Need some recommendations for garage lighting

[Goin Rogue]

Anyone use the long tube LEDs from Costco? They are very affordable.

[Danny9447537]

Hey guys, just bought two Lithonia shoplights and I ran into another problem...

The fixture trips my GFCI breaker when I use more than 1 bulb (uses 2 bulbs per fixture) and I've ran out of ideas to have them not trip.

What should I do?

[MarkD51]

Hey guys, just bought two Lithonia shoplights and I ran into another problem...

The fixture trips my GFCI breaker when I use more than 1 bulb (uses 2 bulbs per fixture) and I've ran out of ideas to have them not trip.

What should I do?

I suspect the problem is that some Floro fixtures with a capacitor can trip a GFCI Breaker, or outlet. Any outlets that are non-GFCI available in the garage?

[MarkD51]

Can you possibly tap in somewhere, into a junction box, hardwiring the the light(s), and bypassing any GFCI Outlet(s)?

[Danny9447537]

Can you possibly tap in somewhere, into a junction box, hardwiring the the light(s), and bypassing any GFCI Outlet(s)?

I don't know how to do that, but if I could I would. All the outlets (non GFCI) in the garage are controlled by that one GFCI outlet. It also controls the garage door.

[MarkD51]

I don't know how to do that, but if I could I would. All the outlets (non GFCI) in the garage are controlled by that one GFCI outlet. It also controls the garage door.

Do you possibly mean to say that all outlets in the garage, and the garage door also are on the same GFCI Breaker in the Electrical Panel?

Where there's a will, there's a way somehow probably, without tearing into walls, or running a legit new line, conduit, boxes, the whole nine yards.

Such as, is there any way you could then possibly run an extension cord from somewhere else (house-etc?)

That at least a couple-few lights could be added, plugged to a Power strip, and the power strip then gets its electricity from another source?

I did something very similar, and simple here, attaching a Halogen Lamp to the underside of my carport canopy. That I have AC in my tool sheds, and then simply run an extension cord to it when I need it for detailing horizontal panels hood-roof-trunk on the vehicles. [ATTACH][/ATTACH]

Here you can see it in this pic.

[TRDTACO]

I was at Costco the other day and they had a really nice Snap On L E D light , looked like a halogen stand light . Price was right under $40 if I remember correctly.

[emmjay]

How many lumens is that LED light on the pedestal?

Not so sure about Lumens as I threw the box away but it says "30W LED" at the back.

Edit: According to Ace hardware website:
30 watt
2400 Lumens
Compact design
Steel
12 ft. 18'3 SJTW cord
Rainproof rated (IP545 rated)
Premium Bridgelux COB LED
No replacement bulb needed - rated at 100,000 hours of continuous use
LED lamp remains cool to the touch

[padgett]

Suspect in the future the 20th century's greatest invention will be "cold light".

[Danny9447537]

Do you possibly mean to say that all outlets in the garage, and the garage door also are on the same GFCI Breaker in the Electrical Panel?

Where there's a will, there's a way somehow probably, without tearing into walls, or running a legit new line, conduit, boxes, the whole nine yards.

Such as, is there any way you could then possibly run an extension cord from somewhere else (house-etc?)

That at least a couple-few lights could be added, plugged to a Power strip, and the power strip then gets its electricity from another source?

I did something very similar, and simple here, attaching a Halogen Lamp to the underside of my carport canopy. That I have AC in my tool sheds, and then simply run an extension cord to it when I need it for detailing horizontal panels hood-roof-trunk on the vehicles. [ATTACH][/ATTACH]

Here you can see it in this pic.

Love the wheels on that truck! Yeah, all the outlets in the garage and the door are all controlled by that GFCI breaker/outlet. Kind of weird. I ended up going back to the hardware store for an LED lamp. I wish I would've thought about the extension cord idea a lot sooner but I'll keep that in mind.