Lighting (again!)

[edl]

Hi All - looking for an option other than flourescent (at least tube flour) - reason being that I use the the ceiling space for hooks and pulleys and "suspend" a lot of my shop when not in use give that my shop is 1/2 of a 2 car garage - but do not want to spend the $ on metal halide - but that shape (i.e., bell shape) would work well - need about 1/2 dozen - and then some options for side walls - say another 4 to 6 - any thought welcome!!! thanks, stephen

 

[bmwpower]

Hi All - looking for an option other than flourescent (at least tube flour) - reason being that I use the the ceiling space for hooks and pulleys and "suspend" a lot of my shop when not in use give that my shop is 1/2 of a 2 car garage - but do not want to spend the $ on metal halide - but that shape (i.e., bell shape) would work well - need about 1/2 dozen - and then some options for side walls - say another 4 to 6 - any thought welcome!!! thanks, stephen

Compact fluroescent bulbs in a single medium base bulb fixture with a circular metal reflector...kinda like the old fashioned ones you see in old warehouses.

 

[edl]

Compact fluroescent bulbs in a single medium base bulb fixture with a circular metal reflector...kinda like the old fashioned ones you see in old warehouses.

I like! Any thought on where I can get these? Brand? Size? thanks BMWP!

 

[bmwpower]

I like! Any thought on where I can get these? Brand? Size? thanks BMWP!

As far as what size bulb, go with the biggest wattage you can for better light. For a one car garage with 6 fixtures, I'd go for around 100 watts (incandescent equivalent) each.

http://www.1000bulbs.com/category.php?category=2086


I think Home Depot even has lights like this.

http://www.ccl-light.com/docs/outdoor/hanging/classic/pcc725/index.html

 

[edl]

super - thanks bmwp

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Those white reflectors are a type typically referred to as "barn lights".

Charles

 

[edl]

Those white reflectors are a type typically referred to as "barn lights".

Charles

thanks, Charles!

 

[kbs2244]

Your "barn Light" reflectors will have a bulb like screw in on the top and a place for the bulb to screw in on the bottom. All the ones I have seen are green on top and, of course, white on the bottom.
They are ment to be a quick and easy way to get more downward light from a typical ceramic celing fixture. They work fine.
I have even seen a real low buck version, where a guy used aluminum pie plates above the bulbs. He cut a hole in the center, stuck the bulb through it, and then screwed in the bulb. Seemed to work, but it looked kind of funky.

 

[edl]

thx kbs #############

 

[Randall Edge]

I like CF's and use them in about 75% of the fixtures inside and out of my current house. They last longer and consume less power than an incandescent, but there is a downside. They have to warm up before they will give full output and they take just long enough to warm up that they can be annoying. I notice this most on the higher wattage bulbs and those in unheated spaces. If you are using big bulbs in an unheated shop expect a good 30 to 60 second wait before you have usable light.