Shop lighting

[Lynn]

What are you guys using for shop lighting?

Electrician is pulling my permit to upgrade the service from 100 amp.

Right now, there are a total of three (3) incandecsent light bulbs in the ceiling on the working side, so startng with a clean slate. Storage side is already worked out.

Guessing LED is the way to go. I have about 2200 square feet of work area. 17 foot ceiling.

Any suggessitons?

[Niblet]

the 20 dollar LED shop lights from Costco, believe it or not are absolutely incredible. All the guys I work with use them.....

[Billohio]

I got LEDs off amazon and looks like the sun is out in my old barn. Some can be pretty bright if you have to look right at them. I got the Hykolity 5000k daylight. Easy to hook up. they can plug together or I put an outlet between them to space them farther apart
4 pack was 90

[RPOLS3]

Last winter I swapped out my 2 tube 8' flourescents fixtures for Metalux 8' LED model#8SL8040. Very happy with them. Swapped out fixture for fixture.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Metalux-...8040/305053569

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Last winter I swapped out my 2 tube 8' flourescents fixtures for Metalux 8' LED model#8SL8040. Very happy with them. Swapped out fixture for fixture.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Metalux-...8040/305053569

I like these but wish they were more in line with the 4' fixtures price wise.

[RPOLS3]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I like these but wish they were more in line with the 4' fixtures price wise.

They do have a 4' model that is about 1/2 of that cost if those work for you. I put the 4' version in an unfinished storage area of my basement and they work well in smaller areas. When I was looking it seemed most of the LED's I saw were the 4' version and when I found this fixture in an 8' model it was perfect for my application, I agree not inexpensive but I only needed 5 of them.

[muscle_collector]

I would like to change out a 25,000 sf building with them. but don't want to spend that much to do it. kinda defeats the purpose of the money savings energy wise.

[RPOLS3]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I would like to change out a 25,000 sf building with them. but don't want to spend that much to do it. kinda defeats the purpose of the money savings energy wise.

Around here the electrical utility company (ComEd) has generous incentives for LED lighting upgrades that significantly shorten the payback on a building that size - not sure if something like that exists where you are, but maybe worth checking into?

[bilede]

I have some of the costco fixtures but my main bay has honeywell 4500lumin LEDs I got from Samsclub. they have been more reliable than the feit fixtures I have used from costco.

[Canuck]

Went with 5000k LED on dimmers.