Energy efficiency

Conventional fluorescent tubes are one of Sweden’s most common light sources
and are still used in many public environments, such as schools, offices, hospitals
and industrial premises,but they are also found in people’s homes.

In autumn 2023 the European Commission’s ban on mercury in fluorescent tubes comes into force. Mercury is one of the most dangerous environmental toxins and represents a threat to both the climate and people’s health.

The ban means that is no longer lawful to sell conventional fluorescent tubes in
the EU and the decision will make positive contribution towards a better climate.

Which fluorescent tube replacement should I choose?

Choose fluorescent tube type

Choose the length of the existing fixture

Choose an existing lighting solution with fluorescent tubes

Existing lighting solution:

The following Hidealite luminaires are good alternatives for replacing existing fluorescent tube lighting:

FLUORESCENT TUBE REPLACEMENT

Lighting influences our wellbeing, our health and in fact our mood. At Hide-a-lite we have solid experience of creating lighting solutions for increased productivity and comfort in public environments such as schools, offices and in healthcare.

A great deal of work is going on at the moment to phase out the conventional fluorescent tubes that are often installed in these types of public environments. If you need some tips on lighting to replace your fluorescent tubes – we have the products and we talk about LED.

Ask us here!

Individual tables:

Change from fluorescent tubes to LED in your industry projekt – make big savings!

Using different control solutions you can save even more, depending on the type of space, how it is used and the circumstances of the project. We are happy to help with energy saving calculations and lighting calculations for replacement in your project.

Find out how much you can save with our calculator.

Open surface

The examples below are for a surface for 500lux. By changing from fluorescent tubes to LEDs, you can make energy savings of up to 70% depending on the lighting solution that you choose.

T5

100%

2x80WT5 Fluorescent tube and HF-drivers
330pcs luminaires used for 500lux

-63%

Indline XXL medium 575mA
140pcs luminaires used for 500lux

-64%

Indline XL medium 700mA
190pcs luminaires used for 500lux

T8

100%

3x 58w T8 fluorescent tube and magnetic current limiter
270pcs luminaires used for 500lux

-27%

3x58w T8 fluorescent tube and HF-driver
270pcs luminaires used for 500lux

-69%

Indline XXL Medium 575mA
140pcs luminaires used for 500lux

-70%

Indline XL Medium 700mA
190pcs luminaires used for 500lux

Warehouse aisles

The examples below are for a warehouse aisle with 200lux. By changing from fluorescent tubes to LEDs, you can make energy savings of up to XX% depending on the lighting solution that you choose. In the calculations below for control, we have worked from reduction factors in “Ljus & Rum” section 6 with standard values for warehouse aisles.

T5

100%

16pcs 2x49w T5 fluorescent tube and HF driver
Manual control
Installed power 1728W
Used power 1728W

-62%

6pcs Indline XL Medium 700mA
Manual control
Installed power 660W
Used power 660W

-71%

6pcs Indline XL Medium 700mA
Motion control
Installed power 660W
Used power 495W

-74%

6pcs Indline XL Medium 700mA
Motion and daylight control
Installed power 660W
Used power 446W

T8

100%

15pcs 2x58w T8 fluorescent tubes and conventional driver
Manual control
Installed power 2265W
Used power 2265W

-71%

6pcs Indline XL medium 700mA
Manual control
Installed power 660W
Used power 660W

-78%

6pcs Indline XL medium 700mA
Motion control
Installed power 660W
Used power 495W

-80%

6pcs Indline XL medium 700mA
Motion and daylight control
Installed power 660W
Used power 446W

Which fluorescent tube replacement should I choose?

Replacement to T5:

Length	600			1200				1500
Existing equipment	T5 2x14W	T5 2x24W	T5 4x14W	T5 2x28W	T5 2x54W	T5 3x54W	T5 4x54W	T5 2x49W	T5 2x80W	T5 3x49W	T5 4x49W	T5 3x80W
System power/Luminaire lumen*	31W 1686lm	53W 2453lm	62W 3371lm	62W 3646lm	119W 6199lm	178W 9299lm	237,6W 12398lm	108W 6037lm	176W 8624lm	162W 9055lm	216W 12074lm	264W 12936lm
Replacement from Hide-a-lite:
Sky OP 600x600 DIM			30W 3800lm
Sky OP 600x600 DALI			28W 3500lm 700mA
Sky MP 600x600 DIM			30W 3700lm
Sky MP 600x600 DALI			30W 3600lm 750mA
Sky OP 300x1200 DIM				30W 4200lm
Sky OP 300x1200 DALI				28W 3760lm 700mA
Sky MP 300x1200 DIM				30W 3900lm***
Sky MP 300x1200 DALI				30W 3800lm 750mA
ReLine 600 ******	14W 2000lm
Liteline Basic IP44 600	18W 2100lm
Liteline G2 IP44 600	18W 2800lm 500mA	18W 2800lm 500mA
ReLine 1200******				30W 4400lm 750mA
Liteline Basic IP44 1200				38W 4630lm
Liteline IP44 1200				36W 4850lm 800mA	46W 6350lm 1050mA
Liteline G2 IP44 1200 (ej SC-varianten)				25W 3900lm 500mA	40W 6300lm 800mA
Liteline G2 IP44 1200 CLO				40W 5650lm	40W 5650lm***
Liteline IP65 1200 (On/Off / Sensor)				40W 5150lm 900mA	53W 6490lm 1200mA
Liteline IP65 1200 (DALI / Bluetooth)				38W 5150lm
Liteline IP65 1500 (On/Off / Sensor)								50W 6850lm 1050mA
Liteline IP65 1500 (DALI / Bluetooth)					52W 6850lm****			52W 6850lm
Indline IP23 L Medium				32W 5550lm 325mA	39W 6700lm 400mA	58W 9650lm 600mA
Indline IP23 XL Medium							81W 14000lm 500mA*****	53W 9500lm 325mA	53W 9500lm 325mA	53W 9500lm 325mA	81W 14000lm 500mA	81W 14000lm 500mA
Indline IP23 XXL Medium							84W 15500lm 325mA*****				84W 15500lm 325mA	84W 15500lm 325mA

Luminaire lumen & and power are stated for 4000K.
Note that the replacement beam angle and IP Degree of Protection should be equivalent to existing luminaires.
Columns with reference to mA refer to the product’s system power and luminaire lumen with the stated DIP-Switch Power. This is configured in the product’s driver.

