FEIT LED Shop Lights at Costco

[jbasen]

I found these lights at my local Costco for only $32.  I bought 2 of them to replace the fluorescent fixtures in my shop.  The fit an finish is fine and they are quite bright.  But, in spite of the claims to the contrary, they do hum a good bit.

I still think they are a decent replacement for fluorescent fixtures.

http://www.feit.com/led-lamps/led_utility_lights/73991

 

[vkumar]

How does the light output compare to fluorescents?

Vijay

 

[copcarcollector]

I saw these in their ad and was going to pick a few up. I would be interested in hearing about they compare to a standard fluorescent too...

 

[jbasen]

I replaced two, standard, 4ft, 2 bulb fluorescent fixtures with these LED lights.  The LEDs are definitely brighter. 

As I said, the one downside is that they hum.  It is very noticeable unless I have the radio on.

 

[BMAC]

Just a FYI a if it applies to your instalation.

I considered an LED light upgrade in my shop, but I just installed a new belt drive chamberlain garage door opener and the installation manual said not use LED lights in the opener or nearby as they can interfere with the remote control signal to operate the opener.

Also found this notice on line from a company that installs overhead door openers

http://www.phoenixazgaragedoorrepair.com/garage-door-repair/1786/how-led-lights-can-cause-problems-with-your-garage-door-opener/garage-door-blog/

 

[Jeffonebuck]

Is the humming associated to temp in your shop, would it be a factor in warmer temp ?

 

[#Tee]

looks good, but i want 6k for shop lighting. the temp makes a huge difference for me

 

[jbasen]

Is the humming associated to temp in your shop, would it be a factor in warmer temp ?

I don't think it is temperature related.  My shop is in a 2nd floor bonus room over my attached garage.  The shop is just another room in the house which we keep at 69 degrees in the winter. 

 

[mike_aa]

jbasen,
Thanks for the heads up on the humming and it's good to know they are brighter than fluorescent ones.  I guess I'll have to test them out to see how bad the humming is in my shop.  The nice thing about these is I understand they can be mounted directly to the ceiling.  Did you hard-wire them or use the plug?

I've been watching these for a while.  They had some last year, although I don't remember if they were the same ones.  With the $8 off sale I think it's finally time to try them out.  BTW, the sale is on until February 22nd.

Mike A.

 

[jbasen]

jbasen,
Thanks for the heads up on the humming and it's good to know they are brighter than fluorescent ones.  I guess I'll have to test them out to see how bad the humming is in my shop.  The nice thing about these is I understand they can be mounted directly to the ceiling.  Did you hard-wire them or use the plug?

I've been watching these for a while.  They had some last year, although I don't remember if they were the same ones.  With the $8 off sale I think it's finally time to try them out.  BTW, the sale is on until February 22nd.

Mike A.

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

 

[grbmds]

jbasen,
Thanks for the heads up on the humming and it's good to know they are brighter than fluorescent ones.  I guess I'll have to test them out to see how bad the humming is in my shop.  The nice thing about these is I understand they can be mounted directly to the ceiling.  Did you hard-wire them or use the plug?

I've been watching these for a while.  They had some last year, although I don't remember if they were the same ones.  With the $8 off sale I think it's finally time to try them out.  BTW, the sale is on until February 22nd.

Mike A.

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Do they come with a wired cord/plug or did you need to wire them and/or add the plug?

 

[jbasen]

jbasen,
Thanks for the heads up on the humming and it's good to know they are brighter than fluorescent ones.  I guess I'll have to test them out to see how bad the humming is in my shop.  The nice thing about these is I understand they can be mounted directly to the ceiling.  Did you hard-wire them or use the plug?

I've been watching these for a while.  They had some last year, although I don't remember if they were the same ones.  With the $8 off sale I think it's finally time to try them out.  BTW, the sale is on until February 22nd.

Mike A.

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Do they come with a wired cord/plug or did you need to wire them and/or add the plug?

They come with a wired cord/plug.  The plug is a simple 2 prong without a ground.

 

[mike_aa]

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Jay, Thanks for the quick answer.  That sounds like the best solution for you - quick, easy, and preserves what's there.

I read the package, but I can't remember if it said anything about the ability to be hard wired.  In my case, two lights that I'd like to replace are mounted that way.  I'll have to look at these again when I'm back at Costco.

Mike A.

 

[jbasen]

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Jay, Thanks for the quick answer.  That sounds like the best solution for you - quick, easy, and preserves what's there.

I read the package, but I can't remember if it said anything about the ability to be hard wired.  In my case, two lights that I'd like to replace are mounted that way.  I'll have to look at these again when I'm back at Costco.

Mike A.

