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Built a new garage 30X30 and want to add some lighting.

Thinking of adding some halogen lamps up high or would T8 fluorescent work better?

Any other suggestions?
 
t8s would be the best, go to a lighting place and they will tell you how many you will need and add two for good measure. I did it that way in same size shop and I have plenty of light. Jim
 
The garage has 3 trusses and 2 overhead garage doors.

So I was thinking 3 T8 lights in the front between the doors and on the ends level with the doors in the up position 8' off the ground with guards and 4 in the back between the trusses - 12' off the ground for a total of 7.

I can supplement with some over the bench lights if this is not sufficient

How many fixtures did you use?
 
My shop is 24' wide, I have one about 3' from the wall, another 9' away from that, and another 3' off the other wall. All on separate switches, so I can use just the ones I need. If you don't sheetrock it, you can always add another one if/when you want.

I use one of the quartz halogen spotlights on a portable pole if I need it like the surface of the sun.
 
I used the 4 ft T8 bulbs that have 6 bulbs per fixture, I used 6 fixtures in a 27X40 shop, I do have a few cheap 4 footers under my loft. The T8 work great, easy to start in cold weather to, and energy efficient. Last year Alliant energy had a rebate for them and they paid for half of the $125 or so per fixture.
 
I guess I will be the odd person out, which doesn't bother me tooooo much but....

They put T8's up at work and I will never buy them. They just aren't as as bright as the old T-12's they took down. Sure all the specs say that the smaller diameter bulb will be as bright as the T-12, but with a larger surface area it doesn't make sense.

I say go with T-12 8 foot cold weather electronic ballast light, instant on from -20 to 100 °F. I bought 10 fixtures from Grainger last year while on clearance.

Oh yea, I also cannot stand the compact lights either. I prefer the old faithful Thomas Edison incandescent bulb. Which I have 10 cases of bulbs which should last me a life time....

bob
 
My 30x40 shop has six 8 foot T8 fixtures. I am very happy with them. They are arranged in two rows, 7-1/2 feet in from the side walls, and are attached to the bottoms of the trusses so I can easily add a ceiling. I have them switched so I can turn on only the four end fixtures, only the two center units, or all six.

Although the electronic ballasts are supposed to be good down to zero degrees F, the electrical inspector wanted something that could handle colder temperatures. I added four 150W halogen lamps on the side walls. I don't use them much, but I turn them on if I need extra lighting to eliminate shadows.
 
The highbay t-5 fixtures are excellent and are rated to cold start down to -20. the drawback is they are expensive $125 apiece or more. The t-8 fistures are rated to 0 degrees and they work ok (better than the t-12 in my mind). However the colder it gets the longer they take to come up. For fast starts a 300 watt light bulb is hard to beat. I am in the middle of wiring mine and I plan on using a combination of t-8, 300 watt bulbs, and maybe some 400 watt high pressure sodium high bay fixtures(they were given to me). The previously mentioned issue with the electrical inspector is just one more example of somebody abusing their job. The National electric code says nothing about WHICH light fixture you can use inside a garage, ;you just have to have one if power is available. The fact that it takes a while to come up to full brightness is no different than someone putting a compact fluorescent in a regular light fixture. just my 2cents
 
In my 20' x 30' foot garage, I put in 4-8' High output fluorescents. Very bright, instant on, have not replaced a bulb in 5 years! No clue how much they cost, as the electrician presented a 'total job' invoice-have not priced the bulbs either. Greg
 
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