T8 To T5 Fitting Convertor

[Fwapp]

Morning!

Part of my current job, and the main drive of my new job is reducing energy consumption in commercial and industrial buildings. Obviously one area that can be tackled is efficient lighting. So whilst researching this morning, I found this.

It a convertor for T8 fittings to take T5 tubes. Strangely, my first thought was "I wonder if they do a waterproof version" Just think how much easier it would be to upgrade your lighting!

 

[Themuleous]

Nice find, strange that they only do it for 4' and larger tubes, guess they are the most common types in offices. You must be able to dodge together a splash proof housing, would only need a rubber washer, must be possible...

Sam

 

[JamesC]

Morning!

Part of my current job, and the main drive of my new job is reducing energy consumption in commercial and industrial buildings. Obviously one area that can be tackled is efficient lighting. So whilst researching this morning, I found this.

It a convertor for T8 fittings to take T5 tubes. Strangely, my first thought was "I wonder if they do a waterproof version" Just think how much easier it would be to upgrade your lighting!

If I'm correct in thinking the T8 magentic ballasts are not very efficient compared to the newer T5 electronic ballasts so if I'd be inclined to change the ballasts anyway rather than forking out for a conversion kit.

Just my 2p worth
James

 

[Fwapp]

[If I'm correct in thinking the T8 magentic ballasts are not very efficient compared to the newer T5 electronic ballasts so if I'd be inclined to change the ballasts anyway rather than forking out for a conversion kit.

Just my 2p worth
James

Your quite right, but the convertors in this case are aimed at people who want to reduce energy, without spending a fortune. As an example, I recently replaced 210, 400W Son-e factory lights with 210, 216W (4x54w) T5 luminaires. The light levels are better (up from 200 lux to 350 lux), and also £60 a day cheaper to run. However, the total contract, including installation, cost close to £70k!

If your a smaller business, being able to replace T8 lighting with T5, for a much lower cost than fitting a whole new luminaire, makes a lot of financial sense.

But this is off-topic so i'll shut up now

 

[Aqua Essentials]

[If I'm correct in thinking the T8 magentic ballasts are not very efficient compared to the newer T5 electronic ballasts so if I'd be inclined to change the ballasts anyway rather than forking out for a conversion kit.

Just my 2p worth
James

Your quite right, but the convertors in this case are aimed at people who want to reduce energy, without spending a fortune. As an example, I recently replaced 210, 400W Son-e factory lights with 210, 216W (4x54w) T5 luminaires. The light levels are better (up from 200 lux to 350 lux), and also £60 a day cheaper to run. However, the total contract, including installation, cost close to £70k!

If your a smaller business, being able to replace T8 lighting with T5, for a much lower cost than fitting a whole new luminaire, makes a lot of financial sense.

But this is off-topic so i'll shut up now

Speculate to accumulate. I think it's a wonderful idea, and the fact that you're saving the company £60 a day is fanastic. Sure it will take about 3.5 years before they make their money back, but it's also the impact on the environment that you are reducing. More needs to be done in this department and I hope that it's great ideas like this that will one day save the planet.

 

[Themuleous]

I agree with Richard, its the principle, and now its done whoever uses that building will have efficient lighting, from now to goodness knows when. And I'm fairly sure they'll be able to off set the cost against tax payments so its probably not as bad as it sounds.

Does make you wonder though, if they are able to SAVE £60 every day (!) how much is their electricity bill!

Sam

 

[Fwapp]

Richard, Themuleous,

Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm extremley proud of the work I've performed where I currently work. The total reduction in kWh this year is 45%, about 1.5million kWh. At 7.6p per kWh, thats quite a saving. The main star of my energy savings is a variable speed air compressor, which is saving £1200/week!

The Managing Director did say thank you for that one at least!

The total co2 output saved is about 1000 tonnes.

 

[Themuleous]

Sodding hell mate! Single handily saving the planet, you must sleep well at night!

Great to hear people are willing to spend the money (OK its simple economics and saving money, but £70K aint a small amount of money to spend in one go), I work for an ecological consultancy and the only thing we do is fair trade organic tea bags! Shocking really.

Sam

 

[Fwapp]

Sodding hell mate! Single handily saving the planet, you must sleep well at night!

Like a baby!

 

[qwikimpss]

My dad, who is an electrician for the largest non-union corporation in Massachusetts, has been doing T-8 to T-5 retrofits for, I believe, a few years now.

Only crappy thing is....he wont give me any parts to scrap up a custom T-5 light set up for my 29 gallon.....damn him and his rule following!