Garage lighting upgrade- before and after

[PapaBuilds]

I had two weak 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

 

[duneslider]

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.

I went and checked my Amazon history and I ordered my lights Nov 7, 2021 and had them put up as soon as they came. I have no noticeable dimming and none have died yet either. Mine are on virtually everyday from about 5pm until midnight and longer on weekends. I don't expect them to last forever but the way they are installed it would be super simple to replace them and just take slightly longer than a screw in bulb to swap out. It appears I can still buy the same ones.

I have also purchased barrina led grow lights and in the late winter early spring we have those on 24/7 for several months, those only have 2 seasons but zero issues there either.

 

[PapaBuilds]

I went and checked my Amazon history and I ordered my lights Nov 7, 2021 and had them put up as soon as they came. I have no noticeable dimming and none have died yet either. Mine are on virtually everyday from about 5pm until midnight and longer on weekends. I don't expect them to last forever but the way they are installed it would be super simple to replace them and just take slightly longer than a screw in bulb to swap out. It appears I can still buy the same ones.

I have also purchased barrina led grow lights and in the late winter early spring we have those on 24/7 for several months, those only have 2 seasons but zero issues there either.

I had the same thought. Plug and play really.

 

[jlv03]

I spliced and extended the daisy chain wires to get more of a spread on them

Depending on how long you need, looks like you can get extension cables: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFQ1BS8P?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[DaChev]

I had the same thought. Plug and play really.

I paid up to have plugs installed in my shop so that if my Barrina lights failed at 5 years, I could throw them away and replace them with a new version. I have 14 8' lights installed since 2023. Fingers crossed.

 

[Rst277]

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 .

Do you have a specific bypass LED tube that you use? I'm considering getting some for my farm shop but the variety available is pretty overwhelming. I would be fine getting some from amazon or home depot / Rona.

 

[BillK]

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 .

Thats what I did in my business. My fixtures are all solid mounted with emt and it was very easy to do the ballast bypass. So far the 8ft led's I bought have been fine and I think its been about 4 years.

 

[BillK]

Do you have a specific bypass LED tube that you use? I'm considering getting some for my farm shop but the variety available is pretty overwhelming. I would be fine getting some from amazon or home depot / Rona.

These are what I used. I got them because my local electric supply house had them and I preferred to get them locally. Not the cheapest but they have been working fine for at least 4 years ? Maybe 5 ? They are on from 6:30 AM to 4:30 PM Mon- Fri

Keystone Technologies KT-LED43T8-96G-850-D-CP :: 8' 43W T8 LED Lamp, 50K :: Rexel USA

LED Lamp, T8, Linear, 96 Inch Length, 43 Watts, Single Pin, 5500 Lumens, Ballast Bypass, 5000K, Fa8 Single Pin, Cat #: KT-LED43T8-96G-850-D-CP, Mfr: Keystone Technologies

www.rexelusa.com

 

[The Cobbler]

Do you have a specific bypass LED tube that you use?

no, everything I've bought was from Habitat from Humanity and also Princess auto on clearance . they have served me well . all have had zero failures except for a lot of 2' tubes I got from Habitat . 1 in 3 fail almost immediately but the ones that don't fail quickly seem to last. there's been a handful of them on probably 30-40 hrs per week for 2 yrs and keep working. the others have been on the same for 4&1/2 years and no failures probably 30 to 40 tubes in total