It will even affect some residences.
Are t12 fluorescent bulbs being phased out.
4ft linear t8 and t12 lamps.
How long do fluorescent tubes last.
However if you are currently using any of the lamps that are being phase out you re not in compliance.
Not too long ago the familiar spiral shaped light bulbs many of us knew dominated the fixtures of our homes and businesses.
Keep in mind that this policy only mandates that manufacturers permanently halt production on 700 series lamps.
The t8 is probably the most used with the t5 being the smallest and most energy efficient so are often used in large office buildings and warehouses for energy savings.
Department of energy doe authority to establish energy efficiency rules governing general service fluorescent lighting.
Since a t8 ballast must operate a compatible t8 lamp a maintenance department would have to replace the ballast plus the lamps that the ballast operates.
As a result of this mandate businesses will eventually have to replace their t12 lighting and ballasts.
Recognize that the magnetic ballasts that are required to operate those t12 lamps were already phased out in october 2010.
However with leds producing better quality lighting and prices dropping at every turn cfls may.
The mandate said production of the tubes would have to cease after july 14 2012.
This major change will directly affect many commercial retail and institutional businesses.
Some of the 700 series lamps include.
About all you can get today is the fluorescent workhorse of commercial lighting the t8 1 bulb.
There are 3 types.
Big name manufacturers like philips and sylvania were granted two year extensions on the deadline.
First with t12 lamps being phased out soon it makes little sense to buy electronic t12 ballasts so the next basic option is an electronic ballasted t8 system.
Even some t8 lamps have been phased out.
Compact fluorescent light bulbs or cfls were a go to choice for individuals seeking a cost effective and energy efficient lighting solution to replace incandescent bulbs.
The energy policy act of 1992 gave the u s.
As a result in 2009 the department announced the eventual phase out of the 1 5 inch diameter fluorescent t12 tubes.
The quick and short answer is if your office store hospital or school is still being lit with t12 linear fluorescent lamps then yes you have likely already experienced difficulty sourcing replacement products for burned out lamps or ballasts.
Department of energy mandated that t12 fluorescent lamps be phased out of production after july 14 2012.
Us department of energy doe regulations began phasing out various sizes of commercial fluorescent light bulbs in 2012.
