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09-03-2020, 06:56 PM | #1 |
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Garage lights
I had 15 4 tube florescent lights in my 2+ car garage to give me light for working on vehicles.
A few weeks ago I decided that to convert to LEDs. After a bit of research I choose a 9600 80 watt Led light with adjustable panels to replace 4 sets of lights and installed it. I was amazed at the amount of light and ordered 5 more to replace the remainder of the florescent fixtures. The light in the garage is significantly better than before and it costs less to run them. The current joke is for the last person out of the garage is required to turn the sun off. The biggest issue was to dispose of the old fixtures and florescent 60 tubes. |
09-03-2020, 07:00 PM | #2 |
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That sounds great!
Can you post a picture of the replacement units? R/ Roger. |
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09-03-2020, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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Re: Garage lights
What was total cost and have you calculated what electrical savings will be ?
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09-03-2020, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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I found the best price at Costco. Their lights were made by Feit electric. Savings are dependent upon how much time you spend in the garage. I replaced all of the lights in my house and garage and the electric bill dropped about 30%.
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09-03-2020, 07:36 PM | #5 |
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That is what I was looking for, percentage. A very significant savings for sure!
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09-03-2020, 07:49 PM | #6 |
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In the workshop, they have proved to be a wonder but I still prefer to work on the car just inside the open roller door where I can see our resident King Parrots, Rosellas, Magpies, Kookaburras etc. It makes working on the car a pleasure.
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09-03-2020, 07:25 PM | #8 |
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If your lamps have green end on the end of your tubes that means that they are eco friendly and can be disposed in you trash .as for the ballast if they are electronic they would not have PCB’s and also could be thrown in your trash best of luck to you
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09-03-2020, 08:51 PM | #9 |
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Re: Garage lights
A good friend installed LED lights in their kitchen which I believe were the tube type. During an outage (we have a lot of those in CA) when his generator was running his wife called him to the kitchen because smoke was coming from several of the lights. They called the local fire department and after resolving the issue they told him some of the LED's can be a problem when using a generator. Evidently on the cheaper stand by generators the sine wave isn't very good and it causes the lights to heat up and smoke then start smoldering, etc. I haven't had a problem personally but am using a Honda generator which has a near perfect sine wave. Only saying this as an issue to consider when using LEDs and a generator and am assuming the FD personnel know what they are talking about!
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09-17-2020, 09:32 AM | #11 | |
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The higher quality generators have a "pure sine wave" inverter. The small Honda 2000 generator is pure sine wave and everything works with it. If you are buying a generator, be aware of its limitations. Edit to add: All modern RVs equipped with LED lighting will have a pure sine wave inverter(for running off batteries in the RV) and generator. Last edited by BillLee/Chandler, TX; 09-17-2020 at 09:43 AM. |
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09-03-2020, 09:27 PM | #12 |
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Do not throw ballast in the garbage. Take them to your local metal recycler.
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09-04-2020, 03:30 AM | #13 |
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I replaced the 4' florescents in my shop with LEDs from Amazon. These were the most lumins per dollar I could find at the time. Bought two boxes of 25 and used most of them.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Current draw went from just over 27 amps, to right around 10 amps and the increase in light is amazing.
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09-04-2020, 08:34 AM | #14 |
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I had two sets of 8 ft high output T-12 Florescents in my home garage and swapped them out for 8 4ft LED shop lights from Rural King on sale for 19 bucks each. Made a HUGE difference in light output and amp draw. Luckily I have a dumpster at work for the old fixtures and bulb disposal.
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09-04-2020, 11:44 AM | #15 |
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Switched my shed lights over from Florescents to the LED's a few years back.
First thing I noticed is that they are much brighter, but tend to throw a different shadow - hard to explain. Second thing noticed is they start out bright, even when they are cold. The Florescents, if it is below 30, they go into dim mode until they warm up. The third and big thing I noticed with the LEDs is that I am not replacing them each year. With the Florescents they would last about a year - 40x60 shed, get out the tall ladder, work your way around the cars and toys, change bulbs. How much money am I saving? Cannot give an exact amount, but can see the difference in the electric bill. |
09-04-2020, 11:54 AM | #16 |
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I’m replacing four fluorescent panels with four LED panels in the next couple of weeks in mine.
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09-04-2020, 05:18 PM | #17 |
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LEDs are great, now. If someone wants good lighting during the day with the electric meter not spinning , look at solar tubes lighting.
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09-04-2020, 06:07 PM | #18 |
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I replaced all of the fluorescent 4' lights with 4' LED's from Rural King,$19 on sale on the top floor which is where I mainly work from. I placed the old fluorescent lights in the basement level of the garage and replaced all incandescent lights in the house basement and garage. The LED's are so much brighter, start out bright when winter hits, (I heat the shop at 50 Degrees F.) and no more buzzing from the ballast.
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09-04-2020, 08:16 PM | #19 |
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For getting rid of the old lights, if you have a local Craigslist, someone will take them off your hands.
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09-04-2020, 08:33 PM | #20 |
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i switched over to LED in my house,garage, and shop including the paint booth. it is nice to turn on the lights and all of them come at the same time. and they don`t hum like the fluorescent`s.
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