Q: What color temperature do I need?

Color temperatures range from warm white to cool white. 2700K - 3000K – provides an ambient, intimate, and personal mood with its warm white light that is ideal for living rooms, family rooms, and hospitality environments. 3500K - 4100K – provides a clean and efficient neutral white light that is ideal for kitchen, bath, garage or commercial applications. 5000K - 6500K - provides a vibrant and alert cool white light that is ideal for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications.

Question 1

What is a Forest Lighting T5 LED Integrated Lamp?

Accepted Answer

Forest Lighting T5 LED Integrated Lamps are designed to perform efficiently in conditions where fluorescent, halogen and low voltage luminaires have traditionally been used to make transitioning to the cost effective and energy efficient option easier. T5 LED tube features a 5/8 inch diameter.

Question 2

What does the value following the T stand for?

Accepted Answer

The "T" stands for tubular, while the number stands for the diameter of the tube in 1/8 inches.

Common Measurement:

T5 is for 5/8 inch diameter lamp
T8 is for 8/8”, or 1 inch diameter lamp
T10 is for 10/8 inches diameter lamp
T12 is for 12/8 inches diameter lamp

Question 3

What is the difference between integrated and non-integrated tubes?

Accepted Answer

The integrated options are self-supporting and can be surface mounted. They can even be plugged together to create continuous lengths of light. The non-integrated option can be connected directly to the line voltage for easy installation.

Question 4

What is an Instant Start Ballast?

Accepted Answer

Instant start is a ballast starting type. It applies high voltage across the lamp with no preheating of the cathode.

Question 5

What color temperature do I need?

Accepted Answer

Color temperatures range from warm white to cool white.

2700K - 3000K – provides an ambient, intimate, and personal mood with its warm white light that is ideal for living rooms, family rooms, and hospitality environments.

3500K - 4100K – provides a clean and efficient neutral white light that is ideal for kitchen, bath, garage or commercial applications.

5000K - 6500K - provides a vibrant and alert cool white light that is ideal for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications.

Question 6

What is a lumen?

Accepted Answer

Lumens are a measurement of the luminous flux or quantity of light emitted by a source. The higher the lumen output the brighter the light. A bulb with a high lumen output and a low wattage is energy efficient.

Question 7

What certifications do the Forest Lighting T5 LED Integrated Lamp have?

Accepted Answer

Forest Lighting T5 LED Integrated Lamp are UL listed and DLC listed.

Forest Lighting LED Integrated Tube Lamp