Costco Feit 4ft LED shop light - conduit

[garrett1812]

Has anyone hooked up the 4ft LED shop lights with conduit? I would like to ceiling mount these in my garage, and connect through conduit instead of the included wired plugs. Want to know if the housing will accept the conduit easily, or will be a paint. Thanks!

 

[vintovka]

I'm no professional but recent experience with similar projects/application. I found its easier to place a box with an outlet for each light. If theres a future problem you can just pull plug and swap. Doubt theyd take a faulty fixture back if the plug was altered. Most of these are pretty much factory assembled.

 

[MagicMarker]

I'm no professional but recent experience with similar projects/application. I found its easier to place a box with an outlet for each light. If theres a future problem you can just pull plug and swap. Doubt theyd take a faulty fixture back if the plug was altered. Most of these are pretty much factory assembled.

Agreed.. and you can basically return anything to Costco at any given time.

 

[garrett1812]

I am looking for a clean look, avoiding the outlet boxes and coil of wire at each of the six lights I plan to install.

With Costco do you have to have the original box for replacement? How many years later will they replace?

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I wouldn't install or sell a Feit product in my worst enemy's space. It's garbage...

Tommy

 

[Norcal]

I wouldn't install or sell a Feit product in my worst enemy's space. It's garbage...

Tommy

That is a kind statement IMHO. To the OP, again my opinion but whoever listed that fixture, listed it as a cord & plug connected item, hardwiring it would void any listing as it was not listed or made for a hardwired install.

 

[bdk1976]

With Costco do you have to have the original box for replacement? How many years later will they replace?

Costco would probably take it back in 10 years after you've run over it with a bulldozer. A couple of my coworkers have taken their return policy to the extreme.

 

[vintovka]

I wouldn't install or sell a Feit product in my worst enemy's space. It's garbage...

Tommy

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I agree with Tommy. Feit has produced some real C--p Not the least of which is CFLs that burn up and smoke/smell you out of house and home without warning.

FWIW in process of installing 6 4' standard fluorescent shop lights in my brand new garage. Its open framed so will just put a outlet/box where ever needed. My logic for std florescent is a) electric is cheap here, I have a buttload of new 4' tubes, stds cost $8 leds cost $40, Both new stds and leds have corded input so direct conduit connection issue is moot.

 

[alfredeneuman]

One issue with plugin fixtures in a garage is that all receptacles must be GFI protected.

All GFIs must be ready accessible (no ladders), and that pretty much narrows it down to use of a GFI breaker.

 

[vintovka]

What about an inline gfi only device? FWIW I see feit cfls are a real problem I doubt their LEDS are any better. In fact complaints specific to them an Costco support my decision to pass on led shoplights or tube replacements altogether

http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/feit-electric-california-c207384.html

 

[JSmiley]

My understanding is that only outlets you can reach without a ladder need to be GFI. Lights for the garage should not be on a gfi because if they suddenly go out it could be dangerous trying to get around a garage in the dark. Just recently had a garage built and the inspector only looked for gfi on the outlets.

I also have the feit lights from Costco and love them. Put 4 up in main garage and 2 more up in detached garage. Time will tell how long they last, but anything is better than the old tube lights I had up there before.

 

[Norcal]

My understanding is that only outlets you can reach without a ladder need to be GFI. Lights for the garage should not be on a gfi because if they suddenly go out it could be dangerous trying to get around a garage in the dark. Just recently had a garage built and the inspector only looked for gfi on the outlets.

I also have the feit lights from Costco and love them. Put 4 up in main garage and 2 more up in detached garage. Time will tell how long they last, but anything is better than the old tube lights I had up there before.

All 120 volt receptacles in a garage require GFCI protection, there are no exceptions, this applies to all NEC editions since 2008, 2005 NEC allowed receptacles that were not readily accessible to not have GFCI protection.

There is a proposal for the 2017 NEC to add some 240 volt receptacles to the list.

 

[alfredeneuman]

What about an inline gfi only device?

An inline faceless GFI would be fine too.

