Fluorescent to LED Conversion Upgrade Retrofit

[@videoviewer-xb2rc]

Great video, very thorough and even paced for the beginner. Love the humor and having the wife be a part of the team. Over all valuable information, and a job done right. Thanks old guy!

[@ClintonAnderson-gf1ks]

Nice job. I appreciate the way you emphasized safety with power shutdown, testing, and lamp removal. You had clear enunciation with your presentation. Something you may want to include would be cleaning the reflector and lens. That gets the most light out of the fixture.

[@fbyers59]

Thank you, this is the best 4 light, 2 ballast led conversion how-to that I've found.

[@KM15-13]

From an "old gal" here, mechanically inclined, not afraid to tackle projects. Thank you for this great video. What I appreciate the most is your clarity and pace of your speaking. I tell these young people, my grown children included, to slow down, my brain doesn't go as fast as your mouth. God Bless.

[@alltuckeredoutwiththetucke7356]

You help me get back into good graces with my wife after being able to fix her kitchen light fixture this way. Thank you and God bless you and yours.

[@uzorick]

Good work and excellent explanations. Best presentation I have seen online bar none. The setup I will be converting is exactly like the one you just worked on.

[@armadilllo]

I did about 600 of these converting a school two years ago, after the first few I just ended up leaving the ballast up there after I cut the wires. I had to come back here for a refresher when it came to doing my kitchen, I hate getting old, my memory is shot🤣. Thank you.

[@robertfong-mow7235]

Thanks for such clear instruction . You are an old guy but your brain still works. I am an old guy also. You are lucky to have such a good assistant. Cheers.

[@fredmaney528]

Man, this is as good as it gets for a nearly 69 year old geezer like me. Thank you so much for your video.

[@mauishow]

Clear. Thorough. Completely de-mystified florescent light housing, ballast, wiring, and converting to LED bulbs. Also, an excellent demonstration on how to demonstrate! Thank you.

[@feyrrari]

Great educator. Thank you. I almost looked your video over and I'm glad I listened to the inner voice. 😌

[@Boog7625]

Great video! Where would we be without our old gals.

[@georgerrumph4989]

I would like to first and foremost Thank you for the very well explained, instructional and attention-to-detail video. I appreciate your time and efforts, my gratitude to the the Mrs. as well. God bless. I was given this task to perform this assignment. I came home and watched a few and somehow your display video stood out and I'm glad I watched it. I'm MORE confident, determined to tackle the 35 units that needs to be converted from Fluorescent to LED. Again, Thanks and keep doing what you LOVE!!!

[@kenriggen5142]

Thanks . I'm not much of a DIY man. With your help I changed out two four bulb fixtures successfully!

[@timlist4173]

From one Old Guy to another, Perfect video. Just did mine (hot one end and neutral on the other). Worked like a charm. I must admit, mine were hanging shop lights, so I could unplug them, take them down and put them on the bench and rewire them, and then rehang and plug them in. I avoid overhead work more each day. LOL.

[@hendrikd.gideonse7264]

Thank you, thank, THANK YOU!! This is the 5th or 6th video for thisLED conversion purpose I've looked at and I FINALLY understand what I need to do. The "old guy" [I are one, too ;-) ] was clear and precise in his presentation, kept referring to the appropriate wire colors, pairings, and placements as he explained the steps he was taking, and did not cover the wires with his palms, wrists, or fingers as happened in so many of the earlier videos I examined with mounting frustration. Let's hear it for the old guy and his gal!

[@murph16999]

just got the correct bulbs at ace ballast bypass and wha la.....perfect....your video was fantastic from 1 69 year old guy to you.....THANKS...saved me a ton of $$$$!!! THANKS AGAIN!!!

[@kevinclaxton9030]

I was getting frustrated trying to find a video that matched our fluorescent setup. Your instructions matched ours perfectly and we were able to convert our old fluorescent fixture to the LED conversion in a short time. Thank you very much for posting this! It was a life saver.

[@brandonschwartz774]

From one old guy to another, Thank You! Great instructions!!

[@garylcarrier]

Love the Old Guy! Thanks for straight forward instructions! Be Blessed! 🙏

[@luckycook2320]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I am an old guy trying to understand the vague GE instructions. I thought I had it figured out and you confirmed it for me.

[@justinsgarage1125]

Perfect! I have 4 lamp T12 fixtures that use 2 magnetic ballasts. Most demonstrations are for 2 lamp, 1 ballast fixtures.

