Switching Light Bulb Fixture to Flourescent

[rbeau30]

Why does this disturb me. I need to redo the lights in my garage. great lights but I put them up in a hurry.

LOL! I guess the fear of electricity is what has kept me alive.

[CO Hugh]

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.

[rbeau30]

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.

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.

[rbeau30]

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?

[Wulf202]

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.

[rbeau30]

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 nicely

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.



I love the DIY Section of the forum. Lots of knowledgeable people's brains to tap into!

[Wulf202]

The important thing is your flat screen is juuuuuust right.

[newracer]

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?

I'd replace the round box with a 2 gang square box. Then you will have plenty of room for future changes.



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[rbeau30]

The important thing is your flat screen is juuuuuust right.

That! is just about as important as how many beers do I have left in the fridge.

I'd replace the round box with a 2 gang square box. Then you will have plenty of room for future changes.



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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?

[jslo]

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?

Home Depot or Lowes. It will be a metal cover soo look in that section.