2024 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4WD - 2023 Toyota Camry SEPost Thanks / Like - 1 Likes, 0 Thanks, 0 DislikesRaskyR1 liked this post
Also, when calculating for a circuit, the standard is at 80% of your breaker rating. This prevents inconveinence tripping.
So a 15a ckt is max 12a 1440w
20a ckt is max16a 1920w.
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Yes, it was to have more light near the front and back walls and with the way the bulbs project light I believe this works better. The other set near the middle would offer more light on the rear of the car while it`s on the lift. I looked at a lot of the layouts in the thread I posted above and noticed it was something he did.
Correct. So in my case I should be more then fine. I have plenty of 20 amp circuits, 2-3 on each wall with some room for expansion in the panel still.
Well give your electrician 2 thumbs up.
That`s how all panels should look.
The house I just sold panels looked like yours after I got done with them.
Buy a new home and the darn thing is a rats nest.
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in general im seeing it is better to have the lights the same direction as the car is pointed.
im thinking about two rows a few feet apart
my main concern is that i will end up having the lights placed in the wrong area.
the electrical aspect, i will leave up to the person who knows what they are doing
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Having done lighting in my past two garages (soon to be the third) I will say, plan it all out before committing and do it the way you ultimately want it the first time. I would recommend getting as many lights that you think you`ll need, then a couple more. Lay them out on the ground where you think you`ll want to place them and that will help visually as well. I always thought I had enough but after laying them out wished I had done more or later them out slightly differently. Also, take a look at the Garage Journals Lighting & Electrical section and see how others laid out similar spaces.
Also, you can almost never have too much light. And if you`re really wanting lights down the side, I`d go with something like the 4ft LED lights since it`s lower profile.
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Brandt, two rows in your case would be good same direction as car.
3 rows would put the center row directly over the opener rod, forcing you to orient the other way.
With your detailing frequency I`m gonna agree with others.
You need more lights. The more rows you have, we can have you closer to the wall which will help lighting the sides.
Do 2 switches too. One for general lighting and the 2nd switch for boosted lighting when detailing.
When I was about 22, the plans we had never gave measurements for centers of those neat layouts like Rasky posted . A seasoned electrician showed me such an easy way to do it I never forgot. AND I use that trick on hanging things on walls. Like plates, photos etc.
Also since my new house had a rocked garage, I didn`t feel like laying out for stud centers for those lag eyes.
I used 1/4" toggles with eye bolts. A fender washer to the ceiling with a nut. Layout kept me away from studs.
For all you others who have to have the best, I took back the best stud finder from Depot and bought this.
Best stud finder I`ve ever had! !!!
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Good luck. .....
im gonna do something like this over on side by where i park the cars.
also probably need consider some type of track based light with 2 or 3 bulbs i can move if need be
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you don`t think if I tightened them up and had each of the two car length wise rows over the (edges) of the side of the car I`d be ok?
the wall lights may have to go or just mount them on the wall halfway up or something for lighting the driver side of cars when they are pulled right in
I don`t park in the exact middle of the garage so if you look at the OP you can see the dashed out area- that area I would not be putting lights on top of
this `square` box would essentially start almost at the opening for the attic and line down the length of the garage
I don`t care if I have to put up 18 lights! I will buy more if I have to.
Brandt K.
other options from that link shared earlier
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Brandt K.
The top left one should give good, even lighting. I`d just put it on separate zones as recommended above.
two zones - one for the lights car length wise and one for the others?
I still am interested in the dimmers but is that a lost cause?
Brandt K.
My personal thoughts on side lights are, unless it`s 100% a dedicated detailing garage, they`d just be an annoyance to have to watch out for. I contemplated the same thing with the previous garage but ultimately likes the versatility of a separate light (on a stand or ground). That way you can manipulate the lighting as needed and it also serves its purpose when working in dark areas such as interiors, wheel wells, etc.
You could set it up as you see fit. Either do a zone that is just perimeter lighting, just the middle lights or only two lights so it`s just enough to be able to see your way through the garage.
And I personally don`t see a need for dimmers either, but that`s me. With a zone of only a few lights you shouldn`t need them.
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