Easily Convert Halogen Torchiere Lamp To LED Panel Light Upgrade

I'm converting my old energy hog torchiere floor lamp to new energy efficient LED Panel light. Old halogen bulb uses 300 watts at max brightness, new LED light uses just 18 watts. This is a quick and easy repair with great results. I am demonstrating what I did, perform this at your own risk.
I purchased both the daylight and warm white panels and the warm white appears closer in color temperature to a halogen lamp.
11/15/2020 Update:
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Music Outro: The Hours - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
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[@rumigirl]

Great video, and great idea. I am clueless about this stuff, though. In the link you gave us for the LED lights, they offer 6W, 9W, and 12W versions. (This is as of December 21, 2019.) Do they no longer offer what you bought for your lamps (the 18W version)? Or am I misunderstanding something? I could be confusing output with consumption (and I barely even know what I just said; I'm just making that up - don't even know if that's a Thing). Thanks!

[@rhinsen]

Thanks for making me aware of the outdated link. I have updated the video description with updated link. The warm white version that I used is not available from the same company that I used but the cool white version is available. Here is the link to the cool white, 18 watt light: amzn.to/2QaQ2Mn

[@rumigirl]

@@rhinsen Thank YOU for doing that!

[@baronlster5674]

@@rhinsen That one is no longer available. Also, according to the info, that one was not a dimable LED.

[@rhinsen]

Thanks, will update the link(s).

[@chrisreimer2993]

@@rhinsen Looking for that round dimmable flat panel LED you used. Can't find the unit you used. Any way to post a good link to what you used?

[@RezwanRazani]

Thank you so much! I followed your instructions and redeemed an old burned out torchiere that my Dad got at a yard sale a few years ago. It had been sitting in our garage, gathering dust. Now it works, thanks to you. And it's the reading lamp in the corner of my room. My Dad passed away from covid this year. Well before his time. Thanks for helping me connect in a small way with that one moment in time when he brought home the broken light. Thanks for helping me shed some light, and process some tears. I wish he was here to see it. Wishing you health, prosperity, love and abundance in the new year.

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, glad you got it working with the new light. Sorry for your loss, best wishes to you moving forward.

[@CodySee]

1. It worked! Thank you! 2. Some other comments seemed interested in a solution to hold the light in place. My lamp had that big round circular tin thing that he removed. I kept it, put it back in, plus cut two slit across from each other on the outer rim of the tin but as close to the top as possible with a utility knife. I picked up a 4' long by 1/4" wide by 1/16" thick aluminum bar from the hardware store for $5, cut it to go a couple inches less than the full diameter of the top of the lamp bowl with a cheap handsaw (you don't even have to cut the aluminum all the way through, just cut enough to bend it then it'll break) and filed it smooth just so it wasn't sharp (files are also cheap, you can get one at Walmart for under $5). Slid the bar in the slits, running it just under the top part of the tin. Where the springs he shows at 3:08 go, the bar slides through where the springs would attach to hold the light in place -- at least it did for my 8" light. It sits flush, centered, and isn't going anywhere. Also Velcro to hold the power brick in place. Can't imagine this works for every lamp, but hope maybe some variation of it will!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@bethg5160]

Thank you so much for posting this video! We just converted our old kit and it works beautifully!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the feedback and comment...

[@maxpower4433]

Sir, THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! your clear and concise instructions gave me the confidence to perform this on a torchiere floor lamp thats been more of a stand in my room holding a clip on light and now its even better than ever! plus I love the feeling of not only accomplishment of doing a project like this w repurposing something that had become useless, but the saving of money by not spending 80 dollars for a replacement. last thing, being someone that loves organization, the way your tools are organized brings me much joy.

[@rhinsen]

You are very welcome, thanks for the awesome comments...

[@johnpatrickmatthewsmusic]

Thanks man just ordered and appreciate that you are helping one house at a time reduced energy consumption. Also nice tribute to Pink Floyd at the end now you got me singing that song!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@skybluespirit333]

Thanks SO much! We're going to convert two of our halogens!!!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@marielindsay4720]

Replaced halogen with LED lamps in 2 lamps for $20 each! Thanks so much!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@renodavid]

This is excellent. I guess the tube in my lamp is never going to burn out, but it’s about time I stopped wasting so much energy. My lamp is a very similar design to the one you converted. They must have sold millions of those suckers. Thanks for making the video!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thank you for the comment...

