half the time those ballasted flourescent lights only work sometimes due to the cold of which is generally normal for flourescent lights, as they are like me they hate the cold and don't want to work when it's cold.
    I'm getting tired of turning on the light switch and flipping a coin in a bet with myself to see if those lights will work or not. Sometimes they will, sometimes they will not. Other times only one or two will come on. But after a warm up period with the power on, they will generlly all start working (depends upon how cold it is in the kitchen at that time), (they always all work if the temperature is avove 45 to 50 degrees). The same thing occurres with all the flourescent lights out in my garage/workshop as it has no heat at all. - Anyway, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @kevinclaxton9030
    @kevinclaxton9030 Год назад +1

    I was getting frustrated trying to find a video that matched our fluorescent setup. Your instructions matched ours perfectly and we were able to convert our old fluorescent fixture to the LED conversion in a short time. Thank you very much for posting this! It was a life saver.

  • @TeamProsperity
    @TeamProsperity 2 месяца назад

    Great video well done I’ve done three before a couple 2 or 3 years ago and now need to do one in our laundry room but forgot how to do it 😮😂😂😂I didn’t wanna take any of tge others to see what I did so this is a refresher 👍

  • @hendrikd.gideonse7264
    @hendrikd.gideonse7264 Год назад +1

    Thank you, thank, THANK YOU!! This is the 5th or 6th video for thisLED conversion purpose I've looked at and I FINALLY understand what I need to do. The "old guy" [I are one, too ;-) ] was clear and precise in his presentation, kept referring to the appropriate wire colors, pairings, and placements as he explained the steps he was taking, and did not cover the wires with his palms, wrists, or fingers as happened in so many of the earlier videos I examined with mounting frustration. Let's hear it for the old guy and his gal!

  • @bigsugarcreek
    @bigsugarcreek 2 года назад +5

    Thank you for the great video. You took your time and explained all the steps very clearly. I will be converting my shop this weekend, and thanks to your video, I now feel very confident with the process. Thanks again.

  • @robertfong-mow7235
    @robertfong-mow7235 Год назад

    Thanks for such clear instruction . You are an old guy but your brain still works. I am an old guy also. You are lucky to have such a good assistant. Cheers.

  • @feyrrari
    @feyrrari Год назад

    Great educator. Thank you. I almost looked your video over and I'm glad I listened to the inner voice. 😌

  • @joegaona3850
    @joegaona3850 3 года назад +1

    Man thank you. You are very Clear and thorough in your teaching

  • @glejano
    @glejano 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing this video, because of this, I am able to convert my fluorescent fixture to LED. I really enjoyed your story about your interest in repairing things which saved your parents a lot of money, I can relate to you. Subscribed!

  • @charlesconrad2046
    @charlesconrad2046 3 года назад

    Nice job, very clear procedure, well executed and filmed. Thanks for providing this demonstration, it is very helpful.

  • @garylcarrier
    @garylcarrier Год назад

    Love the Old Guy! Thanks for straight forward instructions! Be Blessed! 🙏

  • @luckycook2320
    @luckycook2320 2 года назад

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I am an old guy trying to understand the vague GE instructions. I thought I had it figured out and you confirmed it for me.

  • @fredmaney528
    @fredmaney528 Год назад

    Man, this is as good as it gets for a nearly 69 year old geezer like me. Thank you so much for your video.

  • @buddyromero8973
    @buddyromero8973 3 года назад

    I totally enjoyed how you showed how to change the lights. Please keep teaching
    Stay well... your Utah viewer

  • @justinsgarage1125
    @justinsgarage1125 2 года назад +2

    Perfect! I have 4 lamp T12 fixtures that use 2 magnetic ballasts. Most demonstrations are for 2 lamp, 1 ballast fixtures.

  • @lesphilaja5722
    @lesphilaja5722 3 года назад +4

    From one old guy to another, Thanks! I can't wait to start on my conversations. My fixtures are 17' up from the concrete and its below zero in the building. I'll have to wait a couple of months for it to warm up.

  • @haroldbowlin7581
    @haroldbowlin7581 Год назад +1

    Fantastic!!! I love the way you explain things. You saved me big time!!!

  • @murph16999
    @murph16999 2 года назад

    just got the correct bulbs at ace ballast bypass and wha la.....perfect....your video was fantastic from 1 69 year old guy to you.....THANKS...saved me a ton of $$$$!!! THANKS AGAIN!!!

  • @janiceflanagan5679
    @janiceflanagan5679 3 года назад +3

    Thank you. What a fantastic and informative video and, your instructions are so clear. I am an old gal that likes to learn how to do some things too. We do have a repair man coming though, because by watching videos I learned that we probably blew out our ballast in an overhead 2 light florescent because we did not replace 2 burned out bulbs right away. It was so informative and interesting the way you took out 2 ballast, cut the wires, rebooked the wiring and then changed to LED. At first we kept trying to put in new bulbs and it still would not work. We thought the box of bulbs aphid expired so I bought another $30 box of bulbs from Home Depot. New bulbs still would not make light work. Then, I saw the video that said the ballast was burned out because we waited too long to change the burned out bulbs. We have 2 florescent lights in the closet
    so we still had some lighting. I have replaced fluorescent bulbs before and could not understand why the light would not go on with new bulbs. HARD LESSON LEARNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

  • @lorraineallen1324
    @lorraineallen1324 2 года назад

    Awesome video and explained very well ! Best explanation I have seen so I feel a lot more confident in changing out my light fixture.

