Anybody on the DE light setup yet?

I'm about to switch over and I was wondering if anybody else is using the Double Ended bulb system yet, and if so what were your results compared to other light setups?
I am currently running a 1000W MH/HPS setup and the price isn't too bad on the electric but from what I have been hearing a 600W DE system will push up to 1250W and stay at over 90% capacity for 2 years where traditional HPS are only good for 6 months, and you only need a single bulb for veg and flower.
so thoughts from experienced growers on this please?

DirtyD313 said:

I'm about to switch over and I was wondering if anybody else is using the Double Ended bulb system yet, and if so what were your results compared to other light setups?
I am currently running a 1000W MH/HPS setup and the price isn't too bad on the electric but from what I have been hearing a 600W DE system will push up to 1250W and stay at over 90% capacity for 2 years where traditional HPS are only good for 6 months, and you only need a single bulb for veg and flower.
so thoughts from experienced growers on this please?

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I have used them and will be switching to led cobs soon and the main reason its im trying to bring the electricity cost down. I run a 4k garden on light rails and the heat generated is unbelievable. The a/c went out the other day and 15 min after the lights came on it was 105 glad I water the plants righ after lights on. Lucky I had a spare 1.5 ton unit, plus a $600 a month electric bill. If I can save 30% by switching that is a considerable savings a month but the upfront cost is higher and they will last 5 years not 2
Yield wise I get 1.5 lbs per light

DirtyD313 said:

I'm about to switch over and I was wondering if anybody else is using the Double Ended bulb system yet, and if so what were your results compared to other light setups?
I am currently running a 1000W MH/HPS setup and the price isn't too bad on the electric but from what I have been hearing a 600W DE system will push up to 1250W and stay at over 90% capacity for 2 years where traditional HPS are only good for 6 months, and you only need a single bulb for veg and flower.
so thoughts from experienced growers on this please?

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Yes. I just finished my first run with one. All the hype is true and then some. First some specifics if it helps. The lamp is a 1000 watt Nanolux DE (never switched the lamp over 1000 watts), strain was the super low yielding Fire OG, 32 day veg topped twice under a shitty T-5 fixture in 1 gallon pots (transplanted to flowering pots day before flip), the layout i used was a 4x6 area with 6 plants in 10 gallon pots. The yield was 2 units plus 115 grams.