So here's the deal..........

Rustynuts · MAGNETAWAN, ONT

So here's the deal..........

pint and a pound · GTA

I removed (from two-car residential garage), five 48" double bulb florescent fixtures and installed four of those cheap plastic, single, regular socket type fixtures (typically used by builders when lighting an unfinished basement), then screwed in four of the cfl, 100 w equivalent, curly bulbs in the bright white or cool white or whatever they call the really bright ones.

Works fine for my application.

I should add, I built a loft over the entire garage, so my ceiling is lower than most.

-- Edited by pint and a pound on Thursday 12th of February 2015 11:01:48 AM

RWW · PICTON, ONT

If it was me, I would just buy new fixtures. The new ones are a lot more energy efficient and give a better light so yo can see your work. Think TSC has them on sale.

58Chev · ETOBICOKE, ONT

I started to upgrade the 48" T12's, had some in the laundry room and have 5 out in the garage. Going to retro fit the garage this summer.

I went the least expensive route. www.amazon.ca/dp/B00E1HG2CI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

The ballast are a third of the cost on Amazon then they are at HD.

Rustynuts · MAGNETAWAN, ONT

I did see that Hydro One has a 1500.00 lighting grant . I will check into that too. Thks for the ideas so far!

Model A Guy · STROUD, ONT

I went the same route as Pint and A Pound, got rid of the fluorescents and installed daylight CFLs. They take a few minutes to warm up to full brightness,
but I wouldn't ever go back to fluorescents. Eventually I will change over to LEDs, right now they are very expense up front.

toomuchjunk · S/W ONTARIO

Rustynuts wrote:
I did see that Hydro One has a 1500.00 lighting grant . I will check into that too. Thks for the ideas so far!

A guy in town had his done. They came in and changed the ballast and tubes. Same old fixtures.

I just installed four double tube 4 foot and two tandems they are T8's with reflectors and they are great. That is on one half/side of a 30X40 shop with white walls and it's plenty

bright in there.

A tandem is a 8 foot fixture that uses 4 foot tubes. So the tandems have four 4 foot tubes in them.

TMJ

58Chev · ETOBICOKE, ONT

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slab · BRANT COUNTY, ONT

They did my place and it cost me nothing. Great deal.

henry · CORNWALL, ONT

YA THANKS!
they tacked it onto my bill !

slim · DUNDAS, ONT

Lighting is funny and a lot depends on the setup and ceiling hight . T 12s are getting harder to find and they are kicking the price up . if you can get the grant thats great If not and your somewhat happy with what you got stick in daylight tubes or full spectrum. whatever has the higher lumina and replace them with t8s or 5s as the ballasts burn out. . Just the bulb change will make a big difference . I haven't had any luck at all with the CFLs lasting any length of time any ware they get switched on and off on a regular basis .

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

We built a new 40x60 shop and added the new bulbs 9 per panel unbelievable light

even with a truck on the 30,000 lb lift you can see under w/o a led light

expensive but supposed to be cheaper to run

Old shop 54x 54 is getting new ones in spring

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Relatives welding and Fab Shop, they came and changed them all, about 20 of them.

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Hydro did my shop last year. Tubes and ballasts $1.500 deal did almost all of them ,the ones in the back rooms I 'll do sometime. Huge difference in light. Ed

DavyJ · NIAGARA REGION, ONT

I switched out T12 toT8 saved a bit on hydro and they seem brighter............

Rustynuts · MAGNETAWAN, ONT

I counted 33 fixtures here.......sent in a request for the grant so now its sit and wait I guess!