  • @Drjohnd25
    @Drjohnd25 2 года назад

    Thanks for the great directions and guidance. Many blessings to you and your family.

  • @clifffoltz651
    @clifffoltz651 2 года назад +5

    Thanks for the clearly presented video, it sure makes things more understandable when someone that is explaining something to go as smooth as you did. Thanks again !

  • @steviegeez8032
    @steviegeez8032 2 года назад

    Excellent explanation. Now this "old guy" is going to try it. Thank you for a very thorough tutorial.

  • @AfricanFlightStar
    @AfricanFlightStar 2 года назад +3

    Great job, well explained and demonstrated, just what I needed to know, thank you! 💥👍🏻🙏🏻

  • @timlist4173
    @timlist4173 Год назад

    From one Old Guy to another, Perfect video. Just did mine (hot one end and neutral on the other). Worked like a charm. I must admit, mine were hanging shop lights, so I could unplug them, take them down and put them on the bench and rewire them, and then rehang and plug them in. I avoid overhead work more each day. LOL.

  • @ericschiffman871
    @ericschiffman871 2 года назад

    Fantastic and clearly instructed. Thank you for this! Very, very helpful.

  • @TheBluebird65
    @TheBluebird65 Год назад

    Thank You for the walk through on this conversion. I had earlier converted to a Sylvania LED That is powered from one end only. They call it a Toggled tube conversion so the neutral wire and the line or load wire are fed through the two pins on the same end of the tube. I bought those lamps at Home Depot but they are no longer available through that store. I would suspect that the newer tubes by FEIT that I just purchased are not going to be compatible . So I will have to be very careful to not use the newer tubes in the fixtures that I previously wired for the Sylvania lamps. I have just one suggestion for either of these two conversions. That is to apply a sticker to the fixture to indicate that it has been changed to operate on 110 - 120 volts which could cause a regular florescent tube to crack or burst when energized and also to indicate which end of the fixture the Line wire is tied to. You did a great job of conveying the process.

  • @ronoh3996
    @ronoh3996 3 года назад

    Excellent video, great presentation and very detailed. Thank you! Mahalo and Aloha from Hawaii!

  • @richardrodriguez1128
    @richardrodriguez1128 2 года назад

    Thank you sir for this video. Now I feel confident to tackle this job. Old guys rule!!

  • @byronburton7603
    @byronburton7603 Год назад

    Appreciated the detailed, in depth instruction. I have converted one laundry room fixture and I'm in process to get the LED bulbs. Hoping all goes well when we flip the switch!

    • @byronburton7603
      @byronburton7603 Год назад

      It worked!! Ready to tackle another one tomorrow. Again, thank you so much for your careful attention to detail!

  • @richardnicholus6231
    @richardnicholus6231 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful job. Nicely explained. Thank you.

  • @birddog6776
    @birddog6776 2 года назад

    Thanks you old guy , I followed your steps and so far so good!

  • @066motocross
    @066motocross Месяц назад

    Great video 😊 thanks so much. I'm an old guy too and I just subscribed to your channel. You explain that very well.

  • @jimbossemi-customs3129
    @jimbossemi-customs3129 3 года назад

    Enjoyed your video very much, you have a calming way about you. Well done!

  • @brandonschwartz774
    @brandonschwartz774 Год назад

    From one old guy to another, Thank You! Great instructions!!

  • @mrmatt7210
    @mrmatt7210 3 года назад +1

    Recently I suffered through learning how to replace a magnetic ballast for a newer one which was electronic.
    Had I seen this video prior to purchasing the newer ballast, I would have gladly chosen the led conversion.

  • @darintownsendd.m.d.361
    @darintownsendd.m.d.361 3 года назад +2

    Very informative sir. Thank you for your help. You are extremely intelligent!

  • @08Maxwell1
    @08Maxwell1 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for your post. Your explanations were excellent.

  • @wayneallegretto1438
    @wayneallegretto1438 Год назад

    Like the way you took your time and showed each and every step👌

  • @jamesgaul1022
    @jamesgaul1022 Год назад

    Very informative video. You did a great job of explaining the conversion process.

  • @teresiascott22
    @teresiascott22 2 года назад

    Nicely done! Thank you. Now to get my "Old Man" to do the conversions : )

  • @ldmcnasty7985
    @ldmcnasty7985 3 года назад +2

    Very good demonstration. Thanks

  • @russellburleigh7946
    @russellburleigh7946 2 года назад

    One thing you omitted.......the replacement LED's must allow " direct wiring " using your procedure. Initially I purchased LED's that did not need ballast replacement ........ removing the ballast's resulted in the lamps not working. Otherwise excellent tutorial ...... I replaced my initial purchase LED's with direct wiring type yielded a successful project. Thank's.

