There are many companys manufacturing LED T8 replacement tubes in China - but sometimes it is hard to locate a local importer. Note T5 tubes remain competitive because much lower outlay helps ROI even though energy savings are much less than LED. Also try explaining you want to pay $85+ for an...
When you instal a LEd tube you can just remove the starter & many/most will operate with or without ballast. However the removal of the ballast will often represent a very significant portion of the savings.
We are using the tubes inside - but there are now increasing numbers of LED products...
I am also testing LED replacement tubes for low level use in garage basement. I have a trial tube that claims 100,000 hours plus - now you have to hang around a long time to ensure this is valid. Anyway looks an easy decision - we are using 36 Watt T8's 4 ft - with ballast & starter watts are...