Recommend exterior shop light ?

[Marctrees]

This kinda goes with my post about the motion detector.

So, I am old school.. was always happy w the double 150w incandescent flood holders.

Just to light exterior of shop , short driveway.. general outside lighting of shop.

Would still be happy w those, and would still probably get those.. if lamps were more available.

So, for that same application, the same use and lighting pattern as the above... What is the current new fangled equivalent?

I am totally un familiar w the new options.

Direct links would be appreciated.

Thank you, Marc

 

[75gmck25]

It sounds like you want a more traditional floodlight, but I installed one of these on my garage, and really like how it looks. It can use up to a
200 watt bulb, but I'm currently using a lower wattage LED bulb.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BW7HH28/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Bruce

 

[Marctrees]

Not cheap, but made in USA.

Marc

 

[number9]

It sounds like you want a more traditional floodlight, but I installed one of these on my garage, and really like how it looks. It can use up to a
200 watt bulb, but I'm currently using a lower wattage LED bulb.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BW7HH28/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Bruce

I’m shopping for exterior lights as well. You got any pics of the light mounted? How good does it throw light?

 

[Fisherguy]

I put 1 of these on my shop, super bright LED, dusk to dawn, really happy with it:
https://www.amazon.com/ALL-PRO-FSS1530LPCW-Small-Floodlight-White/dp/B00DJPMCI6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1549945706&sr=8-5&keywords=all+pro+flood+light

 

[shadycrew31]

All depends on what you are after. Aesthetics or functionality, they often dont line up but occasionally you get lucky.

 

[Fisherguy]

We're on acreage, pretty dark out there at night, I was more interested in lighting up the space more than anything. Put an LED motion sensor light over the man door, when it kicks in there's tons of light.

 

[nsula_country]

I put 1 of these on the front of shop at man door. Works well. Thinking of getting the more powerful one to replace some at the house. Puts out more light than expected. Been in service 13 months.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075YBYPKS/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

CT

 

[lakeroadster]

I have one of these on the front of our garage. Installed it in 2016.. no issues.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VTQ3PG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[frankush]

How high are you going to mount this new fixture? Budget? Do you want a motion detector?

 

[Farmallboy15]

I used 3 of these on the outside my shop and am very happy. I later added 2 more to the outside of the nearby old barn. Pictures are at the end of my build thread. They are mounted at about 12ft

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MSVY8TR/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Bretny]

All the ones with 2 bulbes i find dont have enough light angle. Usualy im trying to light an area not 180* but prety close. Even thr 3 bulb ones its a little dark at the edges.

Im useing the cheap home depot $12 dual bulb with another added and 120w LED bulbs. No motion detector

 

[pv74]

Ordered an oldschool barn light from the Steel Lighting Co.
Priced reasonably, well designed, and built like a tank...and made in the USA.
They accept standard 1/2" rigid conduit available at any big box hardware store...so you have a variety of mounting options.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=414976

https://www.steellightingco.com/

For a lightbulb, use these...they look like an oldschool 150 watt bulb and are damp location rated on the package. They even have the same color temperature (2800K).
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Reveal-...ancing-Dimmable-Light-Bulbs-2-Pack/1000444605

For floodlights, just buy the $5 floodlight holders that mount to a J box and use the new GE floodlight bulbs. They are LED and look exactly like a standard glass floodlight bulb, including the warm white glow (3000K).

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Classic-90-Watt-EQ-Warm-White-Dimmable-Light-Bulbs-2-Pack/1000445335

Bought a set of these to replace my halogen floodlights and I'm very happy with them.

 

[Marctrees]

Some good suggestions above.. Thank You all.

Marc

 

[Bert_]

Ordered an oldschool barn light from the Steel Lighting Co.
Priced reasonably, well designed, and built like a tank...and made in the USA.
They accept standard 1/2" rigid conduit available at any big box hardware store...so you have a variety of mounting options.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=414976

https://www.steellightingco.com/

For a lightbulb, use these...they look like an oldschool 150 watt bulb and are damp location rated on the package. They even have the same color temperature (2800K).
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Reveal-...ancing-Dimmable-Light-Bulbs-2-Pack/1000444605

I like those led lamps for applications where the lamp is visible. I have only seen the clear version before, is this soft white or frosted?

I wish they would rate them more honestly though, seems like all energy saving bulbs do this. It's listed as a 100W replacement but only produces 1140 lumens. A real 100w bulb is 1750 lumens, 75W is 1100, not even close to a 150W which is 2500 lumens. The argument that it sends light down doesn't work here since these are 360* just like an incandescent.

 

[Fisherguy]

Here's a link to my light and what it looks like at night:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/All-Pro-White-Outdoor-Integrated-LED-Small-Single-Head-Security-Flood-Light-with-1400-Lumens-and-5000K-Daylight-FSS1530LPCW/205341521

 

[pv74]

I like those led lamps for applications where the lamp is visible. I have only seen the clear version before, is this soft white or frosted?

I wish they would rate them more honestly though, seems like all energy saving bulbs do this. It's listed as a 100W replacement but only produces 1140 lumens. A real 100w bulb is 1750 lumens, 75W is 1100, not even close to a 150W which is 2500 lumens. The argument that it sends light down doesn't work here since these are 360* just like an incandescent.

The light is a warm white like a traditional incandescent, about 2800K (Be careful as it also comes in a 4000K "daylight" version)
The bulb itself is glass and has a bluish tinge when not illuminated.

This looks like it would be a brighter variant... it seems to be for indoor use, but I think it would work OK in a partially covered outdoor fixture.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Basic-150-Watt-EQ-Soft-White-Light-Bulb/1000443829

 

[greg13]

I have 2 old school par38 LED lights on the front of the garage dusk to dawn. Lights the driveway up very well.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-15...Bulb-TPAR38-1803040FH25-12DE26-1-11/304150141

 

[PhantomEB]

Light the fk out of it, dusk to dawn LED one out behind my garage. Neighbour asked me to shut it off as he couldn’t sleep with it on. So next 14 days out at work, I did.....I come back, his welder roommate in the basement had **** stolen off his welding truck. Welder came to me and says turn that thing back on, he can learn to use a freaking curtain! Never any problems when that light is on, especially now I have surveillance cameras up.

 

[Falcon67]

I just have some low voltage pathway lights next to the shop on both sides of the parking pad. They run dusk to dawn. The motion and floods all just use LED flood lamps. Nothing exotic.

 

[rburke65]

Anything by RAB or Hubble and obviously LED.