[@basscliff6]

From one old guy to another, nice work! It's hard to find 48" florescent tubes these days and so I had to convert a fixture in my basement. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@steviegeez8032]

Excellent explanation. Now this "old guy" is going to try it. Thank you for a very thorough tutorial.

[@markorpen3666]

Looked at several videos before finding yours.This one offered the clearest explanation. Thanks.

[@russellburleigh7946]

One thing you omitted.......the replacement LED's must allow " direct wiring " using your procedure. Initially I purchased LED's that did not need ballast replacement ........ removing the ballast's resulted in the lamps not working. Otherwise excellent tutorial ...... I replaced my initial purchase LED's with direct wiring type yielded a successful project. Thank's.

[@Alex-Zone]

Thank you sir. Something tells me you are an awesome Grandpa! I appreciate your video very much.

[@cj720pgh]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. My fixtures were exactly the same as the ones you modified. Your instructions were perfect and made the conversion extremely simple. Saved me a lot of time and worry.

[@byronburton7603]

Appreciated the detailed, in depth instruction. I have converted one laundry room fixture and I'm in process to get the LED bulbs. Hoping all goes well when we flip the switch!

[@byronburton7603]

It worked!! Ready to tackle another one tomorrow. Again, thank you so much for your careful attention to detail!

[@TeamProsperity]

Great video well done I’ve done three before a couple 2 or 3 years ago and now need to do one in our laundry room but forgot how to do it 😮😂😂😂I didn’t wanna take any of tge others to see what I did so this is a refresher 👍

[@bigsugarcreek]

Thank you for the great video. You took your time and explained all the steps very clearly. I will be converting my shop this weekend, and thanks to your video, I now feel very confident with the process. Thanks again.

[@gretel1015]

Thank you so much for a clear, concise directions on a 4 bulb fixture. I had watched several videos and the early 2018 or earlier had a slightly different solution - tying everything to one end of the fixture. Your solution makes it easy and perfect sense. It saved me from either replacing the fixture or replacing a bad ballast and keeping it a fluorescent Fixture. Thank you again!

[@tpalmer3206]

Great video. Very clear instructions. You and the Old Gal make a great team! I especially enjoyed the boiler story while you were hooking things up

[@066motocross]

Great video 😊 thanks so much. I'm an old guy too and I just subscribed to your channel. You explain that very well.

[@TheBluebird65]

Thank You for the walk through on this conversion. I had earlier converted to a Sylvania LED That is powered from one end only. They call it a Toggled tube conversion so the neutral wire and the line or load wire are fed through the two pins on the same end of the tube. I bought those lamps at Home Depot but they are no longer available through that store. I would suspect that the newer tubes by FEIT that I just purchased are not going to be compatible . So I will have to be very careful to not use the newer tubes in the fixtures that I previously wired for the Sylvania lamps. I have just one suggestion for either of these two conversions. That is to apply a sticker to the fixture to indicate that it has been changed to operate on 110 - 120 volts which could cause a regular florescent tube to crack or burst when energized and also to indicate which end of the fixture the Line wire is tied to. You did a great job of conveying the process.

[@janiceflanagan5679]

Thank you. What a fantastic and informative video and, your instructions are so clear. I am an old gal that likes to learn how to do some things too. We do have a repair man coming though, because by watching videos I learned that we probably blew out our ballast in an overhead 2 light florescent because we did not replace 2 burned out bulbs right away. It was so informative and interesting the way you took out 2 ballast, cut the wires, rebooked the wiring and then changed to LED. At first we kept trying to put in new bulbs and it still would not work. We thought the box of bulbs aphid expired so I bought another $30 box of bulbs from Home Depot. New bulbs still would not make light work. Then, I saw the video that said the ballast was burned out because we waited too long to change the burned out bulbs. We have 2 florescent lights in the closet so we still had some lighting. I have replaced fluorescent bulbs before and could not understand why the light would not go on with new bulbs. HARD LESSON LEARNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@haroldbowlin7581]

Fantastic!!! I love the way you explain things. You saved me big time!!!

[@clifffoltz651]

Thanks for the clearly presented video, it sure makes things more understandable when someone that is explaining something to go as smooth as you did. Thanks again !

[@dgrig.7042]

I feel much more confident converting my old lights to LEDs now. Thank you.

[@timmarks5314]

Your instructions are the best on the web. They guided me on successful installations yesterday. Thank you 👍

[@joegaona3850]

Man thank you. You are very Clear and thorough in your teaching

[@Drjohnd25]

Thanks for the great directions and guidance. Many blessings to you and your family.

