Your garage lights suck. It’s easier to fix than you think
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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As I prepare my new garage for my new shop I thought I would tackle the absolutely, hilariously bad, lighting situation. As you know, in any workshop the quantity and quality of lighting is SO important to safety and efficiency. There is no way that the original single bulb fixtures were going to work in there so I set out to find a better way. Oh and it had to be quick and easy since my time has been a precious commodity lately.
If you have been following along on my journey you'll know that in my last shop I installed some Barrina LED fixtures. There is actually a video of that transformation here: • Garage Shop LED Lighti... . Overall I was extremely happy with how that turned out, and would do that again in my shop, however since this garage will serve as a temporary shop AND I didn't have the time to tackle that job...I needed to find a faster way.
That is where I came across the wide world of wacky LED fixtures on Amazon. There seems to be an explosion of Chinese-produced tri-fold fixtures that are now widely available. I began researching the different types, models, brands, and configurations. When installing LED shop lights there are a couple of considerations:
Lumens (measure of light output)
Color Temperature (measured in K, dictates how "cool" or "warm" the light is)
Color Rendering Index (CRI for short, dictates how realistic or color-accurate objects look when illuminated)
For lumens I wanted to shoot for as many as I could. Typically LED fixtures put out anywhere from 100-110 lumens per Watt, where as conventional incandescent bulbs put out about 10 lumens per Watt. For color temperature I know that I like 5000K for a shop. This would be a bit too "cold" for an indoor house light, but I think works really well when building things. Finally, you should always shoot for a CRI above 80. Anything below 80 will cause your projects (and belongings) to appear color-distorted and can throw you off when you're doing things like painting.
With all of the specs laid out I could use that to help weed through the options on Amazon. Since all of these lights utilized an existing lampholder fixture (E26/27), I knew they would be my fastest option, assuming they worked. Below you will find the TOP 3 options I came across:
Top LED (E26) Fixtures on Amazon:
1.) (What I Used) LZHOME 82W Fixtures (2-pack) 9000 lumens per fixture - amzn.to/2WIuo6g
2.) (Runner-Up) ACI 80W Fixtures (2-pack) 8000 lumens per fixture - amzn.to/3g0Qet6
3.) (Stupid-Bright Alternative) ZJOJO 100W Fixtures (2-pack) 12,500 lumens per fixture - amzn.to/2ZLMqqb
I purchased a total of 8 fixtures and installed 7 of them in my 3-car garage...WOW what a difference! Per the product page, each fixture puts out 9,000 lumens so my garage (in theory) is now lit by 63,000 lumens total! They were a breeze to install and assuming I just re-used my existing 4 ceiling fixtures...would have taken a whopping 5 minutes to complete.
Check out my previous video using 4’ LED Tube fixtures: • Garage Shop LED Lighti...
Links to those products:
Barrina T8 4ft LED (10-pack) : amzn.to/2sGOv8N
Barrina T8 4ft LED (6-pack): amzn.to/35XTBf5
Cable Hiding Kit: amzn.to/2RfboKH
My Epoxy Floor Video: • My 20+ year old garage...
Supplies I used in the video (affiliate links help support the channel!):
Leviton E26 Fixture Lampholder - amzn.to/3eMrJic
Old-Work Ceiling box (super cool) - amzn.to/3hoQ6Eo
Fluke 1AC II VoltAlert Voltage Tester - amzn.to/3jr7w50
Klein Tools 11055 Wire Stripper - amzn.to/2ZM8dxO
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Return the Samsung refrigerator while you still can.
I changed the video speed x2 and i was able to learn how to light my garage in 5 minutes.
Orrrr just click the amazon link...
That's how I watch every video on youtube
I c what you did.
Funny
LOL
I like how a 5 minute install took 10 minutes to explain ...
:-D
looked for this comment !
Needs to be over 10 min for ads
add 5 mins of stupid ads to
OMG- talk about bloviating. For someone who doesn’t have much time they spent waaaay too long putting this video together. Should have been a 3-4 minute video.
@@TuscanTalent Yeah there's no doubt that the lights work and light up the garage.
I'm disappointed that you didn't have sunglasses on when you revealed the upgraded lights, lol
How are these lights holding up after 2 years?