IMO, using Feit light fixtures (or Lights of America) to light a garage is akin to using Harbor Freight wrenches and sockets to do mechanical work on your car....it won't end well.

 

[garrett1812]

Doesn't matter. Lights are purchased.

 

[bigredmf]

If there is a knockouts on it feel free to hard wire it.

Only my opinion though.

Red

 

[alfredeneuman]

Doesn't matter. Lights are purchased.

. and you can basically return anything to Costco at any given time.

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Costco would probably take it back in 10 years after you've run over it with a bulldozer.

 

[JCQuick]

I need to know more about these 4ft. feit lights as I have a friend that said he was going to Costco to look for 4ft. led light for his shop office. I need to stop him if there is a real problem.
OP sorry for the thread hi jack

 

[garrett1812]

I bought them because of all the positive comments here on Garage Journal. I think they will work great for me. A few unhelpful people in this thread, check out the hot deals section where they are talking about them.

 

[MagicMarker]

I bought them because of all the positive comments here on Garage Journal. I think they will work great for me. A few unhelpful people in this thread, check out the hot deals section where they are talking about them.

I also got them based on the + reviews from users here.... So I flush mounted two and they work very well so far. I want to get two, maybe four more for the garage.

 

[allinon72]

I once saw a lady return a half eaten birthday cake at Costco

 

[alfredeneuman]

With all due respect, I saw that thread and it's less than a year old.
While I'm sure they light up just fine in the beginning, their life expectancy is very short.

If not, it would be a first

 

[Commendatore]

All 120 volt receptacles in a garage require GFCI protection, there are no exceptions, this applies to all NEC editions since 2008, 2005 NEC allowed receptacles that were not readily accessible to not have GFCI protection.



There is a proposal for the 2017 NEC to add some 240 volt receptacles to the list.

Can you explain the reasoning behind this?

 

[Gotcha640]

What if the outlets were in the attic? The house I just bought has a single 20a to the garage, and 2 20a to the attic (outlets, lights on one, ventilation fans on the other, hvac is a separate circuit).

I'm about to run 4 outlets, in the attic, above where I'm mounting lights, and I'll pass the cord through the housing and drywall to the plug in the attic.

 

[alfredeneuman]

What if the outlets were in the attic?
I'm about to run 4 outlets, in the attic, above where I'm mounting lights, and I'll pass the cord through the housing and drywall to the plug in the attic.

By Code cord isn't to be used: Article 400.8
"(2) Where run through holes in walls, structural ceilings, suspended ceilings, dropped ceilings, or floors"

 

[vintovka]

I won't buy Feit stuff anymore and can see a product lawsuits brewing. Sadly even some products like leviton have turned to chinese made garbage as well. What good is code when the fixtures themselves and poorly made? Whats up with bad 3 ways, occupancy sensors that trigger when a door is closed, intermittent shorts and cfls that may burn your house down? As for code it self it seems like even the inspectors don't have a clue. Had to explain a GFI to one lately. Seems like you now need to test and inspect everything then install it like your life depended on it.

 

[vintovka]

I once saw a lady return a half eaten birthday cake at Costco

Not everything is returnable to them, Just last week a guy was trying to return a $400+ camera he bought 3 years ago!.. Screen had obvious cracks from being dropped. They politely tossed him.

 

[My Old Tools]

I have 16 of the 4' Feit lights in the shop. I have a house full of Feit LED bulbs. I have yet to have a single problem with any of them.

 

[MagicMarker]

So here is the light with two Feit's and two 100w LED bulbs in the center of the ceiling.

Not terrible... but two more would be better.

 

[nadogail]

Why use conduit? Too much work, is Romex or non-metallic permissible?

Mount the receptacles, controlled by wall switches into the finish ceiling next to the fixtures. Plug the cords on the fixtures into the receptacles. TyRap the cords (like a sheepshank) neatly.

Problem solved

 

[Platonic Solid]

So here is the light with two Feit's and two 100w LED bulbs in the center of the ceiling.

Not terrible... but two more would be better.

Here's a good test of lighting placement. Take another picture like this one except stand that blue ladder in the middle of the garage floor and see how the shadows are cast.