[@IamMarkSmith]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I greatly appreciate it.

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@airjimmy99]

Awesome video. Can’t wait to convert mine.

[@rhinsen]

Thank you for the comment...

[@edgarperez678]

Superb !!

[@rhinsen]

Thanks for the comment...

[@edythesandefur1298]

gonna try it! thanks

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@mitchellarmstrong3759]

Nice idea. I have two of those lamps myself. I'm pretty clueless about this stuff unfortunately.

[@rhinsen]

Thanks for the comment...

[@orbyjett2864]

Thank you. My dad converted one for me yrs ago, now this one went and dad is much older, not remembering so I can do it myself

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@acoustic4037]

I love your musical outro. What is it? It sounds like Pink Floyd..

[@rhinsen]

The Hours - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHbMc6B8n6ubZsU

[@exercitus3]

Hi! That is a great idea! Thank you for the video! Mind to share how you fixed the LED panel light inside the torchiere so that it is not wobbling? I would also want to know if the brightness of 18 W LED is similar to the 300 W halogen? Correct me if I am wrong but isn't 300 W halogen bulb around 5000 lm while the LED panel you used is 1400 lm?

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome and thanks for the comment. Yes, this is not as bright as the halogen but it is very bright. To me, the minor trade-off with "not as bright" to way less heat and minimal energy consumption is totally worth it. I prefer to run these type of lights dimmed down anyway, the max brightness is not a factor for me. As for the wobble, there isn't any, the panel fixture sits in the lamp nice and level and does not move around, works perfectly. Thanks for watching...

[@BooLee01]

I Just found this video and now I am right on the verge of pressing the Order button on Amazon. However, you mentioned in one of the comments that there is a slight humming sound. How noticeable is that hum? There is a rattle in the Fluorescent lights at my workplace that is driving me up a wall and I don't think I could take coming home from that and having to listen to a hum that was pronounced.

[@rhinsen]

In my opinion, the hum is barely noticeable, if at all.

[@johnpatrickmatthewsmusic]

The hum of the halogen is far more noticeable than that of LEDs and the power converter.

[@ptatohed4471]

This is awesome. Is polarity of the wiring an issue?

[@rhinsen]

Thanks for the comment, polarity to the LED power transformer should not matter.

[@adrenalinejen]

I have looked at different LED light panels or LED replacement bulbs that claim to fit the halogen lamps on Amazon and some even say they are dimmable, but most all of them say you cannot use with a traditional dimmer switch or they will very noticeably flicker. I see yours does not flicker and it does not appear that you changed out the switch at all. Are they all fibbing?

[@rhinsen]

All I can say is that I'm using the turnable dimming switches that were in two lamps that I did this to. I will say there is a low-level hum but it is barely noticeable TO ME. I'm happy with this, in my opinion, upgrade to these lights.

[@MD-km2jw]

I read that if you use non-dimmable bulbs with a dimmer switch it will flicker

[@Geekman55]

Hi there, thanks for this. I had two torchiere lamps that I wasn't using, and one of them didn't work at all. I followed your video, bought the LED lights from the ebay link, and installed one in the busted torchiere lamp. Surprised myself and it now works perfectly. Except that the LED light I ordered was only 12 Watt, and I find it not bright enough. The vendor has lights up to 21W. Is there a reason not to go to the max wattage available?

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome. Yes, you can use any wattage fixture. I used the 18 watt, if a higher wattage was available I would have used. There seems to be more options as LED fixtures have flooded the market. Thanks for the comment...

[@Geekman55]

@@rhinsen Thank you Bob. Appreciate it.

[@Noyjitat]

Now i'd need to add a bug zapper screen to the top of the lamp. My current halogen lamp is very good at also frying that occasional stray insect that follows you in the door at night. Been meaning to convert mine to led for years now since I replaced the broken switches on mine. I want something that would be as bright at the current 300 watt halogen is though, so which one should I buy?

[@rhinsen]

The LED panel will not be as bright as the halogen. Stay with the halogen if you want that brightness level.

[@Noyjitat]

@@rhinsen so then there isn't like a up to date bright led? Or are you just saying it would be way too big to put in this lamp? They put stats like lumens on everything but my mind still works on watts. I've honestly never lived in a house or apartment with 100% leds only a couple lights here and there.

