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Charlie TV
United States
Приєднався 10 жов 2013
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Відео
CFL to LED Conversion
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This is an informative step by step video on how to convert CFL recessed lights to LED's
Great tutorial! Thank you!
There’s several of these instructional videos on UA-cam, and yours is absolutely the easiest to follow, for me. Thank you for posting this! I’ll be using it this week to replace all my CFLs.
This is one of the best video
but you did not disconnect the power from the ballast that you eliminated, therefore there is voltage at the output and you only put them in the box without isolating them
there’s absolutely no power in the ballast if you follow my instructions
Great video. Clear and precise. Thank you. Nice to listen to your instructions.
Thank you thank you thank you ... I've been searching for this!
Sir, in most videos I see, they only use one red and one blue wire, but you are joining the two blues together and the two reds together. Can you explain why? Thx
You are awesome!
Good video that will live on for many years. I do suggest removing the ballast wires from the junction box, never good to have bare ends floating around in there. Also consider removing one of the blue and red wires as unnecessary. Again, excellent tutorial.
Such an excellent video! Short enough to provide all the details and no time wasted with any fluff! I changed a half dozen fixtures the exact same scenario as the video. Thank you for posting!
Beautiful, I just changed first light and works great ❤Thank you for a beautiful explanation
Thx for sharing ur video. This video make me to install so easy.
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Good information
Just did 2 of these today thanks to your step by step man. Thank you so much for this 👍
My wires aren’t blue and red they’re green and white lol
amazing. what a great video! thank you for the walkthrough. thumbs up!
This was super clear and so valuable. Thank you!
Very clear but why did you connect 2 blue with white and 2 red with black. Why not just 1 blue and 1 red. What’s the extra wires doing ?
just making it heavier gauge by combining the thinner wires together, it’s not necessary, only optional
I believe they are 18 AWG. In my case they are. Are they potentially a fire hazard when not doubled like the way you did?
Last night I did the CFL to LED conversion following your instructions. Thank you so much for your helpful video. Please answer me this question, if you can. What model, brand name is that boxy flashlight you used in your video? Where did you find it?
Hi, I got this bluetooth speaker flashlight combo about 6 years s ago, i don’t know if it still exists but i’m sure you can find something similar, this one is a InnoCreek 3-in-1 Multifunctional Waterproof Outdoor Wireless bluetooth flashlight speaker combo, it was about $20, I hope this helps
Big help!
Mine has two sockets in each can for two CFL lights? Are the like wires combined when I reconnect?
very helpful video. changed 1 light. 3 more remaining.
Good video!
Great job and great camera work!
Thank you so much for these clear instructions!
The Best Yet !!!!! Thank YOU !!! ITS Done !!!! THANK YOU so very much >
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Love this video. It seems like CharlieTV is quite experienced. It helped me a ton and his voice is so chill, should take up painting and be the new Bob Ross. Just sayin, he’s got that vibe. Thanks
Instead of opening any cutting all the wires, why can't connect your LED lights white wire to 2 CFL blue wires and LED lights Black wire to 2 CFL red wires? Please advice.
because the ballast will not allow the correct amount of power to go to the led light, the ballast is put there specifically for the cfl lights
@@charlietv625 Thanks! I also tried with I said above (2 blue wires to LED's white wire and 2 red wires to LED's black wire) and you are correct, power was not enough and light blinked for a second and then went off. Thanks for posting this video and explaining all the steps in details. I successfully changed all my CFL lights to LED now and long due project is completed! Thanks once again!
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Just finished this project! Thank you for the great informational video!
I have a 2 prong cfl. Will it work
i don’t see why not
Which fixtures do you think have the best light quality? LEDs save electricity, but what about the rest?
For god sakes…get yourself a wire stripper
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Thanks for making such a thorough video. Too many steps left off some of the others I watched. Will be attempting this later this week.
You dont have to turn the breaker off?
I don't, but if you feel safer doing so then please do it, the light switch acts like a breaker, it cuts off power when you switch it off, that's how your lights go on and off, but if you have children running around and you're afraid that they might accidently switch the light on while you're doing this procedure then you should definitely turn the breaker off
@@charlietv625 thank you so much your video was great
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Thank you soooo much this helped me out a lot
Thanks so much. I just did three successful conversions. I really appreciate your self effacing humor about leaving your light in the ceiling. Being a DIY we all screw up and in retrospect it's often funny. And in being persistent we end up succeeding.
I finally found the video that I needed! 🙏
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I am also 3 yrs behind, but this is still a ridiculously helpful video! Thanks!
Yes hello : yes, well, by changing your ceiling lights, there is a chandelier next to it with three cups ? When do you turn on the light ? I would like to know if the chandelier also turns on at the same time with your LED ceiling lights and when you turn off your ceiling lights does the chandelier also turn off ? I would like to know if the chandelier also goes out at the same time as the new ceiling lights please thank you. So, well would it be nice to re-shoot the video to show it to me please ? Thanks.
the chandelier is on a different light switch, it’s completely independent of the recessed LED lights
Hello, well okay. The candlesticks walk apart??? And then I would like to know why do you change the old ceiling lights recessed by LEDs??? And then the ceiling lamps compact fluorescent bulbs and the compact fluorescent bulbs are we still making them??? See you soon.
Best instructional video so far for me.
Hi! I know this video is 3 years old, but I just wanted to say instructions were clear and simple. Just replaced a whole bunch of old bulbs with LED and I feel so accomplished!
I feel the same @Jason and thank you so much @Charlie, you are wonderful.
Same here! 👍🙏
Very useful, thanks!
Good and great explanation step by step
Thank you very much for your share.
Probably the worst video of CFL to LED conversion. First, I’d rather have CFL. Also, you’re holding it by the glass!
Literally the comment right below this one: “Best video”.
@@achannelwithaprofilepictur6253 Yeah, don’t understand why people still think that holding CFLs by the glass is a good option. It could break and the 0.2mg mercury will come out.