* We report the luminaires’ system power with the standard markup below on the total power of the light sources to take drive losses into account:
T5: HF driver +10%
** We have assumed that the fluorescent tube luminaire has 70% efficiency when calculating luminaire lumen based on light source lumen.
*** Gives slightly less light
**** Replacement fixture is 1500mm
***** Replacement fixture is 1800mm
****** Note that this is an insert that is fitted in an existing fluorescent tube luminaire by a qualified electrician

Replacement to T8:

Length	600		1200	1500
Existing equipment	T8 2x18W	T8 4x18W	T8 2x36W	T8 2x58W	T8 3x58W	T8 4x58W
System power/Luminaire lumen*	47W 1890lm	94W 3780lm	94W 4687lm	151W 7308lm	226W 10962lm	302W 14616lm
Replacement from Hide-a-lite:
Sky OP 600x600 DIM		30W 3800lm
Sky OP 600x600 DALI		32W 3900lm 800mA
Sky MP 600x600 DIM		30W 3700lm
Sky MP 600x600 DALI		34W 4050lm 850mA
Sky OP 300x1200 DIM			30W 4200lm***
Sky OP 300x1200 DALI			36W 4750lm 900mA
Sky MP 300x1200 DALI			38W 4730lm 950mA
ReLine 600******	14W 2000lm
Liteline Basic IP44 600	18W 2100lm
Liteline G2 IP44 600	18W 2800lm 500mA
ReLine 1200******			39W 5200lm 950mA
Liteline Basic IP44 1200			38W 4630lm
Liteline IP44 1200			36W 4850lm 800mA
Liteline G2 IP44 1200 (ej SC-varianten)			30W 4700lm 600mA
Liteline G2 IP44 1200 CLO			40W 5650lm
Liteline IP65 1200 (On/Off / Sensor)			40W 5150lm 900mA
Liteline IP65 1200 (DALI / Bluetooth)			38W 5150lm
Liteline IP65 1500 (On/Off / Sensor)				59W 7800lm 1200mA
Liteline IP65 1500 (DALI / Bluetooth)				52W 6850lm ***
Indline IP23 L Medium			32W 5550lm 325mA
Indline IP23 XL Medium				53W 9500lm 325mA	66W 11600lm 400mA
Indline IP23 XXL Medium						84W 15500lm 325mA

Luminaire lumen & and power are stated for 4000K.
Note that the replacement beam angle and IP Degree of Protection should be equivalent to existing luminaires.
Columns with reference to mA refer to the product’s system power and luminaire lumen with the stated DIP-Switch Power. This is configured in the product’s driver.

* We report the luminaires’ system power with the standard markup below on the total power of the light sources to take drive losses into account:
T8: Magnetic current limiter +50%
** We have assumed that the fluorescent tube luminaire has 70% efficiency when calculating luminaire lumen based on light source lumen.
*** Gives slightly less light
**** Replacement fixture is 1500mm
***** Replacement fixture is 1800mm
****** Note that this is an insert that is fitted in an existing fluorescent tube luminaire by a qualified electrician

Which replacement for compact flourescent tubes should I pick?

Existing equipment	2x10W/ 1x18	2x13W/ 1x18	1x13W	2x18W	1x42W	2x26W	1x57W
System power/Luminaire lumen*	22W/ 960lm	28.6/ 1480lm	35.2/ 1880lm	39.6W/ 1920lm	46.2W/ 2480lm	57.2W/ 2880lm	62.7W/ 3200lm
Replacement from Hide-a-lite:
Solo Mini G2	15W/ 1080lm
Solo Maxi G2	12W/ 1030lm/ 250mA	18W/ 1750lm/ 450mA	22W/ 2080lm/ 550mA	22W/ 2080lm/ 550mA
Echo S 125/150/170/215/270	14W/ 1150lm
Echo M 170/215/270	12W/ 1110lm/ 300mA	21W/ 1780lm/ 500mA	21W/ 1780lm/ 500mA***	21W/ 1780lm/ 500mA***
Echo L 230/265/320			24W/ 2310lm/ 600mA	24W/ 2310lm/ 600mA	28W/ 2670lm/ 700mA	32W/ 2990lm/ 800mA	32W/ 2990lm/ 800mA***
Plano Basic 170		18W/ 1720lm	18W/ 1720lm***	18W/ 1720lm***
Plano Basic 190			25W/ 2620lm	25W/ 2620lm	25W/ 2620lm	25W/ 2620lm***
Plano Basic 230						35W/ 3540lm	35W/ 3540lm

Columns with reference to mA refer to the product’s system power and luminaire lumen with the stated DIP-Switch Power. This is configured in the product’s driver.

* We have assumed that the compact fluorescent tube luminaire has 80% efficiency when calculating luminaire lumen based on light source lumen.

** We note the luminaires’ system power with a standard markup on the total power of the light sources so as to take into account driver losses:

***Gives slightly less light

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