[@rhinsen]

Do a search for how to convert the lumens to the equivalent watts. It will give you a ballpark idea of the brightness as far as the wattage goes. The lamp that I used is around 18 watts which is about the equivalent of a 75 watt bulb which is nowhere near a 300 watt halogen. Brightness was not important to me because I usually dim the lamps down anyway. If I do need to use the full brightness it is bright enough for me.

[@heatherlwarnsman4458]

Quick question. My old torchiere lamp has silver wiring (aluminum?) and looks slightly different than the set up of your lamp. The new LED light (from your most recent link) has copper that has a silver tip. Since this appears to be two different types of wiring, am I safe to connect them?

[@rhinsen]

Heather, I don't feel comfortable answering. You should ask a qualified electrician or maybe someone will read your question and guide you in the right direction. Good luck...

[@rhinsen]

Just a follow up here, I will tell you what I would do but I still want you to ask someone to confirm. I would say, for me, it is fine to connect them.

[@elissapitts2404]

My floor lamp has a round fluorescent bulb in it. Can I use the LED tube you have referenced? The lamps ballasts are bed and the lamp can be dimmed. Thank you and really liked your video!

[@rhinsen]

I'm not telling you what to do but if I had your lamp I would say yes it will work as long as you bypass the balast. If your not sure then maybe look into the current led lamps they have now. There are many that replicate the torchiere style.

[@spagogin]

Thanks for this video. I really thought this conversion might have been my answer to having to replace fluorescent bulbs in my torchiere too often. I bought the flat panel replacement, but when I disassemble the old fixture at the top of the torchiere, I was left with three wires; red, white, and blue. New flat panel has one white and one black. I thought it would be simple, but apparently not. Any ideas?

[@rhinsen]

Does your torchiere lamp also have a reading light? Are there 2 lights?

[@rhinsen]

Also, is this a fluorescent fixture or halogen?

[@spagogin]

@@rhinsen Thanks so much for the quick reply. It's a fluorescent fixture, but I thought the principle would be the same. It's not the kind with the reading light, but it uses one 9" circline fluorescent tube and one 7" circline fluorescent tube sort of stacked on top of one another in a holder. I removed tall that and now I see the red, white and blue wires coming out of the top. It has a three-way switch, but for years, we've just kept both lamps lit and switch the light on and off with a switched wall outlet. I was hoping to do the same with the led, but i don't want to set the house on fire by wiring it up wrong.

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome but I'm afraid I can't properly help you out with this. You fixture may have a ballast that needs to be bypassed. If you or anyone that you know can use a multi-meter then you could figure out which wires are supplying the ac voltage. Good luck to you, sorry I can't be more help to you.

[@spagogin]

​@@rhinsen Not a problem. I asked at another forum I frequent and the end result is that I connected the two white wires together, then I could connect either the red or blue wire to the black on the led and tape off the other, so I chose to wire the red and tape off the blue (with a wire connector and electrical tape). Bottom line, it works great. Now my biggest issue is choosing between soft-white, bright-white, or daylight mode. Thanks again for the idea!

[@mitchellarmstrong3759]

Gonna give this a shot with a lamp I have. Does it matter which wire on the panel goes to the wires in the lamp?

[@rhinsen]

For my lamp it did not matter, if your lamp is similar then I would say no it doesn't matter.

[@mitchellarmstrong3759]

@@rhinsen Mine works great, thanks for posting this video.

[@rhinsen]

@@mitchellarmstrong3759 You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@scotth1946]

Thanks for posting! Question: Did you just lay the panel on the top in there or is it somehow mounted in the base?

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, panel is just laying on top, not mounted.

[@scotth1946]

@@rhinsen I did this and it'll be fine, thanks. One thing that didn't work is the dimmer. Since it's so much lower power than halogen, it may think it's open circuit(?). Any ideas? Thank you!

[@rhinsen]

Make sure you bought a panel that can be dimmed is the only thing I can think of as a response. My panel dims with my old halogen dimmer switch. If your panel is dimmable then I'm not sure what is going on there.

[@johnm.s413]

Thank you for the great video! My Maxlite Torchierre has an 8" circular 2C bulb which plugs into a #ske55d square ballast with four pins. There are 5 wires coming from the dimmer switch. It is a one light fixture. What do I do with the other wires (other than white and black), to convert to the LED panel light?

[@rhinsen]

Your fixture has a ballast which is used with fluorescent bulbs. I can't advise you on this but you may look into the same type of "circular" bulb that is LED. I searched and it looks like they are available. Good luck and thanks for the comment...

