LED Garage Lights - Watch before you buy!

Are the multi-panel LED garage lights effective? They may not be good for all situations. Watch this to see a balanced view on the effectiveness of these lights compared with other traditional LED lights.

The lights in this video that I am using is:

Other similar lights can be found at all the big box stores like Costco, Home Depot, and Lowes Hardware.

[electricguru]

After many years as an electrician and installing similar fixtures, I found that this type of light will do much better in areas with higher ceilings. The higher ceilings will allow for much better light distribution. A higher lumen count is NOT always better. In a garage with typical 8 foot ceilings, its more about spreading the light to all the corners of the space and getting good coverage across the floor.

[nahpets]

I have one of the LED lights with the panels in my garage. One of the things you can try is adjusting the angles on the panels. If they are flat and parallel to the floor it’s more of a spotlight while if the panels are more perpendicular to the floor it helps disperse the light a little better

[richardkaiser]

My garage had three standard light bulbs and there was a lot of dark areas and not adequate for working in the garage. I simply replace the bulbs with the LED garage lights and wow! My garage is well lit now. Much simpler than installing fluorescents or LED tubes.

[Sedge]

I have 2 of the panel types in my garage. They are great. Spacing apart from each other, height of mount and adjustment of the movable panels are the factors to be aware of.

[ThePtgman]

Good input; much appreciated. I have a standard, two-car garage, with the ceiling lights basically placed one on top of each vehicle spot. I replaced the single bulbs in them with 6000 lumen, three-panel LED ones, and angled the panels to hit the four corners as well as the front wall where my workbench is located. Wow, what a great improvement! In the end, it's all subjective; this worked out very well for me.

[Sword]

The 10, 000 Lumen light is 6500 kelvin which gives a blue tint as seen in the video. It also causes eye strain. 2800 Kelvin is soft white or a warm yellow glow. 4000-5000 kelvin is cool white which is perfect for any light application. I prefer 4000 Kelvin over all of them as it is bright and easy on the eyes. Color Temp ( Kelvin) makes the difference in lighting. 6000 may look brighter but you can see better with 4000-5000. I spent a lot of money to find this out and took down $500 worth of 6500 Kelvin Tube fixtures and switched to 4000. Same with led bulbs in my house, 4000 is just right for me and women love 4000 to put on make up compared to 6000. I did find the bulb he was showing in 5000 kelvin for $14.00 and they work great compared to the 6500 he showed.

[DonMillerCET]

The ol' Dollar Store plain-Jane bulb had the best lighting in my opinion. I work at a repair bench all day withe led bar lamps, so after seeing this video am going to strng in a few plain bulbs from downward reflecting housings over the bench. Have a feeling it's going to be much better, with warm light temp .. thanks for the video.

[evanstrain]

Thanks for the video. You did a great job showing all the comparisons and skipped right over all the bs without wasting a second of time. Very well done I really wish more creators were like this.

[gluuuuue]

Dispersion matters. As others pointed out, light needs to bounce off the objects you wish to see and reach your eyes. Thus simply increasing the radiance from a single point source quickly hits constraints in a space like a garage, which is more spread out (wider), especially one like yours where the stuff contained inside forms a lot of occlusions.

So you'll get much better results investing in multiple light sources that are spread out around a wide room. This is also why the long light bulbs (whether CFL, LED, or whatever) disperse light more. LEDs also tend to have a narrower band of wavelengths, so, as with flourescents, the light may seem harsher. During daylight, with a garage door open, you get both better dispersion, from an entire side of the wide open room, and a broad range of the visible spectrum.

It's also why interior decorators/designers get away with using less bright lights to make a room more visible, by using multiple ones targeting specific areas, for general lighting (allowing to see the general space itself), task lighting (specific areas), and accent lighting (things like pictures, pots, or shelves on the wall). This is also why film sets use so many lights and reflectors (along with controlling mood and all that stuff).

[larrys]

I bought 2 panel lights for my 2 attics. Extremely satisfied with the results 100% lighting improvement.

[markc]

Excellent demonstration. Thanks for providing this video. I have a combination of led bulbs and 4 ft led shop style lights. Relatively well lit and mostly satisfied. Was considering the panel lights to see if they would improve upon current lighting but was concerned about the light dispersion issue. You confirmed my concerns. Will continue with current setup.

[ussreeves]

I positioned one of these lights directly above the area where I work on small engines and it works great for that. Very specific area where I need good lighting. I use a 48” led for the rest of the garage.

[themeat]

I have similar LED to the Lozenry light. One could get a sunburn from it. It makes a huge difference whilst woodworking. I can actually see a line drawn on wood.

[louislandi]

I’d love to have one. One BIG advantage is longevity. If the socket is difficult to reach, you’ll
rarely (Or never) have to replace them.

[MNpale]

I bought an 80’s house—1 bulb in the middle of a 2 car garage. The panel led was a quick fix. Didn’t have to replace or add any fixtures. The proper thing to do is add more lights around the garage. Either 6 standard lights or maybe 3 tubes.
This product is also great for renters because it’s quick and easy.

[neebob]

I was very impressed with the 4' LED unit I bought at Lowes . Very bright and well dispersed light .

[michaelmakela]

year late, but I'd love to try one of these to light up my cabin in the woods. Using a tiny lamp fixture, and one of those big power packs with the standard outlet.

[rayss]

Thanx for doing this vid. My old eyes need every lumen I can find. I think I'll go with the 4 ft LED bulbs. Plus, looking at those LED panel lights on Amazon, they almost universally have bad reviews. Most complain about lack of brightness and others about early failures.
Thx again.

[justincase]

I have a five panel both in my basement and one in my garage and I love both of them. Replaced four foot fluorescents

[RichC]

I still believe in having 2 -48 inch led replacement tubes provides better coverage for my situation.
I've got 4 fixtures in my garage with plenty of coverage in all corners.
Sometimes brighter isn't always the answer.