Do these tubes work WITHOUT the ballast? For that price,I’m betting NOT.
They do not, they work only with an electronic ballast. Not the magnetic ones.
Actually for most I would think that would be preferable. Simple replacement.
As I said, I’ll know more after I fool around with one
I just do not like anything Utilitech.
They work right out of the box but seen to die at a rapid rate.
I was a Electrical Contractor most of my life and did see how bad this brand was/is.
Buy what ever you want but I will not be buying these.
My point is with ballast it is very inefficient When I go led, I do not want a ballast. So I would go with other type tubes. There is a thread already about those tube types.
Thread link?
Thanks,
-Garry
Start here. There is another good thread will link it later…
hmmmm...... searched and cant find other thread i'm looking for. Hyperikon branded led tubes is what i remember was the discussion...I think...I know the brand began with the letter H. Anybody else find it post link here please
They are also unloading cases of 16 bulbs for $39.99
4000K and 5000K and 6500K
A friend is trying out a case for his restaurant. If they’re OK he will get 4 more.
Well, after realizing that ALL Lowes stores was clearing out these LED replacement tubes I decided to take a chance on a lower price.
I returned the box of 4 that I had paid $12.49 for.
My gamble paid off.
This week while traveling in Ohio, I stopped in a Lowes west of Cleveland. As I walked past this clearance cart, an associate told me that everything on the cart was marked off an additional 75%.
The blue arrow points to 10 cartons of 2 each of these 4 foot LED replacement bulbs. The previous clearance price was $7.49 per box of 2. An additional 75% off brings that down to $1.87. (they had to make the price correction aat the register) Using my Lowes card got me an extra 5%.
There was also some 6 packs of E27 light bulbs that had been marked down to $7.98. 75% off that brings it down to an even $2 per pack of 6. I got just one of those.
85 cents per 4 foot LED replacement tube 
Remember ALL Lowes stores have these on clearance. Check your store out, you just might be lucky enough to get the extra 75. I say that because I have noticed that Lowes will often times do the extra 75 at the end when they really, really what to move old stock.
Will that extra 75% show up when you check on-line? My local store is still showing $12.49/4pack with 51 available. I’m going to try and check for these tomorrow.
-Garry
No, I don’t think the extra 75% will show up online.
There is only a small chance they will have the extra 75% off. I mentioned in my post that they had to do a price adjustment at the register. In other words they scanned for the old price.
Can you believe I still haven’t had the time to check out what I bought?
You might find a sympathetic manager that will price match if you show him pics and the receipt. :innocent:
Well I finally put a couple of these LED 4’ replacements into a new in the box florescent light fixture I had stowed away.
I will compare it casually to both the $15 MaxLite LED shop lights that I bought at Ocean State Job Lot and the FEIT LED shop light that I got at Costco, on sale for $20. (All three lights emit about the same amount of light)
Watts and Volt-Amps drawn measureing with a “Kill-A-Watt” meter
Utilitech replacement LED in florescent fixture with Solid State Ballast - 61W, 105VA
MaxLite LED fixture - 38W, 40VA
FEIT LED fixture - 35W, 35VA ( I know, that’s what it said)
Well my Lowe’s still has these bulbs at the advertised price (no additional discount) - I would have bet money on it. I picked up (4) 4-packs of 5000k (5000k not available in 16-packs, at least not at my store) only to realize when I got home that I should have bought 4000k (when I have decisions like that to make, I choose wrong 95% of the time). So tomorrow I’ll call ahead to have them pull down the 16-packs from the overheads (display was empty today) and keep one at customer service for a quick 5 minute return and $10 refund.
Oh, plenty of each pack at my store, though most in the overheads.
-Garry
Lowes online is showing the Utilitech T8 LED 4-pack now down to $9.99 down from $12.49. 16-packs still $39.99.
-Garry
I will be driving by one shortly, I’ll check it out
Can you get refunded the difference?
I already exchanged my 4-packs for (1) 16-pack. I’ll be stopping by this afternoon for another 4 pack. My store has over 60 in stock.
-Garry
I did a search online and yes, some of the Lowes stores around the country are starting to further discound those 4 packs down to $9.99
Out of curiosity I set my home store to Elyria, Ohio. That is the store I scored the 2 packs for an additional 75% off the already reduced price of $7.49. They have the 16 packs now at $31.99
Something to keep an eye open for. Seems that store is a price cut leader.
They have no stock left on the 2 packs or the 4 packs
I was at the Lowes in Lisbon, CT last night and came across this.
16 packs of the LED’s are 31.99 and the 4 pack is $9.99. So I think it is safe to say that further discounts are coming to a store near you.
These replacement bulbs work great. The problem I have had so far is finding fixtures that have working solid state ballasts. They fail as often as the bulbs. Perhaps these LED’s will be gentler on any remaining I have.
What do you think about the tint? They seem just a tad green to me. I didn’t notice it much in my garage, but in my basement across from some “standard” (E27/A19) 3000k bulbs these look a little green. Also, in my garage they appear brighter than the T8 fluorescents they replaced, even though their lumens rating is less.
-Garry
Thanks Garry, I never noticed the green. Now I probably will LOL
The only fluorescent fixture I have them in is the kitchen. It’s a 3 bulb fixture with 2 ballasts. One ballast, solid state driver, is NG so only 2 of 3 bulbs work.
I believe I got the 4000K ones
Brighter than the higher lumen Florescents they replaced could be because of the age of the old bulbs
I will look for the green and report back