I just purchased a house with a 24' x 24' garage and the lighting is pretty poor. There are two incandescent bulbs connected to a light switch and two that are built into the garage door opener. Obviously this will not do being a DIYer!
My original plan was to purchase 6x the Harbor Freight 5-5.5k lumen shop lights. Have four connected to the switched sockets and the other two to the garage unit (using light socket to outlet adapters).
Now I've stumbled on the Barrina brand and am leaning towards either the six pack of the 8ft T8 or a ten pack of the 4ft T8. I'm thinking the 4ft kit would give me greater flexibility on lighting position and maybe I'd connect 2 of them to the garage lighting, then the other 8 to the switched circuit.
They look like a better value in terms of cost per lumens over the HF. Does anyone have experience with these and am I overlooking something better?
My original plan was to purchase 6x the Harbor Freight 5-5.5k lumen shop lights. Have four connected to the switched sockets and the other two to the garage unit (using light socket to outlet adapters).
Now I've stumbled on the Barrina brand and am leaning towards either the six pack of the 8ft T8 or a ten pack of the 4ft T8. I'm thinking the 4ft kit would give me greater flexibility on lighting position and maybe I'd connect 2 of them to the garage lighting, then the other 8 to the switched circuit.
They look like a better value in terms of cost per lumens over the HF. Does anyone have experience with these and am I overlooking something better?
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