New Barn: Lights--8' fixtures vs shop floods (50x50)

dragoneggs · Jun 8, 2016

Love my Costco 4ft LEDs for my shop/garage! Paid $25ea for the pair and fixture. Bright white light and instant full on. No more fluorescents for me!

EddieWalker · Jun 9, 2016

How long have you had your Costco LED lights? I've seen them at Sams, but I worry about the quality of what they sell there.

dragoneggs · Jun 9, 2016

EddieWalker said:
How long have you had your Costco LED lights? I've seen them at Sams, but I worry about the quality of what they sell there.

Since shortly after xmas. Full disclosure not used daily as I travel for business but use in unheated garage. Some hard wired to a switch. A couple by pull chain. No issues, noise, heat generation, or slow start ups. Bright white light. Decent packaging and protective film on each bulb that I almost failed to remove. No instructions on that and I almost didn't notice during mounting. Easy to flush mount by making a simple template and using screws with oversized heads. I did open up the large end of the keyholes on the backside of the fixture for a more secure mount. Not necessary but just what I did.

downsizingnow48 · Jun 9, 2016

I put up the same lights about the same time in garage and workshop. No issues. But I didn't notice the plastic wrap! They are already much brighter than the old fluorescent fixtures. Will have to remove the plastic now.

dragoneggs · Jun 9, 2016

downsizingnow48 said:
I put up the same lights about the same time in garage and workshop. No issues. But I didn't notice the plastic wrap! They are already much brighter than the old fluorescent fixtures. Will have to remove the plastic now.

I was thinking the transparent tape might be anti-shatter protection since it wasn't mentioned but I removed it anyways.