[@jeffcopeland]

Thanks, Old Guy! Your explanation was much simpler than the manufacturer of the kit that I bought!

[@glejano]

Thanks for sharing this video, because of this, I am able to convert my fluorescent fixture to LED. I really enjoyed your story about your interest in repairing things which saved your parents a lot of money, I can relate to you. Subscribed!

[@teresiascott22]

Nicely done! Thank you. Now to get my "Old Man" to do the conversions : )

[@ProspectorsGhost]

Thank you for making and sharing this video.. Just as is the case with another person of whom previously commented on this video. My (4 light), light fixtures in my kitchen are also almost identical to these light fixtures too. So, now I know what to do when I decide to change them over from flouresent tubes with ballast transformers to LED Light tubes. Once again, Thank You Sir. My house is over hundred years (old Lath & Plaster, with almost no insulation), (circa, around 1916), All the wireing has been replaced to newer style Romex (the wiring used to be the old cloth wound tube & Knob type). My kitchen does not have much heat in the winter time. It only has one 4 foot base-board heater in it. We use an electric furnace to heat the rest of the house. (The furnace, all of its furnace wiring, its wall thermostat, and its furnace circuit breaker were all scrounged from an old mobile home of which my next door neighbor tore down). So in the winter time, it always stays around 30 degree's or less all winter long in the kitchen, and half the time those ballasted flourescent lights only work sometimes due to the cold of which is generally normal for flourescent lights, as they are like me they hate the cold and don't want to work when it's cold. I'm getting tired of turning on the light switch and flipping a coin in a bet with myself to see if those lights will work or not. Sometimes they will, sometimes they will not. Other times only one or two will come on. But after a warm up period with the power on, they will generlly all start working (depends upon how cold it is in the kitchen at that time), (they always all work if the temperature is avove 45 to 50 degrees). The same thing occurres with all the flourescent lights out in my garage/workshop as it has no heat at all. - Anyway, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Lensteiman]

Thanks a lot for step by step explanation! I have followed your instructions and got rid of ballasts and installed LED tubes. Thanks again!

[@lesphilaja5722]

From one old guy to another, Thanks! I can't wait to start on my conversations. My fixtures are 17' up from the concrete and its below zero in the building. I'll have to wait a couple of months for it to warm up.

[@mrmatt7210]

Recently I suffered through learning how to replace a magnetic ballast for a newer one which was electronic. Had I seen this video prior to purchasing the newer ballast, I would have gladly chosen the led conversion.

[@richardrodriguez1128]

Thank you sir for this video. Now I feel confident to tackle this job. Old guys rule!!

[@wayneallegretto1438]

Like the way you took your time and showed each and every step👌

[@daleglasbrenner3321]

the editing was very Good, everything was well done, Thank You...

[@jamesgaul1022]

Very informative video. You did a great job of explaining the conversion process.

[@buddyromero8973]

I totally enjoyed how you showed how to change the lights. Please keep teaching Stay well... your Utah viewer

[@ScoutCrafter]

Outstanding tutorial! 😃👍

[@868_4_Life]

Man I have been struggling with this for so long. Finally inclined to have a go at it. Whether or not it works out THANK YOU Good Sir. Thumbs up and subscribed!

[@neciadinan9094]

Thanks very informative and down to earth explanation on how to make the switch from fluorescent to LED. Kudos to your assistant as well!

[@birddog6776]

Thanks you old guy , I followed your steps and so far so good!

[@lorraineallen1324]

Awesome video and explained very well ! Best explanation I have seen so I feel a lot more confident in changing out my light fixture.

[@08Maxwell1]

Thank you for your post. Your explanations were excellent.

[@jamesmiller4746]

Awesome video, outstanding, you are so clear on how it is done thank you great work, I am going to share this video I know some people that can learn from this, thumbs up to you and your helper.

[@ronoh3996]

Excellent video, great presentation and very detailed. Thank you! Mahalo and Aloha from Hawaii!

[@ammazabeth8765]

I am so glad to find your channel . Like you , I have been having problem with my fluorescent lamps. You have very precise instructions. I am a new subscriber. I wonder if you can help me find the led lamp you bought from Amazon. Can you write down the link so I can get them? Truly appreciate you and the missis. Thank you very much.

[@M_Ladd]

Great job! Thank you very much! Might be easier to just leave the ballasts in. Just disconnect them. They are difficult to dispose of, and you should not just throw them in the garbage.

