LOL! I guess the fear of electricity is what has kept me alive.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
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LOL! I guess the fear of electricity is what has kept me alive.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
Get the florescent fixture with a plug on the end that is easy too.
My problem is the ballast goes out after about 2 years. Very difficult to keep lights in the garage.
After putting up this one light up over by the wifes car and the refrigerators, I think I am going to convert the other light bulb fixture into a outlet to plug a fixture like these where I can hang a set of lights down farther. This will help especially since I have a few overhead storage racks coming down from the ceiling right now anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by CO Hugh
Attachment 41033 Figure I might as well figure out how to wire up an outlet while I am messing with electricity. These have a pull string as well, so that way I don't have to have them turn on every time the light switch for the garage is flipped on.
So, this weekend I'm replacing the fixture with a receptacle outlet, so I can plug in the shop lights and hang them down into the shop space.
The box is a round-type, doing some searching, it seems to me that a faceplate that will cover it will be a little hard to come by. I guess I will need a round faceplate, with outlet cutouts. Anyone have a suggestion on where I can look?
Can you acess the box and just swap it out?
Easiest off the lowes shelves is to block off the round and turn it to a j box. Put a cut in box right next to it.
It is on the rafters and it is completely accessible. I suppose I could just yank it down and put up an outlet box. hmmm yeah that will probably work nicelyQuote:
Originally Posted by Wulf202
I like j-box idea, never know what I might want to add later on to the garage. I bet doing this I can even move it to a better spot!
Here is where it is right now. sorry taking pictures of lights while they are on makes the definition suffer LOL. Wish I would have thought out the overhead storage placement a little better, but ahh well.
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I love the DIY Section of the forum. Lots of knowledgeable people's brains to tap into!
The important thing is your flat screen is juuuuuust right.
I'd replace the round box with a 2 gang square box. Then you will have plenty of room for future changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rbeau30
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That! is just about as important as how many beers do I have left in the fridge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wulf202
I think that is what I will be doing. Wondering if the best way of doing it is to bring another run of wire from the j-box further up the line for any expansion?Quote:
Originally Posted by newracer
Home Depot or Lowes. It will be a metal cover soo look in that section.Quote:
Originally Posted by rbeau30