[@kcyoganut]

Heard the power box with these type led has a short life span. Has yours worked fine since you converted it?

[@rhinsen]

Mine is still working, yes.

[@whimsikalsavage]

I can't find those lights anywhere where did you get them

[@rhinsen]

Links are in the description below the video.

[@ismailbelal14]

Are use those LED panels in my grandma’s floor lamp

[@rhinsen]

If Grandma's lamp is similar to the lamp in my video, then yes, LED panel should work.

[@RonPrieston]

I am ready to do mine, does it matter what wires you connect, like colors of the insulation, does it matter?

[@rhinsen]

For my lamp, connecting wires either way would be fine. Thanks for watching...

[@RonPrieston]

@@rhinsen Thank you. Doing it this weekend. That lamp of mine has been with me since 1991, its a very unique lamp cost me 550 bucks, stopped working last summer. Now I gets to live again thanks to your video. I am surprised you don't have more views, almost everyone has one of those lamps.

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment...

[@RonPrieston]

@@rhinsen Mine is turning out to me a nightmare, can I share a video with you? I have to make one to get your opinion on it and what I can do, my lamp is completely different.

[@rhinsen]

emailed

[@pennakira]

thank you for the video this was very easy. I have a question how to you convert a Fluorescent Torchiere lamp to LED? Thank you

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome. You basically just have to remove the existing fixture, regardless of type. I'm not sure what the fluorescent fixture consists of so I can't speak about that but the goal is to remove the existing fixture and create room for the new led panel and tap into the 120VAC wires. Thanks for the comment...

[@pennakira]

@@rhinsen thank you for the reply. I thought it would be easy but there are 5 wires. looks like 3 for the dimming switch and 2 for the 120vac. I will look up a diagram for connecting dimming switches. thank you

[@rhinsen]

I would use a volt meter to confirm the two correct wires and cap the other unused wires and your good to go...

[@pennakira]

@@rhinsen thank you

[@exercitus3]

​@@rhinsen Hi, in your video you only have two wires (live - brown colored and neutral - blue). It shouldn't really matter which two you connect together since it is AC power in front of LED driver, right?

[@phililogist]

How did you attach the new LED fixture onto the old base? Or did you leave it sit on it loose?

[@rhinsen]

Just sits in there loose.

[@phililogist]

@@rhinsen Oh, boy ... Thanks much for your answer.

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome...

[@westfield90]

Two questions: 1 - How bright is the new light. Is it equivalent to the 300 watts of light? 2. Does it work with a dimmer switch or is it only on/off Thank you

[@rhinsen]

This is not as bright as the halogen but it is very bright. To me, the minor trade-off with "not as bright" to way less heat and minimal energy consumption is totally worth it. I prefer to run these type of lights dimmed down anyway, the max brightness is not a factor for me. Existing light dimmer switch does work for dimming the light up and down.

[@amandaklinikowski4507]

Hey there, I am attempting to do this to my old lamp which looks identical to yours. Thank you so much for creating these videos. It seems I also need to replace the dimmer switch as well. Can you offer any advice as to which dimmer switch would fit and work best with the LED panel? Thank you for helping us reduce and reuse!

[@rhinsen]

You're welcome, sorry for the delay, just seeing this comment. I'm using the turnable dimming switches that were in two lamps that I did this to. They seem to work fine in my lamps.

[@TroyOi]

@@rhinsen I'm a bit confused. Can you clear up the apparent discrepancy in what you wrote 2 years ago ("Existing light dimmer switch does work for dimming the light up and down") and your more recent comment ("I'm using the turnable dimming switches that were in two lamps that I did this to. They seem to work fine in my lamps.")? Thanks.

[@rhinsen]

Where is the discrepancy? I'm using the existing dimmer switches that were in the lamps.

[@lvvry1855]

Do you need to ground the LED? Is there a danger of shock?

[@rhinsen]

The LED panel has a low voltage transformer that converts the AC line voltage. The panel is operating on low voltage.

[@ceejaybruce5977]

Please sir exactly what do I need to order i have a real nice one with etch glass leaves in it ..its just been sitting..omg loved this lamp. Please tell me what to order on Amazon. Thanks carl

[@rhinsen]

Links are in the description below the video.

[@elissapitts2404]

My lamp is fluorescent not halogen

[@rhinsen]

I would stick with the fluorescent lamp.