How To Easily Convert Fluorescent Lights to LED | Save Money on Energy Costs

Easily Convert Fluorescent Lights to LED. Brighter Lights & Save on Energy Costs! Simple Bypass Ballast Method.
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[ralphpetry]

I finally decided today was the day to give up my career as a professional procrastinator and tackle the flickering laundry room light. I had been determined to leave fluorescent behind and make the switch to LED. The LED bulbs I had ordered a couple of weeks ago were starting to gather dust in the corner so finally watched a few videos this morning and picked your video as my guide. Your instructions were perfect and I feel like I have a whole new fixture. Thanks for posting such great instructions.

[daxos]

Thanks for the video. A very easy 20 minute project checked off the honey-do list and my wife is very excited that our kitchen is lit up again.

[DrLRHolzer]

Very helpful. Your camera angles and description of how to remove the cover over the ballast saved me time. I converted a kitchen fluorescent fixture to LED Hybrid Type A+B today, and everything worked very well. No one locally sells the kind of LED tubes you recommend in the videos. I checked Lowes, Home Depot, ACE, and BatteriesPlus. But when I talked to a clerk at a local light bulb specialty store, he had heard of these kinds of bulbs and respects the product. He called them Smart bulbs instead of hybrid. I ordered from amazon, and installation steps were straightforward, just as you explained. I don't normally do electrical DIY. I rewatched your video many times to make sure I understood the steps. Thank you!

[motocross]

I gotta tell you brother, this is the absolute very best video I have found in this topic. Believe me, I've been watching how to convert to LED with ballast bypass tubes and yours is the very best I have seen! Not confusing, not someone talking to us like we are all qualified electricians, no dumb jokes and no music. Just a very cool young man showing us how to do this understanding that we don't have a clue lol. Seriously. Thanks so much. I inherited my Father's house and garage and I have 26 of these to do between the basement and garage and they are all 8' so I know this is going to be a very expensive upgrade. Well worth the cost though I know that. Thanks again fella 😊

[SteveLizaIzabel]

I knew nothing about converting Fluorescent lights to LED lights prior to watching this video. If this is all there is to it, you made it super easy to understand, and super easy for me to do. I see there is no need for me to hire an electrician to do, especially since I'm a DIY person myself. Thank you for explaining exactly what to do with all the wires, and how to bypass the ballast (seems very simple).

Others watching this video and who have already done the conversion:
* Is it really this easy???
* Is there nothing else that has to be added (equivalent of a new LED ballast, or similar) for the conversion?
* Are there different type of LEDS bulbs (like with and without ballast)? What's best? Cheapest? Most energy efficient?

Thank you all and Johnny DIY 🙂

[chrisbvh]

Good God, you are the 4th ballast bypass video I've watched and you are the first one to show without over explaining that ALL of the wires on one end go to hot and ALL on the other end go to neutral. I realize now every other video was doing this but explaining way too much. My guy 👊🏻

[Charlielizard]

Jonny, once again, perfect timing. Have replaced every bulb in my house with an LED. Except the two big florescent fixtures in my laundry/mud room. Now those will be changed sooner thanks to your video. Didn't think to look for LED bulbs that would fit in existing fixtures. Have a great weekend and thanks again!

[dianaquilterkosty]

Perfect !!
You reinforced the exact way I envisioned it being done.
Thank you so much. 😉😊

[cherylmcghee]

Great viedo! I am a woman, 76 years of age. Your viedo was so clear and simple to understand! I can't believe I did it! Thank
you so much, especially after watching so many other confusing videos.

[christiemcbaine]

Fabulous! Can’t wait to do this over the washer/dryer!
Side note. The second time you said “twist it clockwise” I was totally thinking “why would he make a point to turn it clockwise?”. Then, Bam! You totally explained it.

[ko]

I had seen another video on this conversion and it was so confusing I didnt even try. The method was different too. This just caused me to add this back onto my list. Thanks for your video!

[deni]

Always making it seem easy to do it ourselves, thank you 😊

[brawnz]

Thanks bro I converted mine with ease with your directions. The hardest part for me was stripping the wires lol . Thanks again and keep up the great content.

[A-aronTrekn]

Great video with the simplest explanation of how to install using by pass method I've seen! Thanks.

[robertheinkel]

Just beware of one major item. There are two types of led replacement bulbs. One type like the one shown in the video, and another with a different wiring requirement. The other type only powers one end of the bulb, while the other tombstone is just a bulb holder. The bulbs are not interchangeable without rewiring the fixture to match the bulbs. Just pay attention to the directions on the package. Also, there are shunted and non shunted tombstones used. This style of bulb can use either, but the bulbs requiring wiring on one end only require non shunted tombstones, and usually come with the bulbs.
I has converted over 1, 200 bulbs at our church’s school and highly recommend LEDs

[mikeslater]

Pretty straightforward video but I have one complaint. That tester you used to determine whether the fixture was still powered or not should have been tested with a known live electrical circuit before trusting that your ballast was truly unpowered. You can do this by just sticking the little tab on the end of the tester in the hot side of a known good receptacle to see if it sounds. Not testing that electrical tester prior to using it is a good way to get yourself seriously hurt if the tester batteries were dead or it was just not working.

[bigmikefrompa.]

I thank you very much! Followed your instructions and they worked great! Super bright! I have 2 more to convert in basement. I have 14 to do in garage. I'll wait for warmer weather, lol! Thank you. You got new sub 😊

[mightycessna]

Great video and spot on with the instructions. I referenced the video as I replaced the lights in one of my bathrooms. Much appreciate the video and how-to instructions.

[kurtfaut]

good job. clear and concise. at time of approx 5:17 your comment when splicing the neutral to the neg side was that, "like I said, it doesn't matter which ones go to which side." I was at a bit of a loss regarding that comment. but overall, the best fluorescent-to-LED switch out/ballast bypass directive I could find, Thanks.