DREAM GARAGE Build! | LED Lights
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- CHEAP Shop Lights! | LED
In this video, we found, bought and installed the ULTIMATE shop lights. These were the cheapest high bay lights we found on Amazon!
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UPDATE - Not quite a year in and the lights have begun failing. Do not purchase.
No…………… I was just about to look for them to buy them
@@matthewbarnes4993 Hyperlite now makes one at the same price point. $49 on Amazon. Two of these started smoking and popping - good thing I was in here when it happened. They sent me two replacements no questions asked but I think I’ll be replacing them.
@@HiddenCreekHomestead I wouldn't trust them....upgrade!
@@Dozz70 already on it
Thank you for updating what did you insulate the building with?
I did not understand why garage door opener outlet did not require GFI protection and the light outlets did. The light outlets are even higher and out of reach or not readily accessible.
(Im replying from my new channel)
Technically ALL receptacles in a garage are supposed to be GFCI protected as per the 2020 version of the NEC. However, It’s important to check your local code. The reason I say that is that adoption of the code is done in a variety of ways:
Statewide
By city
By municipality
Not at all.
And the adoption of a specific code or code update is always tied to a date. And your local AHJ will know the date. Go by your local code. According to the new NEC code, Id have to GFCI protect my welding machine outlet, or hardwire it (which Im not doing). Many local municipalities dont adopt everything.
@@intheshoptv thanks
@@pete7894 yessir!
10:06 You should have 'pig-tailed' the hot's & neutral's so you would have just one set of wires attached to the device...difficult in a handy box I know, but 'code' in some areas and it's a better electrical connection. Have you ever heard of using a green wire nut for your grounds?
I ran out but am graciously accepting donations
After years of a dim yellow incandescent lighting in my round top I've installed these LED ufo's....Great bright lighting at last!! . Since you have to replace the entire unit instead of a bulb I prefer the Hook type hangers vs the fully enclosed ring type as shown in your video, it will be easier to replace the unit when the time comes and I won't have to unscrew the 2 nuts on the U-bolt.
(Replying from my new channel).. you could always just put a carabiner between the u-bolt and the light which would act as a quick-connect feature.
@@intheshoptv Good idea, why dinna I think of that....one of my Duh moments lol
I have PLENTY of those. youtube.com/@intheshoptv?si=LcsFlQ3G4OusgYyx
perfect idea on the lift. love watching the electrical work and learning more about it. Garage is really looking good.
Im glad. Sometimes I worry that I dont convey enough info verbally. Thanks for watching Dan!
Excellent job. I have a garage 24x36 x12 walls
4/12 pitch
It is very similar in construction, almost identical.
The wiring is next.
I like the way you describe everything
Very detailed.
(Replying from my new channel)
Thank you!
Shop looks great! Huge! I've already told my husband ....no...lol
Oh no!!! Lol well for me it was an easy sell… we had no garage so it just increases our equity. Thanks for watching!
Looking good. Love the lights, I used just a couple of 20 foot strips of led's in my workshop. They were the cheapest things on Amazon and have lasted 5 years so far. They are a bit too bright for me really as the shop is only 6.5 feet tall which is enough for me as I am a shorty. Thanks for posting
I completely understand. In fact, renting a lift for $250 per day made me question my decision to go with 12-16 foot ceilings lol. Hopefully I reap the rewards when and if I ever install a lift in there. Thanks for watching!!
@HiddenCreekHomestead howdy fellow South Carolinian. Did you ever get that garage door opener in? I'm interested in how you are going to get that done.
Not yet… SOOO many things going on IN the shop. Check out that channel: youtube.com/@intheshoptv?si=LcsFlQ3G4OusgYyx
1:07 Porch light looks a little low...nice clean strapping on the MC.
Had a metal tube higher
I use 26,000 lums UFO lights in our shop. My concern is with the way you mounted them. These lights we use get extremely HOT your power cord coiled above is in that very hot area.
As long as they aren’t laying on the heat sink, it’ll be fine
can you hook a garage door opener up to those type of roll up doors
Yes. Two options - if the center shaft is long enough, they make an opener that hangs iff the shaft specifically meant for roll up doors. Or in my case, you can take a standard garage door opener and mount it face down on the wall with the track pointing towards the floor. Then just attach a pipe to the bottom of the door, and the opener to the pipe!
How high are your high bay lights mounted?
Roughly 14’
1:48 Why would you put your garage door opener (a motor BTW) on the load side of the GFI?
Code enforcement wants it that way. No biggie.
