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Replace 2 8' 60W Flourescent lights with 4 4' 32W lights. Will I tell a difference?
Currently we have 8' flourescent strip lights hanging from the ceiling above the drop ceiling, and then below where the light is in the drop ceiling there is 2 frosted panels to let the light thru, instead of a ceiling tile. The 8' lights are 60W each, and each fixture holds 2 bulbs.
I want to replace each light with a 2x4 troffer light. The troffer would hold 4 4' bulbs, 32W each. Then, instead of having a light 8' x 2', I would have a 4' x 2'. and a ceiling tile in place of where the other frosted lens was.
Would I notice a difference in the lighting if I did this, or would this be just as bright?
The 8 footers I have I bought from the DoIt Best center down the road. They say "Do-It" on the bulbs (so not sure who actually makes them) and say "60W ENERGY EFFICIENT" on them.
And havent bought the 4' ones yet, but the DoIt Best center has 32w energy efficient bulbs. Haven't priced anything else, theres no other hardware store around for about 50 miles
Yes. IF you replace it with bulbs that are spectrum light. The difference is astonishing. You may end up wearing sunglasses. Might be to your advantage to get a fixture with a diffuser instead of lenses. I'm assuming that the 8' fixture is the old T-12 type and the new one will be T-8's, which do put more light. I replaced a old 2' T-12 fixture over the kitchen sink with a new 2' T-8 strip light. WOW! I had to take out one of the bulbs so I didn't have to wear sunglasses while I washed dishes. ( I made sure that the fixture had two ballasts in the fixture so I could that ) Just so I can say that I said it:
"Be sure to check with your local electrical codes to see that you can "legally" do what you want to do."
The code now states that any lay-in fixture has to be tied down to BOTH, the ceiling AND the supports above it.
(in case the ceiling falls, the fixture will have to take the joists with it if it falls )
Good Luck!
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