Wiring LED lights

[aviationmech]

So I recently bought a house and it has a 24x24 garage. The only downside to the garage is the lack of light. I bought some led lights to replace the fluorescent tube fixtures. The new fixtures came with plugs but I was wondering if I can cut the plugs off and hardwire the lights in? Thanks in advance

 

[DetachedGarage]

So I recently bought a house and it has a 24x24 garage. The only downside to the garage is the lack of light. I bought some led lights to replace the fluorescent tube fixtures. The new fixtures came with plugs but I was wondering if I can cut the plugs off and hardwire the lights in? Thanks in advance

100% yes. Do you have existing switched, outlet boxes close to where you want to mount the lights? If so it would be fairly easy to take the outlets off and hard wire in with caps on the boxes.

 

[Zrexxer]

It's probably overkill, but I installed 5 of them on my garage ceiling and I just put an extension ring on the existing switched ceiling box and then ran surface mounted EMT with an duplex outlet box to each light. Makes for a clean install and they're all controlled from the original switch which used to light one sad yellow 60 watt incandescent bulb. I left the pull chains on them, and I can cut off ones I'm not using, such as two that are blocked when the overhead garage door is up.

 

[DetachedGarage]

It's probably overkill, but I installed 5 of them on my garage ceiling and I just put an extension ring on the existing switched ceiling box and then ran surface mounted EMT with an duplex outlet box to each light. Makes for a clean install and they're all controlled from the original switch which used to light one sad yellow 60 watt incandescent bulb. I left the pull chains on them, and I can cut off ones I'm not using, such as two that are blocked when the overhead garage door is up.

It is tough to go overkill with light. I always want more depending on the project I'm working on.

 

[SGKent]

have 6 dual fluorescents in the garage and 1 led dual in the kitchen. You can never have enough light in a garage - that said all the years under bright lights and now getting cataracts.

 

[Shiftless]

have 6 dual fluorescents in the garage and 1 led dual in the kitchen. You can never have enough light in a garage - that said all the years under bright lights and now getting cataracts.

AFAIK, just spending time under bright light doesn’t cause cataracts. A few factors do raise your probability of developing cataracts. Genetics, ultraviolet rays UV-B with no sunglasses, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, diabetes, and others.

 

[cybrdyke]

So I recently bought a house and it has a 24x24 garage. The only downside to the garage is the lack of light. I bought some led lights to replace the fluorescent tube fixtures. The new fixtures came with plugs but I was wondering if I can cut the plugs off and hardwire the lights in? Thanks in advance

It'll work fine, but you void the warranty, void the UL listing, and violate National Electric Code. If you have an inspector coming, he'll catch it. But, if none of that matters, then, yes, you can do it.
CD

 

[Flail]

Since those led lights are plugged in, rather than hard wired, I believe you will need gfi breaker or outlets.