Home depot 8ft 8,000 lumens LED $70.00 each... I have 4 on ceiling and 1 on wall ...18×20 garage 12ft ceiling ..daylight in garage
750 sqft of garage!! This guy’s garage is bigger than where I live😂
I bought these from the local retailer on a whim a month ago and thought "Meh, they're kinda expensive but let's try 'em out." One of the few things I bought that I thought was a gimmick but actually does a really good job.
Hello, all my friends. Now, the garage lights just need $12.99/pc and can use 10% coupons on Amazon.
Welcome to order on our Amazon store.
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Really big promotion sales.
7:25 HIT THAT GARAGE DOOR RAIL (SCREW DRIVE) WITH SOME LUCAS WHITE LITHIUM GREASE.... YOU WILL BE MUCH QUIETER.
He will probably spend 20 minutes telling you where to by grease before he gets to using it for 5 minutes then spend another 20 minutes patting himself on the back for his effort.
conversely you took 1 line.
Psssh... You went out and bought new bulbs? I just set my clock to 9am so I can get the sunlight. Amateur!
Looks like the mother ship landed when those doors opened. Great info and video. Thanks for sharing. *Chris*
Lol 😆
the decades-old question has finally been answered....how long does it take to screw in a light bulb?
too long!
I've always wondered how those lights performed. Thanks for putting together this video, Travis!
The irony of a 10 minute video for a 5 minute job is not lost on me LOL. I love it. Looking forward to seeing more projects in the new shop!
😂
@@ShopNation how many watts do they use
I believe it’s around 12W per bulb
In his defense, two minutes in a hot attic on a summer afternoon feels like a lifetime.
Literally the moment you said “is this guy making a video about changing a light bulb “ I was thinking the same damn thing!!!
Im so glad that you finally upgraded your lighting. It was difficult to see you from my car across the street at night with that horrible old lighting. Much appreciated
LOL WHAT
King Ogii 😂😂😉
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LOL.....
Golf expert from watching others play no doubt. I'm sure that's how it's done. Unless of course you are one of the few who makes his living "playing" golf or if you have been presented with a green jacket. You're probably a duffer
5:27 - 🎵Come with me, and you'll see, a world of OSHA Violation 🎵
10 minute video for a 5 minute upgrade?
Nice ... My wife is always complaining about the lighting in her quilting room, I bet 2 of those will brighten it up 🤔 either that or she'll go blind 😂😂😂
(I know blindness isn't funny, I was referring to the brightness of the lights)
Thanks for the link on the other lights ..think those will work great in my woodshop, to old & broke down to wrench anymore 😢 ( to all you young bucks - - work smarter not harder, your body will appreciate it later in.life😊👍)
Hello all my friends. Now, the garage lights just need $12.99/pc and can use 10% coupons on Amazon.
Welcome to order on our Amazon store.
Order link:www.amazon.com/dp/B0825YD18H?ref=myi_title_dp
Really big promotion sales.
You went from regular garage to video game garage
I bought two of these for my garage. What I didn’t know is that the led panel puts out so much RF energy that it burned out my garage door remote control board. $65.00 for the bulbs and $70.00 for a new circuit board. Fantastic amount of light but poor design.
Not knowing, I put led bulbs in my door opener & before I knew it, they fried my circuit board.
So you put these bulbs on your garage door opener?
Please tell us how close you mounted the lights to the garage door opener so we don't have the same problem.
Lights were 3 feet away from the opener. D
Really? RF energy from the replacement light fixture is the cause of the circuit board burn out? Having a very serious background in commercial broadcasting where RF output is well understood, designing a number of serious antenna arrays which put out a SIGNIFICANT amount of RF energy than what this light fixture could possibly disperse, I am left in a seriously amused state by your findings!! I think you might want to report your experience to the FCC and Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms! I look forward to reading about it! This light fixture just might be the very secret weapon needed to ward off enemies of the state! (He said, with tongue in cheek). Thanks for making my day! 😀
Cut the BS. Go to 2:18
You've got so much light coming out of your garage, you probably have small planes looking for the landing strip at night. Good job, man.
LOL, BigSteve! You gave me a belly laugh!
