How Many Lumens Do You Need in a Work Light? A Room-by-Room Guide
Most people choose work light lumens by gut feeling, and that habit causes more mistakes than you would think. A few years ago, a contractor… Read more
People usually come to me after they’ve already bought the wrong light, and nine times out of ten the problem is work light color…
I have stood at the top of a lot of manways over the years. Some led into fuel tanks, some into wastewater wet wells,…
I have spent most of my career specifying light for museums, hotel lobbies, retail flagships, and the occasional private residence where the client cared…
The first truck mounted work light I ever removed from a customer’s van had melted its own pigtail. The plumber who owned it swore…
A roofing contractor called me last spring, annoyed and a little embarrassed. He had bought his crew a pair of expensive IP67 LED floods,…
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Work Lights That Run on Your Power Tool Batteries: Brand Compatibility Guide
The worst lighting setup I ever worked under was in a crawlspace in February, and it is the job that turned me into a believer… Read more
Lighting Attic Jobs: LED Work Lights for Insulation and Roofing Crews
Most of what I know about choosing an attic work light I learned the hard way, bent over a ceiling joist with sweat running into… Read more
Best Compact LED Work Lights for Plumbers Working Under Sinks
There is a particular kind of dark that only exists inside a sink base cabinet. Unlike a crawl space or a basement, this dark is… Read more
Heavy-Duty Work Lights Built for 24/7 Warehouse Operations
At 2:40 in the morning, a warehouse work light tells you everything about how a distribution center was designed. By then, the day shift has… Read more
Industrial LED Flood Lights for Warehouses and Manufacturing Floors
The first plant I ever relit, long before the industrial LED flood light became the standard, had a ceiling full of 400 watt metal halide… Read more
How Long Should a Rechargeable Work Light’s Battery Last?
I have spent most of my career designing and abusing battery packs, and the question I hear most from tradespeople is about LED work light… Read more
Motion-Sensor LED Work Lights for Garages and Home Workshops
Most garage lighting problems I get called about are not really brightness problems. Instead, they are control problems, and that is exactly where a motion… Read more
Explosion-Proof LED Work Lights: What Contractors on Industrial Sites Need to Know
The first time I stopped a job over a work light, the crew thought I was overreacting. We were inside a tank farm during a… Read more
Best LED Work Lights for HVAC Techs Working in Crawl Spaces
Two summers ago, I was on my belly under a 1960s ranch house with maybe 20 inches of clearance, chasing a condensate leak on a… Read more