Garage Fluorescent is not working, fix or replace?

[Greenjade]

My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

[retiredguy123]

Not worth fixing. Buy a new linear led fixture at Home Depot.

Make sure it's the fixture, not the wall switch.

[villagetinker]

I would replace with LED, be careful when mounting the new fixture, in our house the original install did NOT have the screws into studs!! I had to find the rafters and use new holes.

[DAVES]

My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

The first question is why is it not working. Obvious stuff. Is the circuit breaker tripped because of a high draw like charging an electric car, golf cart etc.

Wall switch? The contacts on the tubes might need to be cleaned? Florescent lights are pretty efficient. Leds will save some but I doubt it is enough to matter.

Sort of like you car does not run-Is there gas in it?

[Toymeister]

It's a bad blast. Fifteen bucks. Worth it? Well no removal of the fixture no unpainted spot, no holes to patch.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-Advance-Centium-1-or-2-Lamp-T8-LED-Electronic-Replacement-Ballast-512947/303507833]Access Denied

The cost savings from a seldom used light to led is so long it is not financially worth it to convert

[Silliness]

I just changed a working fluorescent to a "deformable" LED in my garage. Had to install a screw-in fixture, but so much more light. At my old house, I installed an LED strip fixture that cost about $20.

You are welcome to my old light if you want. I live in Polo Ridge.

[RICH1]

.. install the LED are we being punked

[vagent711]

Just switched a couple months ago to LED and much happier

[silver.bullet]

My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

I bought 4 on ebay for $30.00 and love them. Instant on, low current draw, and they never burn out. The garage door opener has a movement sensor and it turns one of the lights on when you enter the garage. By the way, each one only weighs about 6 oz, they use a thin metal band to hold them.

[llaran]

we just put up a new FLAT led light, Artika, skylight, we purchased at Costco. the unbelievable amount of light, measures about 15x 40, snug to ceiling

[will1546]

I bought a new ballast online and this fixed it.

[Chi-Town]

Switched to an LED fixture fro Ace a couple of years ago. Still happy.

[Villages Kahuna]

Any suggestions?

14 year old property
Good-sized LED fixtures are not too expensive and sooo much brighter than fluorescent. And you’ll probably never have to replace a bulb again. Without question…replace the fixture!

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Ah, the industrial 50's look with flourescent lights! :yuck:

I substituted all industrial lights to LEDs everywhere in my parent's house up in NE. Much better, though at our house, home office light frequency does interfere with the home office online camera frequency.

[DeanFL]

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Good Thread. We have two 4' flourescents in the house - laundry room and garage. 7 years, and they both work just fine. But I just may get 2 LEDs to replace them. And repurpose/move the current flourescents to above my garage workbench, and into the garage attic space (repl dinky current 60 watt bulb).

We tend to keep the Laundry Room fixture on much of the day - so an LED would be viable.

I checked the LED avail & $$$ at Lowes - expensive compared with Amazon - These are the ones I'll prob get - exc reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RN6RV2T/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3I8KX9ASDKJS1&psc=1
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[Villagesgal]

Replace. We did. Much brighter light, so much easier to see inside the garage at night. Easy to do yourself.

[phousel]

There are 2 style:
1 requires rewiring the fixture to eliminate the blast.
2 The other type just replace the bulbs.

Should be able to find these at any large home store (Home Depot - Lowes).
My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

[FUSSY LADY]

There is a kit to switch to LED only $20, had garage and laundry room switched and didn't have to remove anything, and that included the 2 bulbs for each fixture.

[tovliteuser]

Replaced 2 of these in my garage with led fixtures. Only one of them had issues but I was so pleased with the led I immediately replaced the other. These cost about $15 each at Walmart. I guarantee that I will never replace another fluorescent bulb.

[Petersweeney]

Same here.... put two up end to end where the original was - LED 4 footers from Walmart- cheap - I can now sun tan in my garage!

[BrianL]

You can replace the fluorescent light bulb with an LED light bulb in the fixture that you already have.
You have to check the fluorescent light bulb for the compatible LED light bulb. Home Depot carries them. I did this with the florescent light bulbs in my laundry room.

My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

[spofford]

Went to LED, much better light. Finally gave the the old bulbs away.

[patriotdc]

My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

I took off the light fixture, added round electric outlet to the round box ,$6 so it would work off the garage switch, bought LED shop lights from harbor freight $25 a piece and they put out 5500 lumens , lots of light and you can add up to 8 as they can plug into each other

[Topspinmo]

My garage light isn’t working and I’m thinking about replacing it with a new LED fixture.

Any suggestions?

14 year old property

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/do-yourself-210/4-led-retro-316332/

Retrofit Kit LED Tube Light Bulb 8ft, 36W, Magnetic Mount, Frosted (https://www.hyperikon.com/product/retrofit-kit-led-tube-8ft-36w-magnetic-mount-frosted/?sku=802204058-4Pack)

Very easy if you have small mount of electric skills. You just remove the guts and don’t have mess with the fixture frame. This is one design, several available, but basically same procedure. I like the one with the light tube rather than the strip 8 foot example you can get them in 4 foot also.

[Topspinmo]

I bought 4 on ebay for $30.00 and love them. Instant on, low current draw, and they never burn out. The garage door opener has a movement sensor and it turns one of the lights on when you enter the garage. By the way, each one only weighs about 6 oz, they use a thin metal band to hold them.

Never say never, I had two leds burnout.