  • @cbutler8392
    @cbutler8392 3 года назад +2

    Thank you sir, this helped me immensely.

  • @dhodz6611
    @dhodz6611 3 года назад

    Good info! Very thorough! Thank you!

  • @rickmartin2154
    @rickmartin2154 3 года назад

    Thanks sir i was not sure how to do this ,you give me confidence.

  • @daleglasbrenner3321
    @daleglasbrenner3321 2 года назад

    the editing was very Good, everything was well done, Thank You...

  • @jamesmiller4746
    @jamesmiller4746 2 года назад

    Awesome video, outstanding, you are so clear on how it is done thank you great work, I am going to share this video I know some people that can learn from this, thumbs up to you and your helper.

  • @lw3199
    @lw3199 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic! Very informative!

  • @MisterEllery
    @MisterEllery 2 года назад

    Thank you sir!!! So instructive your video, I did everything as you explained and it solve my problem! Thanks again

  • @fbcpraise
    @fbcpraise 2 года назад

    You made this clear and simple, best video on this conversion. Thank you. Just finished my basement fixture.

  • @RhinoG92
    @RhinoG92 2 года назад

    This was a great help, thank you!

  • @charlesahon
    @charlesahon 3 года назад

    Great video. Very nicely explained.

  • @christianwilliams638
    @christianwilliams638 3 года назад

    Thanks for the help Old Guys

  • @BillBene67
    @BillBene67 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video. Thanks for sharing~

  • @thomasburke8548
    @thomasburke8548 2 года назад +1

    Thanks !!! - Great job ; finally got what i was looking for - with 4 lights and dual pop in pins. I can fix mine now. AAA++++++++++

  • @robalexander417
    @robalexander417 3 года назад +1

    Good video thanks! Nice manner too!

  • @dsurkin
    @dsurkin 2 года назад

    Excellent explanations!

  • @CALIFdon9898
    @CALIFdon9898 2 года назад

    dang, you make it look easy! I'm going to do that....Tks!

  • @M_Ladd
    @M_Ladd 10 месяцев назад

    Great job! Thank you very much! Might be easier to just leave the ballasts in. Just disconnect them. They are difficult to dispose of, and you should not just throw them in the garbage.

  • @williammarshall191
    @williammarshall191 3 года назад

    Thank you for your help Sir!

  • @zach_waltonn
    @zach_waltonn 2 года назад

    At 12:00 XD I literally had to strip all the wires with a utility knife and it took Aaggggeees to do because I forgot my quick strip tool as I was at my parent business and all i had was a uti blade XD but I loved the video was very informative keep it up man hope everything's goin well

  • @lisadaniels6020
    @lisadaniels6020 3 года назад

    Nice job. Love the average homeowner approach. Btw- you sound like John Goodman. Lol

  • @sotxmatt
    @sotxmatt 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the tutorial, liked the story telling while you were working!!! One question, would it be a good idea to tape the wirenuts and wires with electrical tape to secure everything at the connection point? Thanks

  • @robertl1776
    @robertl1776 Год назад

    Nice job...thanks for doing the video!

  • @bensonmutaipi7085
    @bensonmutaipi7085 Год назад

    Perfectly done thank you sir.

  • @miltonnegron65
    @miltonnegron65 3 года назад

    Excellent job !!!

  • @stevenjohnson9514
    @stevenjohnson9514 3 года назад

    Thanks! This helped so much

  • @vincentfreeman6257
    @vincentfreeman6257 Год назад

    Excellent tutorial. thank you

  • @eybimey
    @eybimey 2 года назад +1

    I really appreciate this video and the calm, clear explanation you provided. I just wanted to ask about the use of the wire nuts, though. you used a big red wing-nut wire nut to connect what looks like 8 wires at a time... is that safe?

  • @bgee5098
    @bgee5098 Год назад

    Great Job... easy to follow...

  • @edmontgomery6195
    @edmontgomery6195 2 года назад

    Thanks great video. I have same fixtures.

  • @garyg6000
    @garyg6000 2 года назад

    Nicely done!

  • @randydavidson7969
    @randydavidson7969 Месяц назад

    Excellent video…Thanks……

  • @dennisjackson3531
    @dennisjackson3531 Год назад

    great work very helpful , thanks

  • @leonardedgarsr2014
    @leonardedgarsr2014 2 года назад

    Excellent!!! thank you

  • @mirzakhalidbaig223
    @mirzakhalidbaig223 3 года назад

    Excellent job

  • @tc6948
    @tc6948 2 года назад

    Great video sir

  • @ammazabeth8765
    @ammazabeth8765 10 месяцев назад

    I am so glad to find your channel . Like you , I have been having problem with my fluorescent lamps. You have very precise instructions. I am a new subscriber. I wonder if you can help me find the led lamp you bought from Amazon. Can you write down the link so I can get them? Truly appreciate you and the missis. Thank you very much.

  • @digittbr1688
    @digittbr1688 2 года назад

    Thank you good sir. I subbed.