Thanks for the video. You have to very careful when buying these things. I have gotten two of the multi panel lights from Amazon and both of them exaggerated the lumen rating.
500 degree attic is exactly the reason my inside house renovations are on hold and I am focused on the outside!
what funny is,all leds come from china,schezwan whatever so does the drivers,and prob the metal,so when i see usa made light with samsung leds,im ok assembled in usa but ALL parts come from china,so cuz its assembled in usa,put china parts,what is it,i feel its still china,nothing wrong with em,i know shit about lights,cuz i buy grow lights,we cont use lumens we use ppfd,they account for heat loss,its great getting 1.0 umoles but at a 60% loss from heat well thats not good,,thats why ppfd is much better for assessing light
I bought some very similar with the 3 wings and put one in my "single car" garage and the difference is incredible. The other went into my half basement and I can see things now that I wish I hadn't, lol. You really should be doing this on a network. You are very good at explaining and doing things with humor too!
Good informative vid! FYI, who rotated the tires on your wife's Vette? Swapped them wrong.
Wow! outstanding.
Chinese made has some quality lights, especially Led, just hard to distinguish the junk and good, so much fake review on amazon.
go to youtube reviews you will find honest reviews of a light,over china/amazon reviews
My house has a garage for maybe 2-3 cars and it’s long. It only has one incandescent light bulb. So dark at night
The unfortunate thing is that these led lights will fail in a few months. I bought three of different brands (allegedly), and they all failed within a few months. Cool in concept, but QC leaves a lot to be desired.
I bought some inexpensive LED bulbs two years ago.
When they started failing after a year, I determined it was the tiny converter chip. They’re really quite cheap to replace.
The 8ft LED I bought last year and it's been very hot in shop .....between 90- 105 degrees at peak ......12ft ceiling they have not FAILED yet ..
Installed 8 LED from Wal-Mart two years ago. Local temps from 0 to 105 and high humidity. No issues.
My garage has the same Samsung box like yours and I wonder how could you move it upstair 😄
I am an electrical contractor and you really made changing light bulbs interesting and entertaining. I subscribed.
Guy takes 10 minutes to explain how adding a bunch of lights to his garage results in added light.
Ten minutes is the minimum for UA-cam to pay you for ads. This is why this video is 10:02 and so many others.
That’s actually not true, 10 minutes is the minimum for ads to show up mid-video, but the length of my videos truly have nothing to do with that. I can’t speak for others though
@@ShopNation I call bullshit. Good video nonetheless
Where are the links to the lights to purchase?
In the video description!
Osha's approved got some chuckles out of me
I just installed a pair of these and they’re incredibly bright. Now I can clearly see how badly I need to clean the garage
Yeah, definitely shows the dirt!
Dont know how I ended up here but I wasnt planning on upgrading my garage lighting since i had recently changed the light bulbs to LED but daym just had to buy this thanks for the video
He didn't show how to install the lights. Just how bright they made the garage
Normal standard lighting for a garage is one keyless fixture per car bay. So if it's a two car garage you'll get 2 light bulbs and that's it. Builders are cheap AF in Canada
I noticed you're in Texas Basically is a warm weather climate. Was wondering how the lights perform in a cold weather climate?
These are actually installed in my garage in Ohio so decently cold weather and they are still working great!
I’ve had these in my garage for a year or so and I LOVE them. It’s almost embarrassing how bright they are. Lol. Many of my neighbors have also upgraded to these.
I had to put a thumbs down. Why? Well, this could have been a 4-5 minutes review but you extended it to 2 seconds over 10 minutes just to get 2 advertisements.
Love when people make ignorant comments!
I also find it crazy when someone builds a garage and puts two light in it. My garage is about the same size as yours and I had two lights and one outlet. Several year ago (before LEDs) I added florescent lights and this year I wired in some LEDs, BIG improvement. Keep up the good work.
Unless it is a custom built home, the builder is going to cut costs where they can. A few lights in the basement, maybe 2 in the attic, cheap bathroom fan, minimum receptacles just enough to meet code. Anything more eats into profit margins. And for most people, 4 lights in the garage is fine. Enough light to let them see where they are going from the car to the door. Nobody is going to rough in 60 amps of circuits into a garage on a spec house.