How did you mount the plywood to the walls? I just had a shop built and trying to figure out how to mount the breaker box . Thanks and awesome video
I pre drill holes and then use self tapping screws
Looking good 👍
Thank you! Little by little.
We might buy land in Lancaster, SC. First thing I’m going to do is put a metal building on it. Do you know where I would need to go to find codes for building a metal garage like this? Like for example where did you find the code that states your wire has to be metal clad?
I was an electrician for 18 years. Wire in outbuildings/garages has to be protected. If its enclosed inside a walk, that counts as protection, if not, it must be in conduit. MC cable serves the same purpose (protecting the wire) at much less cost than running conduit and is much easier to work with. Your local municipality will have codes but if in doubt, follow the NEC.
Did you wax and buff your floor, looks great.
There is another video showing how I got the finish, the concrete company power troweled it, and then we used a roll-on sealer. I wish it still looked like that but with what we do in the shop now, its to be expected. Check out my other channel “in the shop tv” for all the content inside the shop
Shop is looking good. It’s obvious that this isn’t your first wiring job. You probably know this, but certain tools don’t like GFI circuits. My wood lathe has to be on a non-GFI circuit. Lights are bright. Hopefully they last. We built a house 18 months ago and some of the LED lights are already starting to fail. Disappointing. I went with strip LED lights in my workshop that I got at Menards on sale. They are bright but I suspect they won’t last more than a few years.
Thanks for noticing lol. Im certainly not a pro at this “homesteading” thing, but I may have twisted a wire or two in my past😊. Yeah, GFCI’s can certainly be funny at times.
So just a hunch but your lathe might be a variable frequency drive, which will undoubtedly trip a GFCI device. A workaround is to hardwire the lathe with a disconnect which will render it code compliant.
Yeah, LED’s are hit and miss. I have some cheapos that lasted forever and some expensive ones that crapped out prematurely, visa versa, and everything in between. Heaven forbid products have any quality consistency anymore, you know? As always, thanks for watching and for the comment! -Mike
@@HiddenCreekHomestead you’re right about the lathe and the variable frequency drive. They’re pretty common in electronic speed control lathes. The electrician who did the basic wiring for the shop put it on its own circuit to avoid the GFI problem and the inspector never questioned it, so all is well. How’s the garden? We finally got ours planted. Short growing season here in Minnesota
@@gregj2647 Thats great!
Its going well, though we got a late start… again lol. I should probably do a video on it.
Looks great!! Glad to find a like minded homesteader so close. We are just getting started in Greer. Would love to get an in person tour of the chicken coop, leaning toward building ours along the same lines as yours.
Would be happy to! We’re not that far from Greer at all… Southern Greenville County
@@HiddenCreekHomestead I am in Southern Greenville County too! And we moved from Staten Island in 2006. Most importantly, I am about to add power to my metal building and that's how I found your videos. I have a lot of questions, the biggest one being if I have to run MC or use conduit. Is bare Romex allowed? Other lots of little detail type items too. I'd love to pick your brain. Seems like you have done all the research.
@@paul11273 Absolutely. Email me… come by and check out the shop and I’ll go over it all with you! Retired NYDC electrician😊
I just wanted to say it was great meeting you the other day. Your advice has been much appreciated. We are underway with wiring up my building. Thanks again!
@@paul11273 Yes! Enjoyed hanging out in the shop with you guys! Let me know if you need anything!
Thought this was a review of the lights! Instead it about you talking
I know it hasn’t been a year yet but are the lights still going good?
Yes they are. I have a channel that I film for much more frequently that is ALL in that shop building. Come check it out if you have a chance!
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@@HiddenCreekHomestead just subscribed to it. Thanks for the reply. I been needing new lights and was about to order the hyperlite heroes but I think ima go with these and save 30$ a light. It will add up with the 16 I plan to get. I’ll be able to save close to 500$. That will cover the wires I need to add to hook them up
@@joshuamartin7443 Hyperlite has a new high bay light thats $49. And thank you for the sub!
Not being sassy; shouldn't garage door opener be on its own circuit?
Great question! But no, in fact garages in 99/100 new homes are only required to have one 20a circuit in total! Crazy, I know. The only caveat to the garage door opener, is that it must be GFCI protected BUT the GFCI must be readily accessible (not over 8’). Thank you for watching and for the comment!
You get what you pay for!
Thanks for watching. Catch the inside the shop content on my other channel “in the shop tv”
all the money he spent on tattoo artists would have been BETTER SPENT ON ORTHODONTICS!! GOOD GRIEF