I've been looking at LED tubes to replace my fluorescent kitchen lights. They're 1500mm T8 fitting.
I've fitted LED bulbs throughout my house and am very happy with them - I find the light much nicer than either traditional incandescent and especially more so than conventional energy saving bulbs which I find very fatiguing.
However, when looking at tubes, the quoted light output seem drastically different to fluorescent tubes. A 36W fluorescent seems typically rated at 5200lm whereas the 22W LED equivalent is a mere 2000W.
Is the difference really that stark or are they actually ok?
I've fitted LED bulbs throughout my house and am very happy with them - I find the light much nicer than either traditional incandescent and especially more so than conventional energy saving bulbs which I find very fatiguing.
However, when looking at tubes, the quoted light output seem drastically different to fluorescent tubes. A 36W fluorescent seems typically rated at 5200lm whereas the 22W LED equivalent is a mere 2000W.
Is the difference really that stark or are they actually ok?