Am I watching a 10 minutes video about a guy I don't know changing 4 lightbulbs in his garage?
What a time to be alive...
Funny thing. I just installed two of these in my garage. Came in the house, started watching UA-cam and this vid came across my feed.🤔
Big brother is always watching bro
Nice corvette, can you show the graffiti on the rear window?
Sir. Had your video paused while I was speaking with my wife and she asked, "Why is he wearing a shirt that says Porn on it?" The angle of the letters being cut off by bottom of the video window... I laughed, you should too.
Oh wow that’s great 😁
Ten minutes and one second to screw in a gosh darn light. gezzz.
I know lighting tech was pretty primitive when your house was built in the 90s but house builders cheap out on everything. Also, the previous owner could have installed brighter incandescents but cheaped out. When I moved 2 1/2 years ago there were 40 watt incandescent bulbs in the bathroom light fixture. Apartment complexes must operate from the same cheapskate book as builders.
Haha
60,000 lumens in Chinese = 25 watt light bulb
It's like the doors opening on the MOTHER SHIP!
😂
Whats it look like with just the 4 original fixtures and not the 3 extra. Can't tell me it only took 5 minutes to wire in 3 fixtures
I'm a world champion in attic-wiring ;)
I do love that you're willing to cover complex stuff and approachable stuff. There are often simple solutions to simple problems!
Poor guy got blindsided by those junk Samsung appliances
lol the dishwasher just went out!
A second before your OSHA Approved 'disclaimer' popped up, I facepalmed your workaround.
But since it's approved, continue on!
How are these holding up a year later? Tks!
I had 4 bulb fluorescent lights in my kitchen and changed the bulbs to LEDs and wow what a difference it made. Those lights for your garage are great and yes it’s a cool upgrade and easy to accomplish!
So how many watts is used, would increase your bill drastically.
Nope, LEDs use much less power per unit light output so each fixture will use just a little bit more energy than a standard 60 Watt light bulb
I’ve put a couple of those lights in my garage it help a great deal, looking to install a couple more lights later after I’ve remodeled our house. Worth the money I spent on them though.
Only if everyone’s garage had bulb sockets lol
I’ve never seen a garage with one
Yeah this was my first experience with that, largely depends on age and geography
Heck yes dude. I went a different route with my temporary lighting... 3 years ago... but I also went for the ability to light the neighborhood. There are two downsides: 1) It attracts all the bugs at night. All of them, especially the kinds you don't want. 2) Now all the neighborhood feral cats know when I'm home, and they know I'm a sucker for handing out food and treats.
Is it OK to use this light outside in the elements?
5:41 I was waiting for a "Clark Griswald" moment from Christmas Vacation
LMAO! Dude, that's too funny. I was waiting for it too!
I just did the same thing to my 30x40 shop... only 6 LED bulbs and it was a HUGE differnce
I cant believe I just watched a video about changing light bulbs. lol. Thanks for the review. I have been looking at these on amazon. I think I'll get a couple. **
Why not just get light bulb splitters where you can use (2)100 watt LED per fixture? Probably cheaper too
That would only be a 3 min video
Was laying around Flippin through youtube and saw this video and I'm ordering some of these today! Thanks for sharing this video I was looking for a lighting option for my little workshop without having to break the bank and this is it
I don't have a set up with screw in bulbs I have to have a cord on the fixture to plug in and I currently have old florecents that suck what would you recommend
Check out the Barrina fixtures i put in both my previous shop and basement. I have a video for each
@@ShopNation where can I get them
Dude! Mine came in today and they are amazing! Transformed the space. Thanks for sharing!
Up gr. Is good just want softwite ?
I find them light give off lots of interference. Can’t even get the radio stations to come in. They are bright though.
I agree. I put in 2 and am losing signal for most radio station. I am going to try to put an outdoor antenna to see if it makes a difference
Cambium Guy you can get things to put over the wires going to the lights to block the interference.
people still listen to Radio stations? just blue tooth Pandora from your phone?
@@bourgericful Radio is free. Data in rural areas is expensive
@@cambiumguy if you have internet, you can use wifi no data usage.
