4 foot LED shop lights
 

Looking for a recommendation on LED shop lights. My building has a 14 foot high white metal ceiling.

Thanks

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Greg if you Text me I'll send you a few pictures of the way I did my shop with LED lights. Kenney 321-412-5196 Because i don't know how to post pictures

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I had 12 2 bulb fluorescent lights in my 28' x 36' garage, always problems. I ordered from Amazon enough 5000 LED lumen bulbs with some spares to rebulb the garage, now it's super bright and haven't had any problems. I got the LEDs that don't use the ballast and have new tombstone mountings, this was done 3 years ago, I'm very happy with it.
Steve

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Thank you for the info.

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I got mine at Costco, the Feit 4' when they are $10 off @ $19.99. Great price and great lights. 9 of them in my 24'x24' and it's like daylight.

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Does anyone make 8 footers to replace fluorescents? I have 8 2 tube fluoros in my 30 x 60 shop. Would be great to just change the tubes and tombstones not have to rewire for 8 more fixtures.

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Any suggestions:
Thinking of starting from scratch.


Have 50 x 60 steel building with 16' clear span
Right now there are 6 400w sodium warehouse light fixtures which is not enough to work plus too many shadows.


What are my options?
Your experience?


Have seen 8 foot double lamp LED fixtures used and have looked at corn light replacements.

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Frank,
My shop is about the same size as yours. My sidewalls are 19' tall. I installed UFO LED lights in my shop. I started off with just 1 so I could see if it was what I wanted, and then installed more afterwards. Mine are roughly 22-24' above the floor, and do a great job. These would be an easy swap for your current lights. I have 4, but will be installing 2 more this winter.

https://www.amazon.com/Hykolity-Dimm.../dp/B07V7FM786

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Sean
Am near emptying my old shop of over 20 years and getting back to this am going to begin setting up next month.


Thank you for the suggestion am looking at this fixture closely and like you will order a couple and see what they do. My new shop is 16 feet clear span so light fixtures are no more than 18 feet. The plug in makes them easy to work with just adding outlets to fill the area and reduce shadows in the area where I will be working.



Thanks!!

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A Google search on LED light shows several studies that looked at the effects LED light had on the eyes. The reports are mixed as to whether the blue light emitted by LED bulbs can, long term, be effecting the retina's ability to clearly and quickly focus. Since some studies say it is bad for the eye, as a person who highly values my eye sight, I choose to er on the side of caution.
I still use and buy florescent bulbs for my shop and home. Indirect lighting is the safest but can be more costly.
Chuck

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I converted my shop at home 2 years ago to 8' twin V strip 270 degree tubes . the difference in light and electric consumption is tremendous . I am saving nearly 20% on my electric bill since switching.
I just converted 16 2 x 4 4 tube fixtures in the building I moved my race shop to after the flood .
I only used 2 tubes in each fixture and the light output is tremendous for a 14' ceiling.

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I just bought a 24 inch by 24 inch led high bay light at Rural King $59 on sale .It replaced a 6 T8 light and it is probably 4 times as bright

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Installed Installed 7 250w LED High Bay Fixture similar to what Sean suggested. They provide excellent light. The negatives are the brightness which gets your attention to look up with the result being like welding flash but after a while the attraction stops. The other is the color temp which is up there 6k - 6.5k which is "daylight" where "cool white" about 5k is more comfortable. Daylight has been widely used in industrial, laboratory, and surgical settings as well as signage. Less power consumption and more light is worth it.

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OK looking at 8ft LED tubes need some opinions 5000K OR 6000K? 65W OR 90W?
Cold weather has hit and the fluorescents are dying. 30 x 60 shop 20ft ceiling currently 8 2 tube fixtures.

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[QUOTE=Rod Greene;629969]OK looking at 8ft LED tubes need some opinions 5000K OR 6000K? 65W OR 90W?
Cold weather has hit and the fluorescents are dying. 30 x 60 shop 20ft ceiling currently 8 2 tube fixtures.[/QUOTE

Always use the brightest (color rendition) you can. Stay with anything 6000K or higher and also the highest wattage you can get.
Dan

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Hello. I saw multiple sources, and I can say that if you want to economize money and have good thick lighting, you can try simple LED lights. However, you can opt for the smart ones as you have more control over them in brightness and intensity. I'm using smart LED bulbs from amazon for my home, and I can say that I'm satisfied with the result. The best is that Alexa controls them, so I can even use my voice beside my smartphone. I have them preset at 10 pm to slowly decrease their intensity and change their color to red to prepare myself for sleep, and at every moment, I can turn on and off this preset. You may try them, who knows, maybe you'll like them.

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When I built my garage 9 years ago 30 x30 with 12 foot high ceilings I put 4 strings of single tube LED's. color was 4500. Great lighting and no shadows.

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Greg if you text me at 321-412-5196 I will send you some pictures of how i did my Metal Building Because i don't know how to put them on here.

Kenney Kelley

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Who does LEDs to replace 4' T8 fluorescents that are plug and play?

I have 96 4' tubes on my ceiling and really don't want to fool with all that wiring.. The light is great, but I'm about to use my last spares and am wondering if it would be wise to switch.

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I bought some on Amazon for my house. Just do a search there. Remember the ballast will still consume power if its not eliminated. They use about 10 watts so 48 two bulb fixtures is about 500 watts

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As the hard wired fluorescents fail in my small shop I replace them with plug in LEDs.

It is usually not that hard to install a surface mounted receptacle. A flush mount would certainly be more elegant but not worth the extra effort for me.

I have had one LED fixture fail over the years and it was sure easy to change with the plug.

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I replaced all my T8's with LED. Best thing I've done to improve my shop! I like the plug in style for ease of swapping.

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I just installed my Christmas present in my garage / shop:
https://www.amazon.com/Sunco-Lightin...%2C113&sr=8-19 and WOW!!! What a difference.
An amazing difference from the 4' fluorescent that I've used in the past.

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I found a led shop in Dallas. I installed 8 ft strips in my trailer and on each support on my pro awning and it lit up like Vegas.