Garage lighting upgrade- before and after

[PapaBuilds]

I had two week halogen bay lights in my garage/ workshop. I tore them out, and wired in six LED Barrina 5000k 5000LM 4 ft lights. Night and day difference, no pun intended.

 

[AC-WC]

Please keep us updated on the longevity of these lights. I've read some not good reports from fellow GJ members about warranty support. Agree with the 5k/5k it's a huge change.

 

[PapaBuilds]

Will do! I doubt they'll warranty mine. I spliced and extended the daisy chain wires to get more of a spread on them

 

[SusKatCas]

...and there was light!

 

[rwilly]

The Barrina lights I put in my garage are starting to fail at a rapid rate after 5 years. I’m currently looking for another, longer lasting brand.
The Barrinas are nice and bright when they are working, they were also inexpensive, but I want a longer lasting option. I hope you have better luck.

 

[PapaBuilds]

The Barrina lights I put in my garage are starting to fail at a rapid rate after 5 years. I’m currently looking for another, longer lasting brand.
The Barrinas are nice and bright when they are working, they were also inexpensive, but I want a longer lasting option. I hope you have better luck.

Here's hoping, they weren't too much work so if I get 5 years out of them I'd call it a success.

 

[rwilly]

Doing the math.

I have 15 sticks running the length of my garage, if I have to replace all 15 every 4-5 years at a cost of $200.00, that comes to roughly $4.00 a month.

Is that considered good?

 

[The Cobbler]

I still like using/converting florescent fixtures to by pass LED tubes. then when a bulb fails all you do is replace it .
Fluorescent fixtures can be bought used for very cheap .

 

[PapaBuilds]

Doing the math.

I have 15 sticks running the length of my garage, if I have to replace all 15 every 4-5 years at a cost of $200.00, that comes to roughly $4.00 a month.

Is that considered good?

I've got 6 in mine, obviously I don't WANT to replace them. But IF they go out in 4-5 years I dont think that's too bad.

 

[PapaBuilds]

I still like using/converting florescent fixtures to by pass LED tubes. then when a bulb fails all you do is replace it .
Fluorescent fixtures can be bought used for very cheap .

Smart I like that

 

[u2slow]

What I like about those Barinna strips is how skinny they are. I put them on the edge of shelving that runs the length of my shop.

 

[R07AG]

Looks really good! I hear good and bad about Barrina so I'm curious how your experience turns out.

I did something similar last year with Harbor Freight lights and it's hard to think about how I was able to work before them.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Looks really good! I hear good and bad about Barrina so I'm curious how your experience turns out.

I did something similar last year with Harbor Freight lights and it's hard to think about how I was able to work before them.

Just yesterday I added a HF light over a darker area of my materials storage building to brighten things up a bit. There is an $18 coupon for them at the moment.

 

[PapaBuilds]

Looks really good! I hear good and bad about Barrina so I'm curious how your experience turns out.

I did something similar last year with Harbor Freight lights and it's hard to think about how I was able to work before them.

Thats how I feel. I'll never be able to have sub-par lighting again!

 

[PapaBuilds]

Just yesterday I added a HF light over a darker area of my materials storage building to brighten things up a bit. There is an $18 coupon for them at the moment.

I can FEEL the difference that made

 

[duneslider]

Just for reference, I have had Barrina lights in my garage for almost 5 years. They get turned on at some point everyday and they are on a timer to auto turn off at midnight. So, they have a lot of hours and are going strong, just as good as some other "name brand" led lights in other areas of my house. At this point, if they do die I would be fine buying the same ones again.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Just for reference, I have had Barrina lights in my garage for almost 5 years. They get turned on at some point everyday and they are on a timer to auto turn off at midnight. So, they have a lot of hours and are going strong, just as good as some other "name brand" led lights in other areas of my house. At this point, if they do die I would be fine buying the same ones again.

I just happened to catch a shop video today where the guy says he gets about 3 to 5 years out of them because they gradually dim. First time I heard of the brand was on GJ yesterday.

 

[PapaBuilds]

I just happened to catch a shop video today where the guy says he gets about 3 to 5 years out of them because they gradually dim. First time I heard of the brand was on GJ yesterday.

Now everyone tells me

 

[OccupantRJ]

Now everyone tells me

At least you can see well in the interim!

 

[PapaBuilds]

At least you can see well in the interim!

Who knows, maybe my lights will be the outliers haha