Are the lights all connected to a single series? Or separate breakers, sorry I’m trying to install this lights but I would have to run my own wires
I was expecting him to show us how he wire it too :/
Are you seriously telling people how to screw in a light bulb? 🤣😂
7:25 U need a new lift master its super loud
I just want to say that this video is truly illuminating. I have struggled with lighting issues in the past, your expertise has illuminated different options on my illumination needs.
What an enlightening perspective! Thank you for shedding some light on a dark issue, it has really brightened my day.
So, one year later, are these light bulbs still working?
Yes, all of them!
Did the same thing with my 3 car. What a change. I had six sockets and love the light spread. Also the ability to adjust where you want to throw the light is a plus.
Yeah, I got a different brand on Amazon and it had a motion detector on it. That part didn't really work so I turned it off. The one similar to your light works great with the light switch. Super bright and has been up about a year or more. No issues with the led and illumination. My double garage had 1, yes ONE single bulb fixture like yours. Ridiculously dark with even a 100w bulb.
Thank you for doing the research! I've been interesting in adding one of these lights to my 1-car garage for a while now, but there are just SO many that I was a bit overwhelmed and wasn't sure if I'd be making the right choice. Based on the 3 options you provided, I am going to purchase 1 of the LZHOME light fixtures as well :)
how did it turn out, and are they still working well?
Do they make these for outdoor use ?
I bought one of these for my basement/crawl space (I live on a hill, so it's fairly large storage area between floors), which had a single light bulb to light up the whole area. I've had mine for two years now and it's working great--lots of light!
I can't wait to see how the new/temporary shop comes together!
With the effort of adding the extra light sockets and cost of the fixtures, I would have replaced the light sockets with outlets and used the barina lights. It would have cost less and you wouldn’t need to go in the attic. Of course then, you couldn’t make this video. 😃
I bought one similar to these for my small one car garage. I got it at the local Big Lots Store for $24. Works fantastic. Amazing lighting!
I like the idea of these lights, but they seem like the lighting wouldn't be very even because it all comes from one point instead of being spread out (more like a spot light). It looks pretty even in the video though. Any comments on that?
I use the 4ft LED garage lights from Costco. They are 4000 lumens and you can get them on sale for $18 a piece. I've been slowly adding more over time, but currently have 17 of them in my 2-car garage plugged into socket adapters screwed into the 4 sockets that run down the center of my garage. I also have four 1600 lumen bulbs in the sockets. It's like daylight inside.
They spread really well actually, especially because each panel can be “aimed” away from the center
I started using a couple of Y adapters with LED light bulbs in them. I’ve done 4 in a single socket. It puts out way more light for way less money. The led’s use so much less power than a 60 watt or 100 watt bulb that I’m not overloading anything. The also seem less harsh and directional than these type. I bought some last year and returned them as they weren’t as bright as a bunch of led lights and Y’s
If you want to get some LED fixtures of your own: amzn.to/2WIuo6g
Thanks for watching!
I just sat through a 10 minute video on how to change a light bulb because the guy was hot. I need to get out more!
My god dude......lets get to it.
I ordered this after your recommendation - amazing. We only have one light fixture in our two-car garage, and it was very inadequate. Not being handy like you, and not having access to the space above the garage, we couldn’t add additional fixtures - BUT, just one of these lights has made a world of difference. Thanks for the tip.
Formerly: Welcome to my garage! Now: Welcome to my tanning booth!
Outffited my whole shop with these but they went out too frequently and I could never understand why.
should be in as little as 27 seconds lmao. but nah I have similar lights they're amazing
Ahh! Now thats a light bulb 💡 moment. Just ordered one in the UK thats similar to yours. Hope it lives up to the expectation with the high lumen o/p 👍
Your new neighbors are going to absolutely LOVE you.........all that light is going to attract every bug for at least a mile. They can have evening get togethers with their family and friends without the bugs.
BTW........in just a weeks time you picked up over 16000 new subscribers pushing you well above that 100000 mark. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
#ledlights #mtl excellent video
Still working well?? 5 months later?
Yes, no problems!
How long have they lasted?
Thank you for saying 5000 Kelvin. It is my pet peeve when people say 5000 'DEGREES' Kelvin. Yeah, I know, it's trivial, but thank you for your service to our friend Kelvin.
How many watts total are we talking about here?