Mike

I think the best solution for hard wiring would be to just cut the plug off the cord and use the existing wire.  It comes out of the end of the fixture and I think you could just wire it into a box at that point.  The wire they used is fairly heavy duty.  It is about 5/16" in diameter for the 2 conductors.

Jay

 

[mike_aa]

Thanks again, Jay.  I need to go to Costco this week so it looks like I'll be picking up a few of these.  Once I get them and start taking the other one down I should be able to come up with a good way to install them.  If I have to I can always put an outlet in the ceiling where the other light was wired in and just plug them in - there is a box there.

Mike A.

 

[greg mann]

jbasen,
Thanks for the heads up on the humming and it's good to know they are brighter than fluorescent ones.  I guess I'll have to test them out to see how bad the humming is in my shop.  The nice thing about these is I understand they can be mounted directly to the ceiling.  Did you hard-wire them or use the plug?

I've been watching these for a while.  They had some last year, although I don't remember if they were the same ones.  With the $8 off sale I think it's finally time to try them out.  BTW, the sale is on until February 22nd.

Mike A.

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Don't underestimate the value of your 'workshop' when it comes time to sell. My kayak building guru needed to relocate some years back. When they were looking at the place they settled on the first thing he did was look at the outbuilding, about 1600 sq. ft. with good lighting. He said, "We'll take it." before his wife was able to even look inside the house. She was not amused.

 

[jbasen]

jbasen,
Thanks for the heads up on the humming and it's good to know they are brighter than fluorescent ones.  I guess I'll have to test them out to see how bad the humming is in my shop.  The nice thing about these is I understand they can be mounted directly to the ceiling.  Did you hard-wire them or use the plug?

I've been watching these for a while.  They had some last year, although I don't remember if they were the same ones.  With the $8 off sale I think it's finally time to try them out.  BTW, the sale is on until February 22nd.

Mike A.

My shop had 2 down lights in the ceiling.  I pulled the bulbs and used a screw in plug adapter to give me a place to just plug the lights in without any additional wiring.  I then just mounted the lights directly to the ceiling. 

Since my shop is a room in the main living space of my house I always keep in mind that sometime in the far future when they drag my wife and I kicking and screaming to the nursing home we will be selling the house.  I've made conscious decisions that the modifications done to turn this room into a shop can all be fairly easily reversed to turn it back into usable living space.  This is why I didn't do any major re-wiring to mount the lights but adapted them to the existing fixtures. 

Hope this helps

Jay

Don't underestimate the value of your 'workshop' when it comes time to sell. My kayak building guru needed to relocate some years back. When they were looking at the place they settled on the first thing he did was look at the outbuilding, about 1600 sq. ft. with good lighting. He said, "We'll take it." before his wife was able to even look inside the house. She was not amused.

Understood.  At the same time this room has a closet and a window so it could be a 4th bedroom; which adds a lot to resale.  I'm just making sure that someone down the road can make that decision and that they don't feel they have to invest a ton of money if they want to use it as something besides a shop. 

I have pegboard on all the walls that is just mounted on 1 x 2's.  It can all come down and the only repairs are going to be filling the screw holes and some paint

This was a "spec" house that we bought when it was 90% complete.  There are hardwood floors throughout the house but we had the builder not install the hardwoods in the shop; which was just left with sub-floor.  I have all the raw hardwood for the room stored in my garage so it can be installed in the future, will match the rest of the house, and I won't have destroyed it over time.

I have three, free standing, kitchen floor cabinets with butcher block counter tops (from Ikea) in the space.  These are a big part of my storage along with the room's closet.  Again, everything can be moved out without any repairs required.

I just don't know how may spare bedrooms have multiple 220v circuits  [smile]

So to put this back to livable space the only repairs required are to fill screw holes in the walls, some paint, and to lay the hardwood.

 

[jimbo51]

I have one of these lights. My old ears cannot hear any humming. Maybe I will ask my girlfriend who has excellent hearing to have a listen.

 

[sae]

Don't underestimate the value of your 'workshop' when it comes time to sell. My kayak building guru needed to relocate some years back. When they were looking at the place they settled on the first thing he did was look at the outbuilding, about 1600 sq. ft. with good lighting. He said, "We'll take it." before his wife was able to even look inside the house. She was not amused.

Man, I was hoping you or someone else wouldn't say this, haha.

I've been avoiding putting money into the garage workshop since I assumed I'd never see it again. But maybe I need a bigger loan now...  [eek]

 

[mike_aa]

I went to Costco earlier today and I was hoping to get one or two today to try out.  The bad news is they were all out of the lights, including the two other Costco stores in the Cleveland area.  They must be a lot more popular than I thought.  The good news is they are supposed to be getting some more in in the next few days and the $8 off coupon is good until the 22nd.  So I guess I'll be making another trip to Costco real soon!

Mike A.