LED Shop Lighting questions

Has anybody tried running the Walmart 48" long led shop lights? I'm curious how they hold up in an unheated shop during a Midwest winter.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-4-Ft-Led-Shop-Light-5000-Lm/345205251




Edited by coggonobrien - 14 Nov 2018 at 7:17am

Intend to replace the Fluorescence T series lamps in my shop with LEDs as they fail. Not moving to the expense until they do.

I have one that appears like the one you posted.  Bought at Costco.  Going into the 2nd winter with no problems and no heat out there.

I changed my shop over to LED a couple years ago, 4’ with twin bulbs. They work good in cold weather and use less electricity. Got mine at Home Depot

Dave H wrote: I have one that appears like the one you posted.  Bought at Costco.  Going into the 2nd winter with no problems and no heat out there.

I bought some as my florescent ballasts started to go from age.  the LED's work absolutely great in cold weather!  My advice is to shop around, locally, best deal I found was Sam's club, like $36.99, IIRR

we are going to put 14 8 foot leds in our new sshop bay next spring after the roof gets foam sprayed in

I have done similar to Dave.. I have standardized on 60 watt equiv LED screw in bulbs.. They take about 8 watts each.. I have some individual plastic sockets, and also have bought a THREE light socket assembly about  18 inches  long and 4 inches wide.. Menards sells them for $10. to go above a sink, etc.. I can put 1-2-3 bulbs in them to get up to 180 equiv watt output in one area.

Edited by steve(ill) - 14 Nov 2018 at 10:10pm

David, make sure you look close at the one at Walmart, when I put up my shop I was going to use the Walmart one until I look at the small print, I went with some from Menards and I'm very happy with them. I had them up last year when everyone was at my place. Kenny L. 

Edited by Kenny L. - 15 Nov 2018 at 4:19pm

   Bought two of the exact LEDs at Wally World this month for the machine shed. Good price and no problems in the cold. Plan on swapping out the 2 year old fluorescent next spring. Work great in the paint booth. 

There are finally longer LED replacements for the 8' fluorescent bulbs, Just not willing to expend over $40 EACH for them just yet.  Am considering leaving the bases up from the 8' lamps, adding 4' LEDs atop those for mounting structure but will have to further come down price wise.

I noticed a fluorescent to LED conversion kit for 4' fixtures when picking up new fluorescent tubes for one of my garage fixtures at HD. When I tried the new tubes I discovered that the ballast had failed. After going back to HD (only 5 min. away) and looking at the cost of a new ballast I picked up a 4' LED fixture as a replacement. When looking at the work involved to remove one fixture and to install the new LED fixture I returned the LED fixture and picked up the conversion kit at less than 40% of the cost of the new fixture. The conversion was simple. Cut the leads from the ballast at the tube holders, remove the ballast and the tube holders from one end of the fixture. Replace tube holders with the two new tube holders supplied with the kit and connect their leads to the 110v power leads, insert the new LED tubes and you are done. Instant on and 20% brighter.

I put these up a couple years ago two sets of 6 in my 30x36 shop they work great
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HBT3BVM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My son just installed these in his garage.  WOW, wanna talk about bright!!  You can't look directly at them......good thing he has a 9 foot ceiliing!!  They're from Menards, but I'd bet you can find them just about anywhere.

https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/light-bulbs/led-light-bulbs/gt-lite-300w-replacement-high-lumen-bulb/gt-cb-50/p-1487834580526-c-7482.htm?tid=-1&ipos=61

Have LED PAR Series Floods on Front of House, Light the yard up Nicely.  Seriously looking at changeover inside shop to LED when time comes and Fluorescents burn out.