[@jimbossemi-customs3129]

Enjoyed your video very much, you have a calming way about you. Well done!

[@darintownsendd.m.d.361]

Very informative sir. Thank you for your help. You are extremely intelligent!

[@richardnicholus6231]

Beautiful job. Nicely explained. Thank you.

[@MisterEllery]

Thank you sir!!! So instructive your video, I did everything as you explained and it solve my problem! Thanks again

[@charlesconrad2046]

Nice job, very clear procedure, well executed and filmed. Thanks for providing this demonstration, it is very helpful.

[@AfricanFlightStar]

Great job, well explained and demonstrated, just what I needed to know, thank you! 💥👍🏻🙏🏻

[@rickmartin2154]

Thanks sir i was not sure how to do this ,you give me confidence.

[@zach_waltonn]

At 12:00 XD I literally had to strip all the wires with a utility knife and it took Aaggggeees to do because I forgot my quick strip tool as I was at my parent business and all i had was a uti blade XD but I loved the video was very informative keep it up man hope everything's goin well

[@ericschiffman871]

Fantastic and clearly instructed. Thank you for this! Very, very helpful.

[@fbcpraise]

You made this clear and simple, best video on this conversion. Thank you. Just finished my basement fixture.

[@ldmcnasty7985]

Very good demonstration. Thanks

[@lisadaniels6020]

Nice job. Love the average homeowner approach. Btw- you sound like John Goodman. Lol

[@BillBene67]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing~

[@cbutler8392]

Thank you sir, this helped me immensely.

[@maxybarra2825]

The main white and black wires from the ceiling, does it mater what side you connect the white and black wires?

[@bgee5098]

Great Job... easy to follow...

[@eybimey]

I really appreciate this video and the calm, clear explanation you provided. I just wanted to ask about the use of the wire nuts, though. you used a big red wing-nut wire nut to connect what looks like 8 wires at a time... is that safe?

[@vincentfreeman6257]

Excellent tutorial. thank you

[@robertl1776]

Nice job...thanks for doing the video!

[@thomasburke8548]

Thanks !!! - Great job ; finally got what i was looking for - with 4 lights and dual pop in pins. I can fix mine now. AAA++++++++++

[@MlDAVIS34]

Thank you very much for your video, you couldn't have made it any clearer. I do have a question. I followed your video to a "T" and when I turned on the light switch I got a bright flash and then the light just dulled down. It never quite got the power needed for the lights. It kind of looked like the fluorescent lights when they flicker trying to turn on. Do you have any idea what could be causing this? The only thing I can think of are the contact points and I am going to research and/or replace them as needed. Thank you again for your video, 'ol guy & 'ol gal......., the both of you 😆😆😁

[@kaymeier7346]

Does that put out a brighter light than the old lights?

[@bensonmutaipi7085]

Perfectly done thank you sir.

[@charlesahon]

Great video. Very nicely explained.

[@CALIFdon9898]

dang, you make it look easy! I'm going to do that....Tks!

[@GalileoSmith]

I have what I believe is a ballast that has seen its last day. To determine if I can convert the fixture, I go to a KZbin video that will show me how this is done, and if I am able to do it. If the video is more than 10 minutes long, then I figure I can't do it. This "KZbin video rule" applies to a number of chores including plumbing and automotive. But good video.

[@RhinoG92]

This was a great help, thank you!

[@sotxmatt]

Thanks for the tutorial, liked the story telling while you were working!!! One question, would it be a good idea to tape the wirenuts and wires with electrical tape to secure everything at the connection point? Thanks

[@ikigai47]

I've seen a lot of videos on this but yours was the best. Leave it to a small old guys channel to beat the big boys (Westinghouse's video was complete garbage)

[@sonofthunder.]

the old ballast bypass upgrade,....i just did the under cabinet,sort of a learning curve,😊

[@mikeberg8027]

does it need to be non shunted tombstones?

[@lw3199]

Fantastic! Very informative!

[@dennisjackson3531]

great work very helpful , thanks

[@bradh6185]

I'm trying to do this conversion. Some of my old wires were burned near the tombstones presumably from exposure to the bulbs. So I took off all the wires except for one for each tombstone. I wired one end to the black and the other end to the white. But the lights aren't coming on. Any ideas? I have four bulbs just like yours.

[@dhodz6611]

Good info! Very thorough! Thank you!

[@randydavidson7969]

Excellent video…Thanks……